"Cubs pitcher Carlos Silva broke a two-day public silence today and offered his side of the dugout scuffle between him and teammate Aramis Ramirez Wednesday –- accepting blame and saying that the pressure of having to compete for a job was a factor. How much more fence-mending needs to be done with Ramirez is unclear since Silva says he hasn't had an extended talk with Ramirez since they had to be separated by teammates in that game against Milwaukee. Ramirez has said more than once since the incident that he considers it over. ``If we need to talk we will,'' Silva said. ``I apologized to him [Wednesday] and told him we were going to talk later.'' Silva said it's the first time he's ever had a problem, much less a confrontation, with a teammate and seemed remorseful." Read more: http://www.suntimes.com/sports/base...ilva-tells-his-side-of-cubs-dugout-fight.html
