\"Bob Watson has a vendetta against me\"
I have to say it doesn't make sense to me, either. If there was no contact with the umpire how does it warrant a 3-game suspension? Watson did the same thing earlier this year, when he suspended Bowa for a game for an argument that occurred during a spring training game...after appeal that suspension was rescinded. If just arguing with the umpires warrants suspension, something's amiss because there were plenty of arguments that occurred where no suspension was given.