ATLANTA - Braves first baseman Robert Fick was fined by the commissioner's office Sunday for his actions at Game 4 of Atlanta's NL playoff series against the Chicago Cubs.<br>
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Fick clubbed Chicago's Eric Karros with a forearm as he was running to first base Saturday at Wrigley Field. The blow knocked the ball and glove free, nearly injuring Karros, and Fick was called out.<br>
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"It's an elimination game and you've got to do what you've got to do," Fick said in a profanity-laced explanation. "I'm not saying I did it on purpose. But it's ... baseball."<br>
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The amount of the fine was not disclosed by Bob Watson, baseball's vice president in charge of discipline.
