FEISTY ROSE BUMPS ANOTHER UMP
CINCY MANAGER ANGRY OVER CALL IN 12TH INNING

Pete Rose, already under threat of a lifetime ban for alleged gambling on baseball, could be in trouble again.

Sixteen months after his 30-day suspension for shoving umpire Dave Pallone, Rose was involved in another bumping incident Tuesday night after Cincinnati's 5-2 loss in 12 innings to the Chicago Cubs.The Cincinnati manager and umpire Joe West shoved each other after Rose came to the defense of Reds second baseman Ron Oester, who also exchanged bumps with West.

Rose was suspended for 30 days last season by then-NL President A. Bartlett Giamatti for bumping Pallone twice and inciting the crowd.

"You saw what they did when I pushed Pallone last year," Rose said, referring to the $10,000 fine and suspension. "Let's see what happens now."

West was involved in a similar incident in 1983. The umpire was suspended for three days and fined $300 for pushing Atlanta Braves manager Joe Torre. Torre, who was fined $200, argued with West in the runway leading to the umpire's dressing quarters in Atlanta Stadium.

The argument started with a call on a 2-2 pitch to Mark Grace in the top of the 12th, which plate umpire Bill Hohn called a ball. Grace walked and scored on Andre Dawson's game-winning, three-run homer.

"It started on the call on the pitch to Grace," Rose said. "Hohn warned the Reds dugout and West came over and joined in. Oester said to West, `Just do your job.' "

In the bottom of the 12th, Oester took a 3-2 pitch and was called out by Hohn, ending the game. Shouting followed between Oester and Hohn, and again West joined in.

Words were exchanged and West pushed Oester.

Cubs manager Don Zimmer, who was on the field to congratulate his players, said, "For what reason does West have to shove Oester, not once but twice?"

Oester was restrained by teammates as he attempted to get back at West, who was leaving the field and heading toward the tunnel behind home plate.

Rose also intervened and argued with West, pushing him several times.

"We have no comment, nothing to say," crew chief Jerry Crawford said. "We will discuss it before the game tomorrow."

Rose currently is under investigation by Giamatti for allegedly betting on Reds' games.