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Chuckfan wrote
"And of course, in the game tonight, first pitch to Erstad goes two feet behind him, and HP ump overeacts and issues warnings to both sides."
No he did not overreact. Had he issued the warning at the plate meeting, that would have been overreacting. He gave the Braves the chance to send their message (Braves actually showed class and threw behind his butt, as opposed to his head, so even if he backed into it, he would not have been injured). He gave them one chance. Then he controlled the game by rule. If umpire thinks someone is thrown at intentionally (I believe this fits) both benches are warned, and the next time it happens, pitcher and Manager are ejected. If he doesn't issue that warning, Braves have a second chance and all bets are off, a mess will insue. Turned out to be a very good game.
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