Molina, Laird argued at hotel

St. Louis Cardinals catchers Yadier Molina and Gerald Laird had an animated argument at the team's hotel in Miami on Wednesday night, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Friday. Cardinals manager Tony La Russa confirmed that there was an incident but donwplayed it. "It was a long hot day," the manager told the newspaper. "And when you talk about a long, hot day, there's frustration. But there wasn't anything. "They hugged each other. They're friends. It's just one of those things that happens. It's a long trip. There was no fight. They just got into an argument a little bit." The Cardinals traveled after a 10-5 loss at Milwaukee on Wednesday that left them 3 1/2 games out of first place in the National League Central Division. It was the second outburst in two days by Molina. In Tuesday's win, he was ejected for arguing with and bumping plate umpire Rob Drake. On Thursday, he was suspended five games by M...