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Jersey Yankee
10-10-02, 11:17 PM
MLB.com:

Baker, La Russa fined for fracas (http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/news/mlb_news.jsp?ymd=20021010&content_id=154856&vkey=cs2002news&fext=.jsp)

ESPN.com:

Baker, La Russa fined after Game 1 dustup (http://espn.go.com/mlb/playoffs2002/s/2002/1010/1444171.html)

Sportsline.com:

La Russa, Baker fined after teams scuffle (http://www.sportsline.com/mlb/postseason/story/5788966)

TSN.com:

Baker, La Russa fined for Game 1 tiff (http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/articles/20021010/432452.html)

DJeter1287
10-11-02, 08:16 PM
That made little sense to me. Lofton got out of the way and it wasn't even THAT inside.

Jersey Yankee
10-11-02, 08:25 PM
Originally posted by DJeter1287
That made little sense to me. Lofton got out of the way and it wasn't even THAT inside. I think it was the bumping and shoving afterwards that Watson didn't like. $500 won't make either bankrupt, and as LaRussa said earlier, perhaps Lofton can pay both managers' fines. ;)