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BALTIMORE (Map, News) - The weird thing about player-coach fights is that most of the time the fans wind up being more behind the player for finally snapping and acting out on their dreams of rage against the coach or general manager. While Astros pitcher Shawn Chacon was wrong for attacking general manager Ed Wade, rumor has it parades are being planned in his honor in both Philadelphia and Houston.

With the Texas-sized altercation drawing plenty of attention, we decided to pay homage in our own way with our Top 5 intra-team fights of all-time.

1. P.J. Carlesimo vs. Lattrell Spreewell: Before Spree was worried about feeding his family or where he was going to dock his yacht, he took time out of his busy schedule to put the old chokehold on his coach in Golden State. Fitting too, since this throw-down – which unfortunately happened in practice so no video is available – is one of the gold standards for

intra-team fisticuffs.

2. Buddy Ryan vs. Kevin Gilbride: With a jab like that, I don't think the Ryan family needs to even have locks on their doors, with all the home security provided by the fists of Buddy, father of Ravens defensive coordinator Rex Ryan. Gilbride took a shot from Ryan in front of a national television audience, when the mercurial assistant with a large belly and short fuse became enraged at Gilbride's play-calling when the duo were assistants with the Oilers in 1993. Rumor has it Gilbride still sleeps with one eye open.

3. Lou Pinella vs. Rob Dibble: Remember when Rob Dibble was good? Lou Pinella doesn't. When the pair were on the Reds – when they were competitive – in the early 1990s, Sweet Lou's temper got the best of him when he tangled with the flame throwing head case in 1991. Lou's response? "I don't hold grudges." Something tells me the pair don't have play dates scheduled for their kids: http://www.local12.com/mediacenter/local.aspx?videoId=20257

4. John Gibbons vs. The Toronto Blue Jays: The hot-tempered manager got physical with pitcher Ted Lilly in 2006 in the dugout tunnel of a game in which he pulled the struggling hurler. Lilly claims no punches were thrown, but Gibbons bloody nose says otherwise. Weeks later, Gibbons challenged infielder Shea Hillenbrand to a fight and then put the player on waivers a few days later. But don't worry if you missed those, it won't be long before the now former Toronto manager Gibbons and former and current Blue Jays skipper Cito Gaston wind up on the under-card at a local armory in Toronto.

5. Vince McMahon vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin: Bad day at work? Hate your boss? How about a Stone Cold Stunner off of his desk to mix things up. Sure, it's borderline sports, but this could be considered the grandpa of manager-player fights. Can you smell what we are cookin'? That's the bottom line, ‘casue Stone Cold said so.

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BONUS! Ok, it's two opposing coaches, but it doesn't get better than John Chaney yelling "I'll kill you!" to John Calipari while the pair are being help apart. See here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51-4sJTf7iQ

WHAT WE LIKED: The Bozeman family. Todd, the former coach at Cal and current Morgan State bench boss, proved he could turn a program around and remake his image. His brother Mike, was named the head coach of the George Washington women's basketball team this week. Plus, big points to the Baltimore-based Bozeman for his blog, which is turning into a daily must read, we can't recommend it enough: http://toddbozeman.blogspot.com/

WHAT WE DIDN'T LIKE: Former Wimbledon champ Maria Sharapova and our favorite Cannon spokesperson got bounced from the British tournament on Thursday with a pretty week effort. Not only is one of the top players out of the tournament, but this means we might have to wait a little longer to propose.

STAR OF THE DAY

Matt Nelson

OK, so he starred the most on Tuesday night for Crystal Palace in a victory over the Harrisburg City Islanders to advance them to the third round of the U.S Open Cup and bring the New York Red Bulls to Anne Arundel County for a huge showdown. But Nelson played big enough that his accomplishments can extend into the weekend, as the keeper brushed off a 120th minute penalty kick goal to stand tall in the ensuing shootout after the score was tied at 2. Nelson looked Miss Cleo-esq in predicting where Harrisburg's shooters would go with the ball, letting just one get into the back of the old onion bag and stopping three other attempts in a 3-1 win.

DONKEY OF THE DAY

ESPN

The World Wide Leader in Sports dropped the ball with its Euro 2008 coverage when a preventable disaster occurred. To save a few bucks, ESPN was having its broadcasters call the game from its stateside studios instead of sending them overseas. When lightning knocked out the ESPN feed and the final epic few minutes of the Germany-Turkey semifinal, ESPN was left with nothing but excuses for having no backup. To this point ESPN had been applauded for its top-notch coverage, but at the end of the day, their cost-cutting measures is what people will remember most.

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