Whilst masticating on , Ed Grinnell (1:170/1701)
wrote to Rob Ziemlak:
EG> Alan isn't bashing umpires, he's merely pointing out some things about 
EG> them. There's no lying in his statement, some umpires DO go out of their 
EG> way to cause trouble. Not all of them but some of them do (The same thing 
True.  And I didn't even mention that they have no idea what a strike is.  
Gee, it's in black and white in the rule book!
EG> Alomar WAS on his way into the dugout and Hirschbeck DID say something to 
Alomar was IN the dugout.
EG> him. Whether it was racial or not, he said something that set Alomar off.
Hirschbeck went to the dugout, continued the argument, and then tossed 
Alomar.  Alomar then ran back on the field, and got into a cussing match with 
Hirschbeck, and eventually spit (which he should NOT have done, for any 
reason.)
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