Catching Up

So here's some of what what went on since last Thursday, which we probably slept through at the time.

Don't speak out of line, punk

Hank Steinbrenner and John Henry had their little goofy slap fight last week, which for the most part was in good fun. Then one of the Red Sox resident goons (we don't mean like hockey goon, but have you seen this guy's face?), Jon Papelbon had to open his big mouth.

I don't know if he's trying to stir things up or not. I sure as hell don't care, because he sure as hell hasn't stepped foot on a baseball field. He needs to just stick to pencil-pushing, I guess."

Well Hank couldn't let the little pissant off without a shot back of course (can you tell yet how much we don't like Papelbon?)

"Being insulted by Papelbon is like being attacked by a mouse."

"John Henry and I traded a couple of jabs good-naturedly," Steinbrenner told the Post. "So now, all of a sudden, this player, this 20-something kid who really doesn't know his way in the world, comes out with a personal insult. There's no excuse for that.

"It was nothing personal against John [Henry], nothing personal against Larry [Lucchino], nothing personal against [Terry] Francona, nothing personal against the team or the fans. It was just a general comment that is the truth. I respect the Red Sox and their fans, but the Yankees are the most popular team in American sports. Ask Jerry Jones in Dallas, he'll tell you that. That's why they want to do business with us. So it's just a fact."

Okay, maybe not Hank's best work, but not bad. Papelbon tried to let it go, but couldn't resist.

"Whatever, dude," Papelbon said. "Obviously by that comment he's trying to start something. I'm not gonna get into it back and forth. I mean, I said that because I honestly believe it. People nowadays, whether it be reporters, ESPN analysts, guys that don't play the game, don't understand what it's about. What the grind is about, what the clubhouse is like.

"I don't know why he would take it that way. I'm saying, guys that have never been on the field don't have the right to speak their mind about things that they don't know about. I'm not insulted by what he said."

Whatever, dude.

By the way, that's just about the exact face Yogi made when he grumbled at us at his museum. He really did.

Source: Hartford Courant

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