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	TODAY: Friday, May 19
	Players have feuded over clubhouse tunes Associated Press
	ARLINGTON, Texas -- Texas Rangers shortstop Royce Clayton took his feud with teammate Chad Curtis public on Thursday in Clayton's diary for a Web site. Then, at the urging of manager Johnny Oates, Clayton apologized to Curtis a few hours later. Clayton and Curtis have feuded throughout the season over the music played in the Rangers clubhouse. The players argued over that and other matters six weeks ago, and have avoided each other since then. A story headlined "Cancer in the clubhouse" and attributed to Clayton was posted on Athletesdirect.com and said: "We were a team that had a good atmosphere. A team that won the West two years ago, a team that had great chemistry in which everybody got along. That feeling is gone in 2000. "We may overcome this problem or the problem will be the demise of the ballclub. This is all due to one person and his self pride, not respecting the rights of others. I respect the rights of my teammates and the authority of my manager so I will not take any active role in playing music in the clubhouse." After the Rangers' 8-7 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday night, Oates got the two players together. "They went face to face after the game and settled it," Oates said. "You don't have to go to dinner with your teammates but you have to be in the same clubhouse. They didn't hug and shake hands, but it won't linger. It's over. These guys don't have to see eye to eye. They don't have to be buddy-buddy, but they'll pull for each other." Clayton said he discussed the clubhouse atmosphere with a ghost writer for the Web site two weeks ago. Clayton said the writer was supposed to send a version of the diary for him to edit and approve, but Clayton said he never received the file. "It's definitely something that shouldn't have been out," Clayton said. "It's old news. We'll handle it internally. That's how we settled it ... put it behind us and go on. We're playing too good right now. It's something you deal with and go on. All I can do is apologize to the team. It's bad timing and not necessary." Curtis said he was willing to move on and forget the incident. "I really don't know what it said because I haven't read it," Curtis said. "It's not that big a deal. We're fine with each other. He said he apologized for the stuff that went on the Internet. There's not a story there." In the diary, Clayton said Curtis was unfriendly the first time the players met in spring training and they have no relationship. Curtis was acquired by Texas in an offseason trade with the New York Yankees. "I won't stoop so low as to talk about Chad as a person because it is not my purpose to judge anyone," the Web posting said. "In fact, I don't give a damn about Chad. What I have a problem with is the lack of respect he brings to the clubhouse. But maybe this situation will teach us all how to get along with each other."		ALSO SEE Catalanotto finally retired, but Rangers rally past Orioles