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The Dugout: Blauch Buster

As reported earlier today, former All-Star, World Series champion, and all-around somewhat competent baseball player Chuck Knoblauch has been charged with hitting his common-law wife in the face and choking her like she was a female police officer. Since his premature retirement at the age of 34, Knoblauch has steadily and consistently descended into a weird kind of personal madness usually reserved for aging soul singers and professional wrestlers.

There aren't a lot of details at this time, so tonight's Dugout heads back to the glory days of the Yankees and revisits the Knob gobbler in his prime. Warning: this Dugout contains frank discussions about domestic abuse. Reader discretion is advised.

The Dugout: Jim Leyritz is Thoughtless and Stupid; or, Poor Jim Leyritz

Jim Leyritz could have been known for his season-changing home run in the 1996 World Series. As of approximately 3:30 this morning, he is instead known for allegedly getting drunk, deciding to hit the road in his SUV, and killing a woman.

Not long after I read that, I learned that Jim Beauchamp, the Braves' longtime ex-bench coach who watched Leyritz's home run from the dugout, passed away on Christmas Day. As you might know, I'm a longtime Braves fan, and I remember all those times he just stared, fascinated, at Leo Mazzone as he compulsively back and forth in his seat. I'd conservatively estimate that he dragged manager Bobby Cox away from about 25 ejections. Braves fans will miss him.

This Dugout, after the jump, focuses on the Friday these two men had -- one in Heaven, one in jail.

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