The thing about Steve is that he's really just a regular innocent so if he is hit by the mafia, it's the same as any other regular inno getting hit. So it just comes down to whether or not we want to be nice to Steve by protecting him with our words.
It looks like Bret wisely sat this one out...
By the way, I understand this concern, but I do think it'd be too bold of a move. Until later today, Cubs was relatively quiet and obviously Bret's been pretty quiet.