Monday October 13
Intensity and Idiocy
Saturday night's Yankees-Red Sox game was marred by a riveting yet unnecessary bench-clearing "almost brawl" -- no one actually fought -- that ended in 72-year old Don Zimmer being pushed to the ground after he launched a swing at Boston pitcher Pedro Martinez. Adding to the Lore of a Classic Rivalry [sfgate.com] It's all anyone can talk about. But it started without anyone getting beaned and was bumped into retaliation mode when Boston's Manny Ramirez got upset about a pitch that missed him by a mile.
So, the only thing all this shows is that emotions run high in the playoffs and that hotheads will get riled up over nothing. Intense? Yes. Smart? No. Former Yankees slugger Reggie Jackson paid Pedro Martinez a compliment. Sort of. "He's a Hall of Famer," Jackson said before Game 4 of the American League Championship Series Monday night. "He should act like one."
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