Well, yeah there is always the possibility of embellishment of the account to make AJ look bad. As it stands though, the story works as evidence of his dickery.

Ian Kinsler put all his rage mojo into a pack of baseballs lying around in the clubhouse before he left. Now we know what happened to one of them. The rest must be quickly found before a flyball incinerates Arlington.

Ahhh I take it you're a Miami fan and you like your juice.

Fuckin' buuurrrnnn...Cleveland needs some soothing aloe, cucumber and sea weed body wrap after that! Followed by a nourishing course of wheatgrass juice.

I'm serious! That lady fucking loves her juice bar, man. She's not gonna just uproot it.

Ahhhhh....I'mma go for this. Shut the fuck up, Barry! V.I.Lenin! Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov!

Come on, man. He's not going to Cleveland. His wife owns that juice bar in Miami. You think she's just gonna sell that thing and open another one up in Cleveland? You know how annoying it is to get a zoning permit and pass inspection from the health department? She's not gonna go through all that all over again.

Well, alright, man. Good for you for not being a needy person. That's some pretty cool shit.

Hey that's a good point. Lol @ "trader". But how come Ellsbury didn't get completely shat on? There was some anger but it was also tinged with humor about the Yankees thing. He wasn't a lightning rod type person. Also I believe he took out some ad in a paper thanking the fans and what not.

A team can win with self sufficient professionals.

Man, if your co-worker was feeling like shit about something he screwed up, and you knew him for a few months, are you seriously gonna just stare at your phone while he's all devastated and what not? You'd at least give him a 'Sorry, dude, that sucks' and maybe even leave to give the guy some privacy.

Wow, dude, this is an awesome reply. Thank you!

Yup. Agree for the most part but again, completely neglecting your team mate when he feels like shit about his performance is just not a good move professionally or personally. It's not about talking really, though I agree that the Red Sox culture is all about talking and sharing and caring and what not. This…

It's not like the pitcher had a breakdown on the field, man. And a clubhouse is not an office. If a guy feels weepy after performing like shit, he's not of bounds to expect a pat on the back from his own team mates. It's good for morale, at the very least.

Well to be fair, Boston does have a nice thing from last year.

Yeah that part got me too. An emotional wreck? Which pitcher was this?

Partially agree but iggying your team mate when he "gives off the appearance of being an emotional wreck just a few feet away" is not being 'introverted'. It's being a dick.

It seems like no one can leave this team without getting dumped on after they're gone—not even if they, unlike Pierzynski, left on pretty good terms.

This is a great point. How do you find that sweet spot of an optimal amount of content that doesn't drain the well but also keeps the reader satisfied?

Even pigeons underrate Ben Zobrist.