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VIDEO: Coco Crisp’s Post-Brawl Interview: Rays as “Little Girls”?
Boston Red Sox centerfielder Coco Crisp says the Tampa Bay Rays pulled his hair and scratched him during the brawl . . . like "little girls."
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Big League Stew — ... 2. Curious to see if Rays continue to pull hair "like little girls" in playoffs (whereas Yanks only had A-Rod, who just hit like one.) ...

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VIDEO: Coco Crisp and the Sox-Rays Brawl
gossiponsports.com 6/6/2008 — The Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays have a bench-clearing brawl after Coco Crisp gets beaned.
The Brawl
draysbay.com 6/6/2008 — Hat tip to Awful Announcing : Fight Uploaded by bsap11   I'm not at all proud of this. Shields and the Rays needed to handle this better -- not at all perhaps -- and on top of a stupid fight and sure to be coming suspensions ...
Fight Night: Main Card
outincenterfield.com 6/6/2008 — The Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays showed up for a brawl, and somehow a baseball game managed to break out. The official tally of carnage by the end of the dustup: 3 ejections (Coco Crisp, James Shields, Jonny Gomes), 1 missed haymaker, 1 cuff to the back ...
Suspensions for Sox
boston.com 6/6/2008 — Three Red Sox players have been suspended by Major League Baseball for their roles in last night's brawl against the Tampa Bay Rays. Coco Crisp has been suspended for 7 games, Jon Lester for 5 games, and Sean Casey for 3 games. More to come.
Red Sox-Rays game erupts in brawl
boston.com 6/5/2008 — Coco Crisp expected there might be some payback after Wednesday night's controversial slides into second base. So, when Tampa Bay starter James Shields hit Crisp with a pitch in the second inning, it first appeared Crisp might just go to first base. ...
VIDEO: Historic Devil Rays-Red Sox Fights
bugsandcranks.com 6/7/2008 — I suppose you could just go back in the B&C archives and read: Great Moments In Devil Ray History: Boston Beef But the video’s nice too: Thursday’s brawl, of course, opens a whole new and wonderful chapter in the long and ...
Tempers Flare As Red Sox Sweep Rays
soxanddawgs.com 6/6/2008 — The night started out with Stephen King on the NESN pre-game show and just got weirder from there. We had a benches clearing brawl, a fight between two Boston Red Sox players and in between all that there was a baseball game being played as the Red Sox beat the Rays 7-1 for their 13th straight win at Fenway Park and their 6th straight win over the Rays.
News & Notes: Eight suspended from Rays-Red Sox brawl, Padres lose another to DL and Tigers shuffle roster
blog.baseballdigestdaily.com 6/7/2008 — The dust settled and smoke cleared today and as expected, MLB disciplinarian Bob Watson handed down punishments to the Rays and Red Sox in response to Thursday night's brawl. Boston's Coco Crisp (seven games), Jon Lester (five games) and Sean Casey (three games) along with Tampa Bay's James Shields (six games), Jonny Gomes (five games), Edwin Jackson (five games), Carl Crawford ...
G63: Rays at Red Sox, 6 PM
joyofsox.blogspot.com 6/6/2008 — Note the early starting time! James Sheilds (3.24, 128 ERA+) / Jon Lester (3.67, 118 ERA+)
Coco Crisp Gets Dirty
waitingfornextyear.com 6/6/2008 — In my talks with Terry Pluto, a guy that he seems to miss is Coco Crisp. Obviously, Jason Michaels didn’t exactly pan out as planned, so you can see why. However, the video below is one of the dirtier plays I have seen in baseball for quite some time - okay, maybe like...
Game 60 - Rays vs. Red Sox
herraysbaseball.com 6/8/2008 — Rock’em Sox’em Rays! What the hell? We knew there might be some drama in Boston tonight, but I didn’t expect a good old fashion brawl. Was Crispy really surprised when he got hit by that pitch? Cause the ESPN announcers from ...
As Tempers Flare, Rays Fail to Complete Sweep
mvn.com 6/9/2008 — Winning in Texas is great and all, but the Rays are supposed to win there this year. I said it before the trip, these next couple of series will really test what the Rays are made of. They got swept in Boston, won two of three from an Ok Rangers team, are going out West to face the hottest team in the AL, then come home to play the Cubs. I’m hoping the brawl in Boston, and incident in the ...
Red Sox and Rays Brawl - Shields vs. Crisp VideoKnuckle Curve
Check out this video of of the Boston Red Sox and the Tampa Bay Rays brawl. James Shields hit Coco Crisp with a pitch and after a brief hesitation, Crisp charged the mound. After dodging a viscous punch from Shields, Crisp hot in a couple punches of his own. Crisp was then tackled by a couple of Rays before the scuffle was eventually broken up. The story behind this brawl actually goes back ...
Crisp to file sexual harassment suit against NavarroSerious Sports News Network
BOSTON, MA — Boston Red Sox outfielder Coco Crisp says punching wasn’t the only thing going on between him and Tampa Bay Rays catcher Dioner Navarro at the bottom of the pile in last night’s bench-clearing brawl. “At first when he tackled me, I thought he was trying to fight,” Crisp told reporters. “Then, when he didn’t throw any punches and the ...
Suspensions Abound In Aftermath Of Fenway Brawl
Major League Baseball wasted no time in meting out discipline for last night’s brawl between the Red Sox and Rays at Fenway Park. Eight players (3 Red Sox) were suspended a total of thirty-eight games, all were fined undisclosed amounts for their actions. Red Sox outfielder Coco Crisp got the stiffest penalty, a 7-game suspension, for charging the mound… he is appealing. Jon ...
Coco Gets a Code RedThe Slanch Report
Last night’s Red Sox/Tampa Bay game featured so many crazy things going on that the actual action of the game was overwhelmed and pushed to the side. After Wednesday’s unnecessary hard slide and then subsequent yelling match between Coco Crisp and Rays hipster manager Joe Maddon (my favorite part was when Coco pointed at his uniform and yelled, “We’re the Red Sox ...
The Griddle: Watson metes out punishment for Rays-Red Sox brawlBaseball Toaster
The bench-clearing brawl between Tampa Bay and Boston Thursday night was noticed by MLB's disciplinary lord, Bob Watson.
AP: 8 suspended for Rays-Red Sox brawlBBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
Boston outfielder Coco Crisp, Tampa Bay pitcher James Shields and six other players were suspended Friday following a pair of altercations at Fenway Park. Three Red Sox were suspended: Crisp for seven games, pitcher Jon Lester for five games and first baseman Sean Casey for three games. Major League Baseball disciplinarian Bob Watson penalized five Rays: Shields for six games, outfielder ...
Rays Can’t Win In Boston, Get Swept In SeriesTampa Bay Rays
“You look at these series, they beat us soundly twice out of two series in this ballpark, and I tip my hat to them.”– Joe Maddon Courtsey of Yahoo! Sports: Red Sox 7, Rays 1 BOSTON (AP)— Manny Ramirez homered, drove in five runs and got into a shouting match with a teammate as Boston beat Tampa Bay 7-1 Thursday night in a game that included a bench-clearing brawl ...
Rays and Red Sox, Tisk TiskSports Blog - football, basketball, and baseball
Here’s the brawl from last night. Later on, Manny just unleashed his bat on Tampa.
The battle continues: Rays hit Crisp, sparking a brawlProjo Sox Blog
BOSTON -- The skirmishes between Coco Crisp and the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday night erupted into full-scale war Thursday night. Rays starter James Shields hit Crisp in the thigh with the first pitch he threw him as Crisp led off the bottom of the second inning. Crisp charged the mound and a bench-clearing fight ensued. And unlike your typical baseball fights, this one lasted a while and ...
Shields suspend self for “girly punches” following Rays-Red Sox brawlSerious Sports News Network
TAMPA, FL — Apparently the punishment Major League Baseball doled out to Tampa Bay Rays ‘ starter James Shields following a bench-clearing brawl was not enough for the big right-hander. Shields, who started the brawl by plunking Red Sox outfielder Coco Crisp in the thigh in the second inning, received a six-game suspension from MLB. Now, Shields has added four more games himself ...
Could The Rays and Red Sox Be Cancelling One Another Out?Oriole Post - Baltimore Orioles Analysis & News; The World of Baseball and Beyond
Ah, here's some of the fall-out from Fight Night a few days ago between the Rays and Red Sox... Boston Red Sox outfielder Coco Crisp, Tampa Bay Rays pitcher James Shields and six other players were suspended yesterday after a brawl at Fenway Park. Three Red Sox were suspended: Crisp for seven games, pitcher Jon Lester for five games and first baseman Sean Casey for three games. Major League ...
6/7: News & NotesDRaysBay
BRAWL FALLOUT: The ramifications from the massive brawl in Thursday night's game against the Boston Red Sox continue to be the primary topic of discussion, with the issue at hand now being how the Rays can best deal with the suspensions handed down yesterday by Major League Baseball. But first, Rays Manager Joe Maddon said he was unhappy with what he perceived as the unfair nature of the ...
What news of broken (and/or violent) Red Sox?Roto Arcade
We need to tie up a few threads that were left dangling in last night's Closing Time . First of all, the suspensions. This is just in from the Boston Globe : Three Red Sox players have been suspended by Major League Baseball for their roles in last night's brawl against the Tampa Bay Rays . Coco Crisp has been suspended for 7 games, Jon Lester for 5 games, and Sean Casey for 3 games. No ...
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TBO.com is reporting the following suspensions have been handed out after last night’s brawl in Boston. Rays James Shields 6 Games Edwin Jackson 5 Games Jonny Gomes 5 Games Carl Crawford 4 Games Aki Iwamura 3 Games Red Sox Coco Crisp 7 Games Jon Lester 5 Games Sean Casey 3 Games There were also undisclosed amounts of fines handed out, but no word on which ...
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Thursday Night SmackdownRed Sox Nation Daily
The Brawl on the field   The brawl in the dugout                 The Aftermath on Coco's face....   Eastern Division Team W L GB Boston 38 25 - Tampa Bay 35 25 1.5 Toronto 32 30 5.5 New York 30 30 6.5 Baltimore 29 30 7 ...
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Fricking awesome. First of all, Rick Sutcliffe not only called it, he demanded it. which you can watch here . This bench-clearing brawl was BY FAR the most awesome baseball-related fight that didn't involve a bat and wasn't on Youtube I have ever seen. In my life. James Shields throws the haymaker and MISSES?! That's just unfortunate. And while Coco Crisp got a couple good punches in ...
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BOSTON -- It will be little noted, or long remembered -- not with another brawl between the teams (you can read about it and see what happened ), another mini-brawl just among the Sox , a wrist injury to Jacoby Ellsbury and a potential hamstring injury to Manny Ramirez (which may result in Brandon Moss coming back to Boston ) -- but the Red Sox completed a three-game sweep of the Rays with a ...
Let's Play The Feud: Red Sox-Rays EditionAwfulAnnouncing
Everyone knew it was coming and about 15 minutes ago the Rays and Sox threw down in a pretty good Baseball Brawl. Enjoy! Sorry for the quality, but you get the idea. Great fight and if Shields had landed that haymaker Crisp would have been done. I give it a 7 out of 10 on the Basebrawl scale. Good times. It's still the dumbest thing in the world to take on a whole infield before your ...
Eight players suspended after bench-clearing brawlBoston.com -- Baseball News
Major League Baseball suspended eight players from the Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays on Friday for their part in an ugly dugout-clearing brawl at Fenway Park.
MLB suspends Crisp, Shields, 6 others for brawlBoston.com -- Baseball News
A day after the Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays tangled, Major League Baseball struck back: Eight suspensions totaling 38 games.
Eight suspended for Rays-Red Sox brawlLatest Sporting News Articles for MLB
NEW YORK (AP) -- Boston outfielder Coco Crisp, Tampa Bay pitcher James Shields and six other players...
8 suspended for Rays-Red Sox brawlThe Seattle Times: Sports
Boston outfielder Coco Crisp, Tampa Bay pitcher James Shields and six other players were suspended Friday following a pair of altercations at Fenway Park.
Benches clear after plunking and Red Sox top RaysBoston.com -- Baseball News
Manny Ramirez homered, drove in five runs and got into a shouting match with a teammate as Boston beat Tampa Bay 7-1 Thursday night in a game that included a bench-clearing brawl between the Red Sox and Rays.
Brawl and ejections mar Red Sox-Rays gameBoston.com -- Baseball News
Coco Crisp and James Shield were ejected from Thursday's Boston-Tampa Bay game after sparking a bench-clearing brawl at Fenway Park.
Brawl and ejections mar Red Sox-Rays gameBoston.com -- Baseball News
Coco Crisp and James Shield were ejected from Thursday's Boston-Tampa Bay game after sparking a bench-clearing brawl at Fenway Park.
SOX, RAYS HIT HARD FOR BRAWLNY Post: Sports
A day after the Red Sox and Rays tangled, Major League Baseball struck back: Eight suspensions totaling 38 games. Boston outfielder Coco Crisp and Tampa Bay pitcher James Shields were the hardest hit yesterday, the result of their fight that turned...
AL | Eight Red Sox, Rays players get suspendedThe Seattle Times: Sports
Boston outfielder Coco Crisp, Tampa Bay pitcher James Shields and six other players were suspended Friday, a day after their wild brawl...
8 suspended for Rays-Red Sox brawl (AP)Yahoo! Sports - MLB News
Boston outfielder Coco Crisp, Tampa Bay pitcher James Shields and six other players were suspended Friday following a pair of altercations at Fenway Park. Three Red Sox were suspended: Crisp for seven games, pitcher Jon Lester for five games and first ...
Benches clear at Rays-Sox game after hit batsmanThe Seattle Times: Sports
Boston center fielder Coco Crisp was hit on the right hip by Tampa Bay right-hander James Shields, prompting a benches-clearing brawl in the second inning of their game Thursday night.
Benches clear at Rays-Sox game after hit batsmanBoston.com -- Baseball News
Boston center fielder Coco Crisp was hit on the right hip by Tampa Bay right-hander James Shields, prompting a benches-clearing brawl in the second inning of their game Thursday night.
After Playing Dirty, a Laundry List of SuspensionsNYT > Baseball
The commissioner’s office suspended eight players for a combined 38 games Friday, the fallout from a brawl between the Red Sox and the Rays the night before. >
MANNY YELLS AT YOUKILISNY Post: Sports
BOSTON - Manny Ramirez homered, drove in five runs and got into a shouting match with teammate Kevin Youkilis as the Red Sox beat Tampa Bay 7-1 last night in a game that included a bench-clearing brawl. TV cameras showed Ramirez and Youkilis being...
Ramirez argues with teammate, BoSox win (AP)Yahoo! Sports - MLB News
Manny Ramirez homered, drove in five runs and got into a shouting match with a teammate as Boston beat Tampa Bay 7-1 Thursday night in a game that included a bench-clearing brawl between the Red Sox and Rays. TV cameras showed Ramirez and Kevin ...
Total of 8 Red Sox and Rays suspended for brawlESPN.com - MLB
A total of eight members of the Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays were suspended for their roles in a benches-clearing fight between the teams on Wednesday,
Eight suspended for Rays-Red Sox brawlFOXSports.com News for MLB
Boston outfielder Coco Crisp, Tampa Bay pitcher James Shields and six other players were suspended Friday following a pair of altercations at Fenway Park. Three Red Sox were suspended: Crisp for seven games, pitcher Jon Lester for five games and ...
MLB suspends Crisp, Shields, 6 others for brawlBoston.com -- Baseball News
Boston outfielder Coco Crisp, Tampa Bay pitcher James Shields and six other players were suspended Friday following a pair of altercations at Fenway Park.
MLB Roundup: Brawl with Rays mars Sox sweepNYDailyNews.com - Baseball
Manny Ramirez homered and drove in five runs in the Boston Red Sox's 7-1 win over the Tampa Bay Rays Thursday night, but also got into a shouting match with a teammate in a wild game at Fenway Park that also included a bench-clearing brawl.  ...
Red Sox, Tampa brawl in 2nd inning; Ellsbury x-rays negativeRed Sox & MLB - BostonHerald.com
Herald Red Sox writer Rob Bradford reports from the game: In case you weren't watching, the Red Sox and Devil Rays had another bench-clearing brawl....