Roid Rage starting early this year

[Markeymark]

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/baseball/mlb/specials/spring_training/2006/03/28/exhibition.roundup.monday.ap/index.html?cnn=yes

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) -- The Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Devil Rays got into another fight -- this time in a game that didn't even count.

One week before Opening Day, excitable reliever Julian Tavarez punched Tampa Bay outfielder Joey Gathright lightly in the jaw Monday after a play at the plate. Players ran in from the benches and bullpens, clutching opponents and trying to keep their teammates from going after the other side.

No injuries were reported.

The action came one day after Boston almost got into a dustup with Philadelphia. That trouble started when Red Sox pitcher Josh Beckett yelled at Phillies slugger Ryan Howard when the right-hander thought the first baseman took too long to watch what he might have thought was a homer but ended up being a long flyout.

[Velcro]

this is the gayest punch I have ever seen...

total sucker punch

[Velcro]

I didn't see the "spiking" incident that started the whole thing.  Tavares will probably get a HUGE suspension and fine.

[Velcro]

Tavares speaks:

http://www.boston.com/images/sports/redsox/2006/julian_tavarez_speaks.mp3

[Brad]

Tavarez is a nut job on the scale of...well, beyond the biggest nut jobs we have on this site.  

[Triple B]

I didn't see the "spiking" incident that started the whole thing.  Tavares will probably get a HUGE suspension and fine.

The spiking incident that started it is the last pic ..... Marcus Vick revisited.

I wish Crawford would have had a little more play time with him .....

[mulheap]

"Yeah, it just kind of glazed," "He hits like a woman."

- Joey Gathright on Tavares "punch"

This just in:  Gathright is a black belt in Tae Kwon Do

http://tampabay.devilrays.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060328&content_id=1365242&vkey=spt2006news&fext=.jsp&c_id=tb

[Velcro]

I've seen women hit better than that...  that is pathetic.

[Markeymark]

How can the average fan relate to these ass-clowns. If you tried any of these stunts at your job, you would more than likely be immediately fired and escorted off the premesis.

Most of the news in baseball these days revolves around legal actions and contract disputes. The actual game has been rendered nearly irrelevant.

[JGBASEBALL92-94]

Normal jobs are a little different than sports jobs. Fights happen in all sports. Sounds like Joey would have kicked the crap out of him. I say let everybody take roids and be on an even playing field.