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If the words attributed to Figgins and Wak are essentially correct it helps us understand what motivated Figgins to go ballistic, but it does not excuse his dugout behavior. And there is a critical difference between saying "that was a lazy play" and "you are lazy." Both players and managers say things in frustration. In fact, these things happen in everybody's job. When it happens in front of coworkers, which Figgy is quoted as saying escalated his emotions, the stakes are higher and so are the consequences. What seems to be missing from his comments is the recognition that when it has even larger audience, the public, the stakes are raised again and the consequences as well. What he criticizes Wak for doing to him (demeaning him in front of his teammates) Figgy did to Wak (challenging his authority in public) in an even higher-stakes context.
I'll ask the same question here I asked at MC and have yet to get a response. Can anyone cite an example in MLB history where an incident like this did not result in a public discipline and/or apology of some kind?