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Originally Posted by Don Mueller
Steve,
You and I both know that Smoltz would rather have the umps stay out of this.
When asked if he'd ever been thrown out of a game under similar circumstances he told his story of a few years ago.
I'm sure you heard it.
He basically said if the umps would have stayed out of it the matter was settled, instead they inserted themselves and according to Smoltz things got much worse.
You know that Smoltz is smart enough not to directly criticize this crew or Wolf for the matter at hand and peeve them off, for obvious reasons.
He certainly made it perfectly clear where he stood on this matter.
I know you're perceptive enough to have caught his veiled criticism.
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Smoltz indicated that the umpires should have stayed out of
his situation. He also said that every situation is different, and he inferred that he felt Lilly deserved what he got, but that he himself did not deserve what happened in the late 90s. I'll bet if we ask Renteria, he would say that Lilly deserved to get run, as it was definitely premeditated.