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Leftovers from St. Louis: Right-hander Carlos Villanueva was not pleased when he heard the verbal shots that St. Louis slugger Albert Pujols took at him after the game Wednesday night at Busch Stadium. When Villanueva got excited after getting out of a bases-loaded jam, Pujols accused him of pointing into the Cardinals’ dugout and showing no respect for that team.

Villanueva said he was not pointing into the St. Louis dugout and meant no disrespect whatsoever, that he merely was excited about getting out of the jam. And he said Pujols had no right to go off on him like that.

“I think sometimes he thinks he’s bigger than the game,” said Villanueva. “He’s not.

“I have respect for the Cardinals. I’m going to do my best to do my job. I did not point in their dugout or look at anybody. (Catcher Jason) Kendall (who caught a foul pop for the last out) was a little bit toward their dugout and I was looking at him. I admit I got a bit excited.

“I used to have a lot of respect for Pujols. Now, I’ve lost some of that respect. I don’t know why he would say those things about me. They’re not true. I have respect for the game.”

Yost did not get involved in Pujols’ war of words but did say he thought Villanueva crossed a line of conduct on the field.

“I had a big problem with it,” Yost said. “I had a huge problem with it. What it was, was a young guy who lost track of his emotions. We’re at a stage where we can’t afford to do that.”

Asked if he spoke to Villanueva about it, Yost said, “Oh, yes.”

And what if it happens again?

“If it does, it’s going to be very serious.”

The other tempest in a teapot that came out of St. Louis was that apparently some players and others associated with the team thought it was unprofessional for the Brewers to untuck their jerseys on the field after victories. It’s a tradition started by centerfielder Mike Cameron, who does it out of tribute to his father, who untucked his shirt after coming home from work each day.

“I don’t care what they say or what they think,” Yost said. “I don’t have a problem with it. I haven’t had a problem with it all year. That’s the first I heard that anybody else does, either.

“If they don’t want to see it, then beat us.”

Cameron had the same basic reaction.

“I just think they’re (mad) because everybody (on the field for the Brewers) does it,” he said. “That’s the only place where they made a big deal about it. If they don’t like it, let them come tell me.”

Do you just look for things to disagree with me on?

It has to start sometime!

The other tempest in a teapot that came out of St. Louis was that apparently some players and others associated with the team thought it was unprofessional for the Brewers to untuck their jerseys on the field after victories. It’s a tradition started by centerfielder Mike Cameron, who does it out of tribute to his father, who untucked his shirt after coming home from work each day.