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 Everyone felt that Josh Willingham slid close enough to the bag to not be called for interference in the third inning on Saturday. Willingham was close enough to reach down and touch the bag if he thought it was necessary. But umpire Joe West called Willingham for interference and made Joe Mauer, who was on third, return to second. ``I've never had the rule explained to me like that before,'' Hammer said. ``He said I didn't make an attempt to touch the bag, but the bag was right there. Twins manager Ron Gardenhire came out to argue and eventually was tossed for the second time this season and 64th in his career. Gardenhire tried to get West to look at where Willngham slid, which was near the bag. ``He said, `don't point at my dirt,' '' Gardenhire said, ``and I pointed at his dirt.''