Being too close to any situation can lead to polarization of the good as well as the bad. The highs get too high and the lows too low -- lost somewhere in between is rational truth.
Reaction to the now infamous John Gibbons/Ted Lilly showdown have ranged from "fire Gibby" to "release Lilly". Geez, you'd think baseball is a game filled with saints and some sacred code had been broken Monday night.
Let's take a little tour of a few good controversies this season alone in the MLB.
World Champion White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen has twice been caught on camera berating his pitchers for not following direction to intentionally throw at opposing hitters in retaliation.
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