“At least A-Rod could reaonsably claim that he was getting up from his slide.”

Reasonable? Only if you don’t have eyes, or throw out common sense. He popped up at a different angle and threw an elbow. He even apologized to pedroia. Honestly, if you want to say anything goes fine. Part of the play though, that’s comical.

“Lowell visibly pushed him.”

Yep, and visably pushed his shoulder into him. Why would he hide it? Completely legal play. He was in the baseline.

“And no one has gotten a concussion from one of A-Rod’s “dirty” plays.”

For a second I didn’t even know what you meant. If you’re talking about the play at first, calling lowell dirty, that’s an idiotic comment. If you think lowell meant to do that you really need help.

Steve, you’re spending too much time worrying about these things. Too much time.

No one “loves” A-Rod’s elbow. It happened, and it didn’t really affect anything. And it was a baseball play. Lowell’s shoulder shove into Cano was fine–it was the push afterwards that I had a problem with. And it was also the fact that he was already tagged out. At least A-Rod could reaonsably claim that he was getting up from his slide. Lowell visibly pushed him. And no one has gotten a concussion from one of A-Rod’s “dirty” plays.

“Typical RSN-think.”

Kind of like loving arods elbow but calling lowell’s play dirty? I got ya Johnny.

Youk = O’Neill?

Maybe I haven’t seen Youk play enough, but I don’t see it.

Typical RSN-think. They’re nothing if not ridiculously inconsistent. To paraphrase the great philosopher Luis Polonia: Red Sox Nation only wants to do one thing…and they don’t know what it is.