Quoted from mbeardsley:Well, you don't get a "bunch", you get one (I guess that could be considered a small bunch).
And since the Special is only collected on an out-lane, it's really more like a kickback. Yes, you get an extra ball, but you have to lose the current ball to get it.
MB gives an EB every time you get 3 monsters (after bash), mystery, and then Special too? Kind of a bunch.
And you can always collect the Special during multiball, and not lose a ball.