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Scuffling Cubs Make Nice

Piniella, on suspension for dirt-kicking tantrum, settles beef between Barrett, Zambrano

By Jesse Andrews,  Newser User

Posted Jun 6, 2007 4:18 AM CDT
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(Newser) – Four days after Cubs ace Carlos Zambrano sent his battery partner Michael Barrett to the hospital with a split lip, manager Lou Piniella resolved their differences in a 10-minute reconciliation meeting. Piniella himself is serving a four-game suspension for kicking dirt at an umpire. Barrett will catch Zambrano in the future.

Before their fight, Barrett had given up a run on a passed ball and a throwing error, and Zambrano confronted him in the dugout. Later, Barrett followed Zambrano into the clubhouse, where the hurler promptly split his lip with a punch. Despite spending $300 million in the offseason, the Cubs are seven games below .500.

Chicago Cubs catcher Michael Barrett looks around in the dugout before the start of the baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Sunday, June 3, 2007, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Chicago Cubs catcher Michael Barrett looks around in the dugout before the start of the baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Sunday, June 3, 2007, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)   (Associated Press)
Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Carlos Zambrano wipes his face after Atlanta Braves' Andruw Jones's double during the first inning of a baseball game Friday, June 1, 2007, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Carlos Zambrano wipes his face after Atlanta Braves' Andruw Jones's double during the first inning of a baseball game Friday, June 1, 2007, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)   (Associated Press)
Chicago Cubs pitching coach Larry Rothschild, center, talks to pitcher Carlos Zambrano, right, and catcher Michael Barrett during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Friday, June 1, 2007, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Chicago Cubs pitching coach Larry Rothschild, center, talks to pitcher Carlos Zambrano, right, and catcher Michael Barrett during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Friday,...   (Associated Press)
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