Dustin Pedroia rightfully wins the MVP award. For some reason there was one voter who did not even include him on his ballot (on which one votes for 10 players). On a side note, I found this funny, albeit dated, article at Call of the Green Monster.
Manny Punches Out Johnny Pesky--Team to Handle It Internally
In yet another bizarre outburst of violent behavior, Manny Ramirez--who in recent weeks has assaulted a teammate and then a 64-year-old traveling secretary--yesterday got into a verbal confrontation with Johnny Pesky that resulted in Ramirez showering the 88-year-old Pesky with punches and sending him to the hospital unconscious. Ramirez apparently asked Pesky to make him some lunch, and when Pesky politely explained that he didn’t do such things, the savage attack took place. Pesky is still hospitalized and in severe pain, though, ever loyal to the team, has offered to make a sandwich for Manny if it would help the matter.
Meanwhile the Red Sox are trying to figure out to how to handle the situation, wondering if disciplinary action was necessary. “We take these matters very seriously,” said a grim-looking Theo Epstein, “but we also handle them internally. We look at all the facts. Did Johnny provoke Manny? Did Johnny throw the first punch? I’m not saying he did, but we have a lot to consider.”
A disturbed Terry Francona said, “I love Johnny and feel terrible about this. I also talked to Manny, and he knows this is something that just can’t happen. How will we handle it? Maybe as a goodwill gesture Manny will make Johnny a sandwich and bring it to the hospital. I’m sure Johnny would enjoy it once he can eat solid food. The point is, we’ll deal with this our way; these things happen more than you think. Pesky and me had a little scrap once; lemme tell ya’, the guy can throw a punch.”
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