Rock 'Em Sock 'Em
Red Sox Roll

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The Sox and Rays Go At It, Again
Coco Charges the Mound After Shields Goes Thigh Hunting

"I charged the mound. I feigned it like I was going to go to first base, just to get Navarro off me a little bit, and just charged the mound,� Crisp said. �He tried to hit me with a haymaker. He missed. I threw a punch. I pretty much missed. And the rest, went down to the ground� like the scratches on my face were people trying to scratch like we were playing football or something, like little girls, trying to scratch out my eyes. I move one hand down, scratch me right here [points to scratch to the right of his nose]. �

�After that, people were trying to pull my hair like little girls. Instead of throwing some real punches or something like that..." -- 6.5.08, Coco Crisp, to reporters after the brawl game

HOT COCO

(BDD Photo Illustration / Richard Goldrich)

Surviving Grady: Check Out the Brawl and Dust-up Video Here

FIGHT CLUB

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That's Just Manny Being Bananas
Youk and Ram Have Words in the Dugout
Manny Throws a Backhand Swipe, Then Shoves Youk Down ...
But Should ManRam Have Been Shoving Gomes Earlier?
Is Manny Just a Lover, Not a Fighter?

You Gotta Keep 'Em Separated

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"I think they were just exchanging some views on things. It was kind of a hectic night. Sometimes those things happen. It wasn't really a big deal; it won't be a big deal." -- 6.5.08, Tito Being Tito, trying to downplay the Manny-Youk altercation

Gomes, Sweet Gomes ...

(Boston Globe Staff Photo / John Bohn)

Chickens Will Come Gomes to Roost
For You Too, Carl Crawford

Thursday Night Box: Boston 7, Tampa Bay 1
Oh, And the Sox Swept the Rays
Oh, And Manny Also Drove in 5 Runs Besides the Run-in
Oh, and He Might Be Hurting, Too
Oh, and Ellsbury Sprained His Wrist

"You have to ask them [Manny and Youkilis about the altercation]. I was eating next to Youkilis and said I don't want to know. I saw Manny. He was speaking in Spanish." -- 6.5.08, the new talkin', fightin' Coco Crisp... so much more fun than the surly, silent Crisp of the last two years

Oh, And the Celtics Had a Game Tonight ...
And DOWN GOES PIERCE ...

(Boston Globe Staff Photo / Jim Davis)

Watchoo Talkin' 'Bout, Willis?
He Shall Return

(Getty Images Photo / Kevin C. Cox)

Pierce Comes Back to Lead Celtics Past Lakers 98-88
in Game 1 of the NBA Finals in Boston

"When I got in the back I could put some weight on it, I knew I needed to be out there for my team." -- 6.5.08, Paul Pierce... becoming a legend in Boston before our eyes