BASEBALL : DAILY REPORT : AROUND THE MAJOR LEAGUES : Reds’ Dibble to Receive Counseling

Rob Dibble, a pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds who has battled with other players and teammates this season, said that he will seek counseling to control his emotions.

“After carefully analyzing my behavior of the past few months and talking with my family, it has become apparent to me that I need professional counsel in dealing with some of my emotions,” Dibble said in a statement released by Hamilton Projects Inc., a Cincinnati management firm.

Dibble is not expected to miss any games during his treatment.

Andre Dawson of the Chicago Cubs was suspended for one game and fined $1,000 by Bill White, National League president, for his actions during a game against Cincinnati last Tuesday.

Dawson will appeal the suspension today through the Major League Baseball Players Assn., union lawyer Eugene Orza said.

Dawson argued a third-strike call with home plate umpire Joe West and bumped the umpire during the argument. When he reached the Cub dugout, Dawson continued yelling at West and threw 14 bats on the field. After that, bleacher fans at Wrigley Field littered the diamond with debris, delaying the game.

Jesse Barfield, an outfielder for the New York Yankees, was placed on the 15-day disabled list because of a stress fracture in the front of his left foot. Barfield had appeared in 84 games this season, batting .225 with 17 home runs and 48 runs batted in.