Investigations

Dejan:

Major League Baseball is investigating the batting practice tussle Wednesday between the Pirates and St. Louis Cardinals, but it was not known yesterday when a decision on whether to fine or suspend anyone could come down. Officials at MLB headquarters in New York did not return phone calls, and the Pirates said they had received no indication. The only certainty seemed to be that it will be a difficult matter to judge, given that there were so few witnesses and that the umpiring crew did not enter the ballpark until 15 minutes after the incident. The only chance at having any charge stick, it would seem, is by using video taken by FSN Pittsburgh, and even that shows the key moment -- Pirates hitting coach Gerald Perry striking Cardinals pitching coach Dave Duncan -- from only two angles and from a significant distance.

My verdict is in: EMBARASSING