Game Management

[GarthB]

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

I just heard an interview with Padres CEO Sandy Alderson who said that he would find it hard to believe that anyone could say that Winters didn't provoke the situation. He is not holding Bradley blameless, but he finds it impossible to imagine Bradley just melting down at first base all on his own. The prior at bat was brought up by Runge, and then again by Winters. Form all accounts of all witnesses so far, it appears that Bradley did not initiate the conversation concerning the flung bat.

Alderson won't make any comments specific to the case, but it appears that Winters did indeed bait Bradley with a racist comment of some sort. We will all just have to wait and see.

Sandy Alderson??? YGBSM.

Yeah, there's an unbaised voice being raised.

ESPN is now reporting that the first base coach who accused Winters of a racial slur has changed his allegation to Winters said something that "could be taken racially."