Phillies Cave to Pressure

The Phillies have sent Brett Myers on a leave of absence, caving to public pressure. The Phillies actually let him start his next game in Boston, but took such heat for it, and for their comments ("he's our best pitcher") that they had to sit him down.

Courtney Knight, a witness, told The Boston Globe: "It was disgusting. He was dragging her by the hair and slapping her across the face. She was yelling, 'I'm not going to let you do this to me anymore.' "

Knight added: "He had her on the ground. He was trying to get her to go, and she was resisting. She curled up and sat on the ground. He was pulling her, her shirt was up around her neck."

Sounds like Myers has bigger problems than getting out Manny and Ortiz.