OWNER: BOSOX CLOSER A 'MOUSE'

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The Evil Empire - The Attack of the Mouse
Published 3/15/2008 by admin at yankeesdaily.com
... stepped on a baseball field. He needs to just stick to pencil-pushing, I guess.” Baby Hank fired back from the Yank Star, “Being insulted by Papelbon is like being attacked by a mouse,” This war between the Red Sox and Yankees only gets better and better. It seems that Baby Hank is calling Papelbon a punk. Baby Hank also believes in an eye for an eye and likes the aggressiveness the Yankees took towards the Rays. OWNER: BOSOX CLOSER A ‘MOUSE’ - KEVIN KERNAN - NY Post Hank Calls ...

N.Y. Post: HANK STEINBRENNER: PAPELBON A ‘MOUSE’ (RR)
Published 3/15/2008 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
N.Y. Post: HANK STEINBRENNER: PAPELBON A ‘MOUSE’ (RR) As the deadly bantavirus spreads! Hammerin’ Hank fired back yesterday. “Being insulted by Papelbon is like being attacked by a mouse,” Steinbrenner told The Post. “John Henry and I traded a couple of jabs good-naturedly,” he added. “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.” When was the last time you saw Derek Jeter criticize an owner? Steinbrenner did add that Papelbon “is one great pitcher.” And ...

Papelbon and Dumbass Hank Trade Barbs
Published 3/15/2008 by Four Corners Sox Hub at Fenway West
... Yesterday Dumbass Hank responded: "Being insulted by Papelbon is like being attacked by a mouse, "John Henry and I traded a couple of jabs good-naturedly," he added. "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." ...

Hank Steinbrenner on Papelbon
Published 3/15/2008 by Patrick at YanksBlog.com
... to stir things up or not. I sure as hell don't care, because he sure as hell hasn't stepped on a baseball field. He needs to just stick to pencil-pushing, I guess." In response, Hank likened being insulted by Papelbon to being "attacked by a mouse". "John Henry and I traded a couple of jabs good-naturedly. 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," he told The Post .

Double Hanker Day - Get Two Hanks For The Price Of One
Published 3/15/2008 by Steve Lombardi at WasWatching.com
... "If I got any problems with any of that I'll take care of that with Bud [Selig]." Steinbrenner said he does not want to interfere in Girardi's handling of such matters. "All that is up to Joe," Steinbrenner said. "All I can tell you is that I will support everything he does, and that will never change. Because this is the manager I wanted, and that's not anything against Joe Torre. That's the manager we wanted at that time. Times change." Next, Hanks says that Private Pyle Papelbon has a case of the Sniffles: ...

Papelbon To Hank: FU, Dude
Published 3/15/2008 by Jere at A Red Sox Fan From Pinstripe Territory
So Papelbon said that Stank Heinbrenner should stick to pencil-pushing, to which Stanky Diapermunch called Papelbon a "mouse." (The link is to the New York Post article, so it's a little messed up at the end, like they tried to rewrite the ending or something.) ...

The Shy, Retiring Hank Steinbrenner’s Latest Foe : Jonathan Papelbon
Published 3/15/2008 by GC at Can't Stop The Bleeding
... opined reliever Jonathan Papelbon (above) of the Yankees’ Boston-baiting Hank Steinbrenner, a remark that didn’t go unanswered by The Boss Jr. From the New York Post’s Kevin Kernan : ...

The Papel-Mouse wins again (Also: Hank Steinbrenner needs to keep his big trap shut)
Published 3/15/2008 by Dan Lamothe, Red Sox Monster at Red Sox Monster - MassLive.com
... , a situation that ended with Henry laying the smack down by inducting Hanky into Red Sox Nation. Surely, that had to be it, right? I mean, Steinbrenner the Younger couldn't really continue to say things like "Red Sox Nation? What a bunch of [expletive] that is" all season? Right? Wrong. Hanky came out swinging during an article in the New York Post this morning, calling Jonathan Papelbon a "mouse" after Papelbon essentially said he didn't understand all of Hanky-Poo's bluster. From the NY Post via ...

The Roundup: Happy St. Paddy’s Day (more or less)
Published 3/15/2008 by Patrick Imig at The Big Lead
... [100% Injury Rate] WE MADE IT!  WE MADE IT!  WE’RE GOING uh… DANCING!  [Hell Yes, Guy!] Jon Kitna says the Lions will win 10 games in 2008.  This is not reprint.  This is not a reprint.  [Detroit Free Press] As for former Lions, the Eagles have interest in Kevin Jones.  [Philly.com] Chan Ho Park and his Korean admirers have a tense moment with Chinese security in Beijing.  [Yahoo! Sports] Hank Steinbrenner calls Johnathan Papplebon a mouse.  You shake your head and laugh.  [NY Post]

Pap vs. Mr. Hankee
Published 3/15/2008 by The Omnipotent Q at The Mighty Quinn Media Machine
... It's apparent that Hankenstein has a Red Sox obsession, as he hasn't said a word about the dustup his club had with the Tampa Bay Rays over the past week, but when the subject of the Sox comes up, he can't wait to open his yapper and insert his foot there. His rivals seem to know how to push his buttons, and Papelbon, who's never shy about expressing his opinions, did just that. The article: http://www.nypost.com/seven/03152008/sports/yankees/owner__bosox_closer_a_mouse_102071.htm ...

Hank, Papelbon square off
Published 3/15/2008 by Ben K. at River Ave. Blues
Jonathan Papelbon should probably keep his mouth. After Hank Steinbrenner criticized Red Sox Nation in The Times’ Play magazine a few weeks ago, Papelbon railed into Hank. “I don’t know if he’s trying to stir things up or not,” the Bosox closer said. “I sure as hell don’t care, because he sure as hell hasn’t stepped on a baseball field. He needs to just stick to pencil-pushing, I guess.” Hank fired back in a Post article. “Being insulted by Papelbon is like being attacked by a ...

Ever Been Attacked by a Mouse?
Published 3/16/2008 by Denton at Surviving Grady
... Jon Papelbon jumped headfirst into the Red Sox - Yankee rivalry earlier this spring, calling for Hank Steinbrenner to "stick to pencil-pushing." ...

Some Sunday morning humor.
Published 3/16/2008 by Beth Frauenhoffer at Yankees Chick
Hank responds to Boston closer's choice remarks | | | "Being insulted by Papelbon is like being attacked by a mouse," Steinbrenner told The Post. | | | | | *Image made by NewYorkMantle @ NYYFans*

Baseball Today: Monday, March 17
Published 3/17/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... OF MEN AND MICE: Hank Steinbrenner said being criticized by Jonathan Papelbon ''is like being attacked by a mouse.'' (New York Post) Papebon's response was classic Papelbon . . . and, in fact, classic, period: ...

‘Kudos & Wet Willies,’ debut edition
Published 3/17/2008 by Ed Valentine at Bugs & Cranks
... Hank Steinbrenner. Sometimes I wish Yammering Hank would shut his trap, but I love the way he fired back at punk Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon the other day. You’ll remember that Papelbon said Steinbrenner should “stick to pencil-pushing.” Hank ...