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I disagree, I think.  There is reason to be upset, sure.  But Wakamatsu is too cool to try and show an umpire up.  It's not his style, it never has been and it never will be.  Does that change anything?  Not as far as I can tell.  Is a manager going to intimidate an umpire into swining more calls in his favor?  Maybe, but not if it's a good umpire. 
McLaren was a pretty calm guy, but he had this idea that there were times that required emotion, and so he'd go out with a Pinella-like display that didn't fit with his persona.  He looked like an idiot, and I can only assume he looked just as idiotic when airing out his team behind closed doors.  He broke away from himself and probably lost respect from the players and umpires.
If Wakamatsu were to come charging out of the dugout with an uncharacteristic display of emotion, I think it would do more harm than good.  I would lose respect for him, and I would imagine that some of his players would as well.  People like it when their leaders are able to keep the same character no matter how dicey the situation.
Or maybe that's just me.  I would put my personality type in line with Wak's (calm and collected), so maybe I'm among the minority when it comes to wishing Wak would come out of character and get in an ump's face.