The Rockies' Troy Tulowitzki, second from left, and Indians
starting pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez, right, are restrained by
Indians catcher Lou Marson, left, and home-plate umpire Clint
Fagan after Jimenez popped Tulowitzki with a pitch during spring
training Sunday. (Marcio Jose Sanchez, The Associated Press)
Like many guys who wrap emotional pain in testosterone, the only
way former Colorado pitching ace Ubaldo Jimenez could express
his lingering bitterness at the Rockies was by beaning shortstop
Troy Tulowitzki.  Throwing a baseball in anger will cost Jimenez
a five-game suspension, handed down Monday by major-league
baseball officials. Five games? That's one start on the mound
for Cleveland, the city where Jimenez works now. No big deal.
But you wonder: By the time he plunked Tulowitzki, had Jimenez
already thrown away the promise of his career? Far more
disconcerting than losing control of his fastball is losing a
grip on his fragile emotions.  The divorce with the Rockies, who
traded Jimenez to the Indians