QUESTION: If you were the commissioner, who would you suspend or fine from Tuesday's brawl?

BERNIE MIKLASZ:

One guy, Johnny Cueto, for his weak Jackie Chan routine. His actions were reckless and irresponsible. You don't start wildly kicking at people in a tight scrum, and during a potentially dangerous situation. And if you're an adult athlete with even a small level of courage, you don't kick a couple of guys (Carpenter and LaRue) who were unable to defend themselves and who posed no threat to you.

RICK HUMMEL:

Reds pitcher Johnny Cueto was backed into a tough spot -- against the screen -- just like the Cardinals' Chris Carpenter,  but Carpenter kind of absorbed his punishment instead of kicking and screaming. I'd dock Cueto eight games _ roughly the equivalent of two starts. I'd also suspend both managers three games. They're supposed to be stopping this nonsense, not egging it on. All this depends, of course, on the report that crew chief Jeffrey Kellogg delivers to discipline czars Frank Robinson and Bob Watson. The umpires did a masterful job of ejecting only both managers until the umpires had had time to review the tape.

JEFF GORDON:

Ah, to be Bud Selig for a day. I would nail Tony La Russa and Dusty Baker for throwing fuel on that fire. The players were mostly milling around until those two started in on each other. That's when the real fun started. Johnny Cueto got pinned against the screen, like Chris Carpenter. But that's not excuse to start kicking people. Carpenter was in a tougher spot than Cueto and he didn't feel compelled to use his feet. So I would ring up Cueto too. He could have hurt somebody there.

As for Yadier Molina and Brandon Phillips, I'd give them a pass. All they really did was go face to face and talk smack before their teammates arrived.