Fracas At Fenway

Yesterday’s key playoff matchup featuring pitching aces Pedro Martinez and Roger Clemens between the Boston Red Sox and the NY Yankees turned much uglier than expected. Both pitchers threw intentionally well inside at the opposing batter, resulting in two skirmishes on the field of play, and the septuaginarian coach for the Yankees, Don Zimmer, being knocked down after he charged Martinez. To top that all off, two Yankees players may end up being charged with assault and battery after they tangled with an overexuberant groundskeeper in the Yankees bullpen. Not a good showing for either team—one wonders how they’ll make it through the rest of the series intact. The Red Sox lost 4-3, putting them much in the hole.

Down south, the Chicago Cubs seem well on their way to the World Series, beating the Florida Marlins at home 8-3 and now being within one game of the playoff series win.

I’m off on a two-day trip to Baltimore to meet with some frighteningly bright computer scientists. This will play havoc with following the playoffs, alas.