From the Philly Inquirer comes this report of a domestic dispute between Andrews and his girlfriend, the awesomely named Brandy Box, at Andrews' home:

On the afternoon of Sept. 30, police received a call from a woman stating that she had been struck in the face by her boyfriend, according to the police report obtained by The Inquirer.

Two Lumberton police officers arrived approximately four minutes later at the house where they were met by Brandy Box, Andrews' fiancée. Box stated that "she and her fiance were involved in a verbal dispute when he punched her," the report said. Twenty minutes later, Andrews was transported to the Lumberton Township police department.

The police report said Box did not want to file a request for a restraining order or sign a complaint.

After Box decided not to pursue the matter, Andrews was released.

"I didn't hit her," Andrews said yesterday. "I'd be locked up and be in big doo-doo if I did."…

"It was just relationship stuff," Andrews said. "We got into a heated argument. She was going to leave . . . but it ended up being nothing."

And you can trust him on that. That man is a COMBAT vet. Wait, what's that? That's just the shirt? Christ, that's fucking stupid.

I still can't get over the name Brandy Box. She should be made of mahogany. And when you open her up, there should be a bottle of Calvados encased in a velvet lining inside. Anyway, Andrews' little alleged kerfuffle appears to over before it started, given that Box didn't file charges. Still, that won't stop me from using him as my go-to lady-punching Philly athlete of choice over Brett Myers now for all my domestic abuse humor. I got a feeling that Brett will make a strong effort to reclaim his throne sooner rather than later.

Because Brett Myers loves punching chicks in the face.

Trotting out Myers that day in Boston was yet another example of poor judgment and the organization’s tone-deaf attitude; Montgomery later called the decision to keep Myers in the lineup “a mistake.”

In truth, though, the Phillies really aren’t much different than the rest of the league when it comes to taking a hardline stance against domestic violence. In the wake of the Mitchell Report, Jose Canseco’s finger-pointing and Bud Selig’s clumsy attempts to reassure fans that the game is steroid free, if a player is outed as a juicer, the stain left behind doesn’t wash off easily (just ask Rafael Palmeiro). Beat your wife in public? Smack her around at your house? Choke your girlfriend? That won’t hurt your chances of making it to Cooperstown, or even the next day’s lineup card. To wit:

May 2007: Diamondbacks utility player Alberto Callaspo is arrested in Phoenix on charges of felony criminal damage and misdemeanor assault after his wife told police he kicked and hit her. [Callaspo is currently a shortstop for the Royals]

May 2006: Tigers DH Dmitri Young is charged with domestic violence when his ex-girlfriend accuses him of choking her. A couple months after , he goes on the DL and later leaves the team for “personal reasons.” [Now, pinch-hitting for the Nationals]

Summer 2005: Police were called to the home of Dodgers outfielder Milton Bradley's home three times to respond to complaints of domestic violence. He wasn't arrested. [Currently having All-Star-caliber season for the Texas Rangers]

March 2003: Kirby Puckett’s ex-wife tells Sports Illustrated the Hall of Famer tried to strangle her with an electrical cord and held a gun to her head. [Now, dead. But 15,000 fans turned out for his memorial service in March 2006]

1998: Jose Canseco pleaded no-contest to a domestic violence charge after hitting wife Jessica Sekely. [Status as an admitted wife-beater hasn’t been what hurt his book sales.]

1997: Wilfredo Cordero charged with spousal abuse against his wife—the second wife to accuse him of abuse—and is later cut from the Red Sox [went on to play first base for six more teams]

November 1996: Then Triple-A pitcher Derek Lowe was arrested for domestic violence against his girlfriend and underwent counseling for five months. The following year, Lowe made his major league debut. [currently at the top of the Dodgers rotation]

May 1995: Braves manager Bobby Cox is arrested on simple battery charge after his wife called 911 and said Cox hit her. She retracted the statement the following day, and the charges were dropped after the couple attended court-ordered counseling. [still managing in Atlanta and a lock for the Hall of Fame]

1992: Colorado Rockies outfielder Dante Bichette admitted to striking his 19-year-old girlfriend, Marianna, who was pregnant. [played for nine more years]

This is just a partial list of players, both current and retired, who’ve put their violent pasts behind them. Only Cordero seemed unable to shake the wife-beater tag throughout his career, perhaps because he attacked two wives. Even then, Cordero’s status as an abuser actually made him more attractive to a team like the Indians, whose GM, John Hart, said in 1999, “Without Cordero's past, I can't afford this kind of player.” Hart added that Cordero’s past would haunt him the rest of his career, but it didn’t stop teams from placing his stat sheet ahead of his rap sheet.

Today, only one MLB team has made domestic abuse awareness a priority—the Seattle Mariners, whose “Refuse to Abuse” program dates back nearly a decade. The club also walks the talk, with a tough one-strike policy against violent players: in 2007, Mariners reliever Julio Mateo was suspended for 10 days without pay and sent to the minors after being charged with assaulting his wife. Two months later, the team cut him. Mateo found a new home, though—in the Phillies clubhouse, just a few lockers away from Brett Myers. Just before Mateo pleaded guilty to third-degree assault last December, the Phillies released him.

Among the 12 community outreach programs sponsored by MLB, from cancer fundraising to green initiatives, domestic violence awareness isn’t one of them. Andruw Jones, Joe Torre and others have championed the cause, but no team besides the Mariners has made it a priority off and on the field. The only boos Myers hears these days are directed at his 5.51 ERA, and maybe that’s all right; Kim Myers says the incident saved their marriage and changed her husband for the better. But it’s time for the league to realize that domestic violence is even worse for the game than a failed drug test, and react accordingly. If that had been the case two years ago, Myers wouldn’t have taken the mound that day in Boston. And if he knew is career could be in jeopardy, maybe Myers would have thought twice before hitting his wife.

Dukes' wife, NiShea Gilbert, 26, a teacher at Beth Shields Middle School in Ruskin, told the court in another filing Thursday that her husband threatened to kill her and sent a photo of a handgun to her cell phone. She played the St. Petersburg Times a voice mail message she said was from Dukes:

"You dead, dawg," says an angry voice. "I ain't even bullshitting. Your kids, too."

The St. Petersburg Times also tells of the time that Dukes stormed into his wife's middle school, screaming at her to the point that she called a deputy, who banned him from the property. You have to admit, though, that Dukes' five-tool talents are prominently on display here: He'll not only kill her, but her kids too. Versatile, that guy.

Ballplayer's Wife: He Threatened Me, Kids [St. Petersburg Times]

He was released without bond after spending a night in jail, where it's very possible he was used precisely in the same way as his namesake.

Reds Pitcher Bong Arrested [Dayton Daily News]