It’s kind of weird how the NBC commenters tend to demand that baseball players be less pampered, have lower wages, and have larger…err…let’s say stones.  “How dare Brian Bruney apologize?! Never back down from what you’ve said in the past! Never!”  Yeah.

YES was running the video of the Bruney/K-Rod pre-game altercation, and it was pretty darn grand. Little Rodriguez is standing there jawing and jawing at Bruney (who is a pretty large man) and Bruney is kind placidly standing there and taking it all. Then Jose Veras, an even larger man, steps between them, and little K-Rod keeps yipping away. Turns out it’s Mike Pelfrey who finally manages to pull Rodriguez away. If K-Rod has never heard of Brian Bruney, well then he’s definitely never heard of Mike Pelfrey, so why is he letting him drag him away from a fight?

Agreed, Lar. It’s just that someone mentioned that the Giants lead the Wild Card race in the ATH thread this morning, so it was on my mind.

Just so long as she doesn’t come home with two black eyes and a t-shirt that reads “you should see the other kid.”

Craig - While I understand your desire to see Smoltz face his old team my sense is it would be much more bittersweet than you antipate and your split loyaties will be make the game less than enjoyable. 

However imagine the enjoyment of watching a match-up of DiceK v. Jeff Francouer - who wins that battle?  The pitcher that runs up pitch counts like the national debt or the hitter who think he should swing at every pitch, even the ones headed for the dirt.  The thought of four ‘epic battles’ of opposites would be worth the price of admission (even Fenway prices).