[GarthB]

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

I still don't see the similarity between using a word in a conversation (which your example is, not a personal attack), and using the word in a personal description of someone. Doesn't anyone understand that name-calling is totally different from just using a bad word in a sentence?

You don't think "You ain't no phuckin' good" is personal? I think if Winters had said that to him, Bradley would have gone off just as he did.

I'm sure Weaver thought what Haller said was funny as hell.

You'd be wrong to think that. Weave hated Haller and said so several times. He complained to the league numerous time, both trying to get Haller transfrered and fired.

There is also a thing called context. Even if Haller had called Weaver a name, Weaver probably would have just called Haller a name back. You don't call a player with a reputation as an explosive hothead a name to which he is certainly going to react violently.

Now you want umpires to be responsible for the actions of the players. Even if they act the part, players aren't babies. They need to be held accountable for their own actions. Being an explosive hothead is no reason to be allowed to be an explosive hothead, even for phuckin piece of sh!t like Bradley.