Cubs have another dugout dust-up
The Chicago Cubs are becoming all too familiar with dugout arguments.
There was one last June between pitcher Carlos Zambrano and first baseman Derrek Lee, and now another between pitcher Carlos Silva and third baseman Aramis Ramirez in the fourth exhibition game.
Silva was upset after he gave up six runs in the first inning of a 12-5 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers yesterday,including three unearned because of three errors. According to Cubs manager Mike Quade, Silva entered the dugout and ranted against the defense to no one in particular. Ramirez, who committed one of the miscues, didn't like his reaction. No punches were thrown and Silva was escorted to the clubhouse by a coach.
"You have two [ticked] off people," Quade said. "It was a brutal inning. There was plenty of blame to go around. Maybe it's something we need." The manager's initial reaction was not to hand out discipline and the team was to discuss the matter.
A's Crisp arrested
Major League Baseball security officials met with the Oakland Athletics and delivered their annual spring lecture to the players on the pitfalls of their profession. One of the subjects discussed was the danger of drinking and driving.
Coco Crisp attended the meeting, hours after he was in jail. Crisp, 31, was arrested earlier in the day in Scottsdale, Ariz., on suspicion of drunken driving. The team has not indicated if Crisp faces any team discipline.
Beckett will miss start
Red Sox pitcher Josh Beckett will miss his scheduled spring training start Thursday because of concussion symptoms. Beckett was hit on the left temple while shagging balls in the outfield during BP Monday. - AP
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