Astros GM Ed Wade Attacked by Pitcher Shawn Chacon

Houston Astros pitcher Shawn Chacon got into a physical altercation with general manager Ed Wade before yesterday’s game against the Rangers at Minute Maid Park resulting in Chacon being suspended from the team indefinitely. Chacon had recently been demoted to the bullpen and had asked for a trade on Sunday through his agent, Dan Horwits. As reported by the Houston Chronicle (http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/bb/5857104.html), matters did not get ugly until yesterday when Chacon was asked by manager Cecil Cooper to come to his office: I said, 'What do you want to speak to me about?' Chacon said. He said, 'We just want to talk to you.' I said, 'Anything you can say, you can say to me right here. I don't want to go to the office.' He looked at me, and I said, 'There's nothing for me to say to you guys.' And I don't think whatever they had to say to me they were going to make me happy. I didn't want to get in a clos...