Chacon attacks Houston G.M.

Astros pitcher Shawn Chacon was suspended indefinitely by the team Wednesday for insubordination after reportedly grabbing general manager Ed Wade by the neck and throwing him to the ground.

Chacon, upset after getting demoted to the bullpen over the weekend, told the Houston Chronicle this problem began when Wade saw him in the dining room before the game against Texas. Wade wanted to meet with Chacon in manager Cecil Cooper’s office, the pitcher said.

“He started yelling and cussing,” Chacon said of Wade, according to a story on the Chronicle’s Web site. “I’m sitting there and I said to him very calmly, ‘Ed, you need to stop yelling at me. Then I stood up and said, ‘You better stop yelling at me.’ I stood up. He continued and was basically yelling.”

Chacon said that after Wade told him he needed to “look in the mirror,” it got worse.

“So at that point I lost my cool and I grabbed him by the neck and threw him to the ground. I jumped on top of him,” he said. “Words were exchanged.”

Chacon said players quickly came and separated the two.

“He is suspended pending final resolution of whatever move we end up making with him,” Wade said.

Chacon is 2-3 with a 5.04 ERA in 15 starts for Houston this year.

Boone at 1,000 hits

Aaron Boone became the fourth member of his family to get 1,000 hits in the majors, reaching the milestone in Washington’s 5-4 win over the Los Angeles Angels at Washington.

Boone hit the mark with an infield single in the bottom of the eighth inning. He joined grandfather Ray (1,260), father Bob (1,838) and brother Bret (1,775) in the achievement.

Clearing the bases

Umpire Brian O’Nora was released from the hospital after sustaining a mild concussion and a cut on his forehead when he was hit by a broken maple bat Tuesday night in Kansas City, Mo. … Boston’s David Ortiz says he is still weeks away from playing after testing his wrist by taking 25 soft swings off a batting tee. He injured his left wrist May 31. … Curt Schilling kept open the possibility of returning to the Red Sox, but said he’ll wait about four months before deciding whether to continue his career following shoulder surgery. Schilling has indicated he could be a “hired gun” who could help a contender in the second half of next season.