I don't have much of an issue with what happened - it was a different time back then, different culture and expectations. It does lower Ripken on the 'respect' totem pole, though.
I'm more disturbed by the treatment of Reimold in the clubhouse, though.
It seems in the past 3 years we've been discussing this clubhouse chemistry thing a ton. Does this start with Bautista? Gibby? Upper management?