Little action as benches clear in Cubs’ setback to Nationals
WASHINGTON (MCT) — When Dale Sveum went wild during an argument with umpire Larry Vanover on Wednesday night at National Park, it was seem as an anomaly in an otherwise placid season for the mellow Cubs’ manager.
When bench coach Jamie Quirk was ejected during the fifth inning of Thursday’s 9-2 loss to the Nationals, after getting into a heated shouting match with Washington’s third base coach Bo Porter, it was likely a sign the Cubs’ coaches frustrations were boiling over.
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