Jason Varitek, Scum of the Turf
Jason Varitek of the Red Sox seems to have a passion for throwing dirty punches at players on the Yankees; just take a look at
this photo. (Scroll down a bit to see it.) Last year he did it to Alex Rodriguez, only he hedged his bets by keeping his catcher's gear on and using his glove as a weapon. Now he's charging into home plate, with no slide, both fists extended.
Huh.
In 30 years of watching baseball, I don't think I've ever before seen a baseball player come into home double-punching. Not even Pete Rose would do that, and he was a dirty player. Jason Varitek, you are human scum.
In any event, Yankee catcher Jorge Posada held on to the ball, Varitek was out, and the Yankees won, 8-4. Let's hope the good guys can do it again today, when Shawn Chacon pitches against Curt Schilling, who is also a singularly unpleasant human being. I'll be at the Stadium, cheering for the men in pinstripes. It's like rooting for the U.S. against Osama bin Laden.
Who, come to think of it, several members of the Red Sox kind of look like....
