fighting for a roster spot

After four spring training games, we already have a team fighting.

On Wednesday afternoon, after Chicago Cubs pitcher Carlos Silva had given up six runs in the first inning to the Milwaukee Brewers, a fight ensued in the dugout between Silva and third baseman Aramis Ramirez.

Ramirez made one of three errors in the first inning for the Cubs, making Silva look bad, and leading to Silva's outburst in the dugout.

Cubs right-handed pitcher Carlos Silva

While Silva was one of the Cubs best pitchers last season, there is still doubt whether after a handful of spring starts that he will be one of five starting pitchers for the Cubs in 2011.  On a baseball club, there is room for only 25 players on the big league club.  If you don't make the club out of spring training, you can either retire or go back down to the minor leagues, hoping to get called back up.

A while back, major leaguer Delmon Young compared the differences between being one of those 25 guys on a major league team versus being in the minor leagues.  His statement was, "major leaguers shower in Perrier while we get sewer water."

Carlos Silva knows there is no Perrier with the Cubs AAA minor league team the Iowa Cubs.  The only thing in the minor leagues are long bus rides across the Midwest.