tampabay.com - 6/6/2008
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The Rays and Red Sox brawl to ignite the tensions that originated during Wednesday’s game when Coco Crisp slid hard into second baseman Akinori Iwamura.
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Coco to Rays: Pull My Hair Like a Little Girl, Why Don't Ya?
Surviving Grady —
... The St. Petersburg Times has an interesting take on the fight, suggesting that the Rays would have been better served to hold off on exacting revenge: ...
Boston Red Sox News & Notes - 6/6
SOX & Dawgs —
... The draft will start back up later this morning and you can follow all the action here.
The Rays should have waited to get revenge on Coco (I totally agree on that one).
With Ellsbury going down last night and Coco likely facing a lengthy suspension, the Red Sox decided after the game to send down Chris Carter and call up Brandon Moss from Pawtucket. Moss was actually pulled from the PawSox game last night in the 3rd inning.
It was definitely a debut that Carter will remember though. He enters the game in the 2nd inning as ...
Baseball Today: Friday, June 6
Projo Sox Blog —
... ." The St. Petersburg Times' Gary Shelton agreed, noting: "Yep, the Rays showed those infernal Red Sox that they weren't going to take any guff. On the other hand, they also gave away their best shot at retaking first place. Forgive me for wondering, but isn't that the thing that is supposed to matter?" He also pointed out that Shields, Gomes and Crisp were all thrown out of the game and asked, "In what world would you ever trade Shields and Gomes for Coco Crisp?" ...
[SHOWER-SHOE FUNGUS] Playing A Little Pepper: Texas Rangers
Rays Index —
... Gary Shelton said of hitting Coco Crisp... "...in the second inning of a game this size? How smart is that? Why not wait until the eighth inning of a game that has already been decided? Why not wait until the next time the teams played? What not drive Coco cuckoo from the waiting for revenge to be served cold?"...Is he right? ...
6/7: News & Notes
DRaysBay —
... Iwamura, Edwin Jackson and Jonny Gomes suspended? Was it worth essentially conceding a game where the Rays trailed by only two runs in just the second inning?
Was it worth the risk that Shields could have busted up his shoulder? Or that someone else could have been hurt in the scrum that took place in the center of the infield Thursday night at Fenway Park?
Sure it was.
On the other hand, columnist Gary Shelton of the Times had pretty much the exact opposite take:
Perhaps the Rays made their point. On the other hand, ...
The 5 top fights in recent Red Sox history
Red Sox Monster —
... mound, make sure you get there with enough time to not get "Vaughned." No. 3: Coco Crisp sticks and moves against the Rays, June 5, 2008 Surely, we all remember the Coco Crisp boxing match, right? The brewing of this brawl was like hot coffee on a stove -- it simmered quickly, boiling over when nothing was done to ease the tensions in play. The fracas began June 4, when Crisp slid hard into second base, taking out Rays second baseman Aki Iwamura in the process. After the game, he pretty much dared the Rays to throw at him the following night, and they did. As for the fight, ...
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Video: Coco Injures Thumb on "Shady Play" Gets Revenge on the Wrong Guy
fenwaywest.blogspot.com 6/5/2008 — Coco Crisp injured his thumb when he slid into second headfirst in the 6th and shortstop Jason Bartlett put his knee down to block the bag. Crisp said the following about the play, “That’s a shady play there. That’s how someone can get hurt. He’s not a bad dude, but that’s not something you do as an infielder. You can break someone’s thumb that way. I told him that when I got up.” Coco tried to ge
Red Sox and Rays Melee —
Hot Foot
In the Red Sox rays game last night, OF Coco Crisp was hit intentionally by Rays SP James Shields . Tensions were looming since Wednesday when Crisp was angry about SS Jason Bartlett blocking 2B on a play. Two innings after Bartlett blocked the bag, Crisp stole 2nd and slid extremely hard into 2B Akinori Iwamura , taking out his legs. Following the game on Wednesday, Rays manager Joe Maddon ...
Thursday night late wrap —
Fantasy Sports
BY ADAM RONIS
Not much went on in the Red Sox-Rays game. Just a brawl, teammates fighting and an injury to a key player. That's about it. After Coco Crisp slid late into Akinori Iwamura on Wednesday night, it was certain something would happen tonight. James Shields hit Dustin Pedroia in the first inning and hit Crisp in the second inning starting a brawl. Shields and Crisp were ejected. ...
Rays lose to Red Sox, but send a message —
Home Run Derby
So Wednesday night, Coco Crisp slid cleats up into second base trying to break up a double play - and got a handful of crotch while he was at it.
The Rays thought that tactic was a bit excessive as TB Manager Joe Maddon yelled at Crisp Wednesday … so everyone expected that Crisp would be the target of a plunking on Thursday Night.
Tampa Bay didn’t waste any time ...
Note to self: Don’t mess with Coco —
Wax Heaven
…and to think, I thought pulling his auto in my overpriced box of 2007 Goudey was a bad thing.
Two days ago on ESPN’s televised game of the Red Sox vs. Rays, Coco Crisp slid hard into (insert player here). For the rest of the night, the two ESPN announcers spent an hour crying (more like bitching) about Coco’s dirty move and implying in so many words that Coco was going ...
The Rays and the Red Sox Are A-Fussin and A-Feudin Atop the AL East —
FanHouse
With the Yankees still firmly in their rear-view mirror, the Red Sox have turned their attention to the Tampa Bay Rays in their battle for AL East superiority. That makes this week's series a pretty big one and the emotions spilled over during last night's game at the Fens. Early in the game, Coco Crisp tried to steal second and when he slid into the base he found Jason Bartlett blocking it ...
Beckett Strong as Sox Take AL East Lead —
Sports of Boston
In a dramatic turn of fortunes, the Tampa Bay Rays are in a fight for first place with the usually strong Red Sox. These games are close and actually meaningful, even in June. The Red Sox won the latest installment of this budding rivalry 5-1 behind solid pitching from Josh Beckett .
Tempers flared in a very intense game that saw controversy when Coco Crisp slid hard into second base. After ...
