Will Todd Helton Talk?

“The name that Winters called Milton, had he said it to me, I would have rushed him. No one is going to take that. In my 26 years of baseball, that was the most disconcerting conversation I have heard from an umpire to a player. I was appalled. That's why the game stopped.” (San Diegro Padres first-base coach Bobby Meacham.) We all want to know what Mike Winters said, especially since there are obvious hints that it may have had racial overtones. But the only way we're going to find out is if Todd Helton talks. In theory, a consistent story from Bradley and Meacham would trump Winters' account in a he-said she-said dispute. But the reality is that Helton's the only observer who can be called objective. Will he tell the MLB investigators the truth? And will the rest of us find out?Even an objective, well-intentioned observer would good reasons to remain quiet. An unfavourable account of Winters' actions could lead to animosity from other umpires. And what about fu...