Major Leaguers not demonstrating their toughness

Major League Baseball players are often criticized for not being as tough as other athletes. I mean, you look at Matt Stairs and realize that you don't necessarily have to be a premier athlete to be a baseball player. But ballplayers have always asserted that they were just as tough as other athletes.
This past week has done nothing to reinforce that opinion. There have been to incidents that have lead to an uproar, suspensions, fines, that sort of thing. Clearly, they must have been crazy to get that sort of attention, right? Well, maybe not. The first was this incident. If they weren't careful, a fight might have broken out. All we learned is that A.J. Pierzynski is an excellent hugger.
Then there was the slap fight between Prince Fielder and Manny Parra. This is apparently some sort of big deal., likely because Prince Fielder fights like a girl. Now, seriously MLB, I'm not a proponent of violence, but if your going to get in fights, please, stop embarrassing yourself. Please?