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Let's get ready to ruuuummmbbbble!!!! Believe it or not there was actually a ball game that took place at Fenway last night.
It's just that it got lost amid all the rumbling, tumbling and stumbling that went on both on the field and in the dugout in what will be remembered as one of the wildest, weirdest and costliest games in Boston history.
Set aside the fact that Boston did sweep the series with the Rays and jumped back into first place in the East by a game and a half in doing so. The real story here is twofold, and as I stated last night, the repercussions of last night's brawlgame will be felt for a while to come.
1.) How long are the Sox going to be without Crisp, who is sure to get a hefty suspension and fine for his foolishness, and Ellsbury, who was injured bad enough to have to come out of the game
2.) Will the dugout confrontation between Manny and Youk fracture the clubhouse and cause a possible season-imploding rift in the chemistry of this team, or will it be forgotten about as soon as tonight's game?
The whole thing about the Crisp situation would be meaningless if it weren't for Ellsbury's injury. Had Ellsy not gone down, Coco would have sat out his 4-6 games, played sparingly upon his return, and been shipped to another team before the July 31st trade deadline.
As it stands now the team might need Coco back on the field ASAP if Ellsbury has to miss significant time, and that means a whole lot of roster shuffling and hand-wringing for Tito, Theo and the brass.
Either way Coco is as good as gone for his mentally retarded actions of the last two nights, and the Nation will finally get what it has wanted all along - Ellsbury as its everyday centerfielder.
As far as the Youk/Manny situation, the consensus is that the two were arguing over Ramirez' late participation in the brawl and since emotions were running high Manny just reacted in the heat of the moment to something Youkilis said and that's all there is to it.
Whether that's true or not one thing's for sure: Youk had to say something pretty bad to get Manny fired up like that, and chances are it's not just the one thing that sent him over the edge. Ramirez and Youkilis couldn't be more opposite, and I have a feeling that this is something that might have been simmering below the surface and in the locker room before this incident brought it to the surface.
In fact I noticed onthe night of Manny's 500th home run that Youk didn't seem to thrilled to congratulate Ramirez like everyone else did. Perhaps it was my imagination, or a sign that things aren't so rosy between the team's most laid-back and hair-trigger hitters.
Who knows. Only time will tell if the events of last night affect this team well into the summer, but as of right now it was certainly a dark day for the team and the town in what has been an otherwise mostly sunny season.
Stay tuned.
It's just that it got lost amid all the rumbling, tumbling and stumbling that went on both on the field and in the dugout in what will be remembered as one of the wildest, weirdest and costliest games in Boston history.
Set aside the fact that Boston did sweep the series with the Rays and jumped back into first place in the East by a game and a half in doing so. The real story here is twofold, and as I stated last night, the repercussions of last night's brawlgame will be felt for a while to come.
1.) How long are the Sox going to be without Crisp, who is sure to get a hefty suspension and fine for his foolishness, and Ellsbury, who was injured bad enough to have to come out of the game
2.) Will the dugout confrontation between Manny and Youk fracture the clubhouse and cause a possible season-imploding rift in the chemistry of this team, or will it be forgotten about as soon as tonight's game?
The whole thing about the Crisp situation would be meaningless if it weren't for Ellsbury's injury. Had Ellsy not gone down, Coco would have sat out his 4-6 games, played sparingly upon his return, and been shipped to another team before the July 31st trade deadline.
As it stands now the team might need Coco back on the field ASAP if Ellsbury has to miss significant time, and that means a whole lot of roster shuffling and hand-wringing for Tito, Theo and the brass.
Either way Coco is as good as gone for his mentally retarded actions of the last two nights, and the Nation will finally get what it has wanted all along - Ellsbury as its everyday centerfielder.
As far as the Youk/Manny situation, the consensus is that the two were arguing over Ramirez' late participation in the brawl and since emotions were running high Manny just reacted in the heat of the moment to something Youkilis said and that's all there is to it.
Whether that's true or not one thing's for sure: Youk had to say something pretty bad to get Manny fired up like that, and chances are it's not just the one thing that sent him over the edge. Ramirez and Youkilis couldn't be more opposite, and I have a feeling that this is something that might have been simmering below the surface and in the locker room before this incident brought it to the surface.
In fact I noticed onthe night of Manny's 500th home run that Youk didn't seem to thrilled to congratulate Ramirez like everyone else did. Perhaps it was my imagination, or a sign that things aren't so rosy between the team's most laid-back and hair-trigger hitters.
Who knows. Only time will tell if the events of last night affect this team well into the summer, but as of right now it was certainly a dark day for the team and the town in what has been an otherwise mostly sunny season.
Stay tuned.
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