Rockies, umps face possible sanctions after Monday's game

Major League Baseball will punish umpires and players for their actions during and after Monday's game at Coors Field.

Several Rockies alleged after Monday's dramatic, 14th-inning 6-4 victory that second-base umpire Bill Miller called catcher Yorvit Torrealba a derogatory name while the catcher was a baserunner late in the game. That only heightened tempers on a night when both teams complained about the ball-and-strike calls of home-plate umpire Angel Campos.

Bob Watson, MLB's director of on-field operations, would not elaborate whether the ruling would involve fines, suspensions or both, saying only that a decision will be coming soon, possibly today. The umpires have filed an incident report, but Watson said he needed to talk to more people before making a decision.

His ruling could affect Torrealba, shortstop Troy Tulowitzki and closer Huston Street, all of whom had words with members of the crew.

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