ST. LOUIS -- Cubs manager Joe Maddon had yet to hear from Major League Baseball officials regarding his ejection in the ninth inning on Monday and said on Tuesday he felt that his ejection by home-plate umpire Joe West detracted from pitcher Kyle Hendricks' performance.
"It wasn't necessary," Maddon said of the argument with West. "St. Louis fans are real intelligent baseball fans, and the way they reacted to [Hendricks] coming to the plate, I'm certain had he pitched a no-hitter they would have given him a St. Louis reception, and even to the point if we had to take him out of the game properly, he would have left the field in the right manner.