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Testosterone Theatre, Starring Coco Crisp, Manny Ramirez, Jonny Gomes and Youk
Surviving Grady — ... for his wisdom teeth. As it is, I'm actually surprised Nix didn't drive to the Park and bound on the field in his civilian clothes, threatening to mop up the place with Carl Crawford. Next, here's that clip of Youk and Manny mixin' it up, viewable on at least sixty million sites right now, but we figgered we'd post it here as well: The team was tight-lipped about the Youk-Manny incident, and understandably so: "I think that stays ...

Boston Red Sox - No dirt on Ramirez-Youkilis dust-up - The Boston Globe
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog — Boston Red Sox - No dirt on Ramirez-Youkilis dust-up - The Boston Globe Kevin Youkilis and Manny Ramírez, who spent the offseason training together in Arizona, scuffled briefly before being separated. There was shouting, and Ramírez was trying to get at Youkilis while being restrained by trainer Paul Lessard and bench coach Brad Mills. They were pulled apart, and Ramírez was escorted into the tunnel that connects the dugout and the clubhouse. There is video of this scuffle out there. As soon as I find it, I’ll post a link.

Fallout From Fenway
Fenway West - A Boston Red Sox Blog — ... Nobody on the Sox is opening up about the Manny-Youk altercation. There is speculation Youk was not pleased that Manny took his time joining the earlier brawl and was even beat to the field by newcomer "speed demon" Bartolo Colon. Tito and others said it was no big deal and the team will be fine. ...

Tempers Boil Over in Red Sox Dugout, As Well
FanHouse — ... things eventually cooled off between the Rays and Red Sox last night, tempers were still heated in the Red Sox dugout. Manny Ramirez and Kevin Youkilis had to be separated just before the start of the fifth inning. According to MLB.com, Ramirez even took a swing at his teammate, though it's hard to tell from the video featured in that article. So what was it all about? Not surprisingly, no one would say after the game. From Amalie Benjamin of the Boston Globe: "I think they were just exchanging some views on things," he ...

Float like a butterfly
Sox Blog — ... we’ve got to worry every time we face those douchenozzles that they’re gonna come at us again. As was noted on SoSH last night: “I really have no desire to get into another series of brawls with this team. Not when they have guys like Kazmir and Jackson who can throw 95+ with intent.” “We'll see who's laughing when Kazmir breaks Manny's wrist next month.” Oh, wait. Never mind. Why would they throw at Manny? He doesn’t get involved in this sorta thing.

We're Going Streaking!: Milton Bradley has the hot hand
Big League Stew — ... Think KFC will still be open?: Maybe. There is no doubt that if he's in the line-up Manny will hit, but will he be in the line-up? He had to leave last night's game early because of a recurring hamstring problem. On the way out he also got into an argument with teammate ...

Manny vs Youkilis
The Joy of Sox — ... in the league, it's commonplace for him to whine about even obvious strikes and to get overly annoyed because he makes outs -- as if he's somehow different from every other baseball player who has ever lived. There isn't much footage of the altercation -- though NESN showed a blurry clip on Friday night of Manny slapping Yook with the back of his hand. Was Manny dodging batting helmets and bats and equipment in the dugout? Or was he simply sick of Yook's dramatics? No one is saying much of anything. And before Friday's game, both Ramirez and Youkilis were ...

The Week In Quotes: June 2-8 by Alex Carnevale
Baseball Prospectus — ... --Coco Crisp "I don't exactly what happened because I was on the field. There was a misunderstanding. Manny is a veteran guy who has been here and knows how to handle stuff. I don't know what happened. It happens. Even brothers fight and everything gets back to normal after awhile. You see each other every day, there's a lot of frustration." --Red Sox shortstop Julio Lugo "Don't worry about it." --Red Sox left fielder Manny Ramirez, on the shoving match.(Amalie Benjamin, Boston Globe ) RELOCATE THIS TEAM TO OKLAHOMA CITY, TOO, WHILE YOU'RE AT IT "We're ...

Talking about Manny’s rage
umpbump.com — ... appears to be becoming quite popular! Paul: wasn’t george costanza the yankees’ traveling secretary? or was he the assistant to the traveling secretary? Coley: I’m pretty sure he was the assistant to the traveling secretary. Though this latest Manny being Manny incident does seem like it was ripped from a Seinfeld episode. Sarah: Manny certainly has a much hotter temper this year. Paul: is it wrong for me to say that i hope he and shields go ...

Morning Juice: Manny issues annual 'Trade me, see if I care'
Big League Stew — ... that the Red Sox upper-management honchos don't appreciate him and should trade him. "I'm tired of them. They're tired of me," he also told AP. Here's another account, from the New York Times, on Manny — who also went 3-for-5 with a pair of doubles and RBIs to help the Sawkz avoid a sweep. Tired of what?: I dunno ... Maybe deft defensive moves such as this? Roaming phone calls such as this? Dugout relations such as this? Ticket distribution issues such as this?. Fan-friendly interactions in the middle of ...