Kevin Out

(AP)

Youkilis Shipped Off to Chicago for a Bag of Balls

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Boston 8, Atlanta 4 | Morales, Middlebrooks Power Red Sox
Boston 9, Atlanta 4 | Home Cookin', Ross Rockin', Youk Leavin'

"We have so much respect for Kevin, he has played his heart out every game he has been in a Red Sox uniform. So we wanted to see him find an opportunity and just the reality was that Will Middlebrooks deserves to play and Bobby's got to put Will in the lineup." -- Ben Cherington on moving the big lummox on WEEI

"I liked yelling �Youk,� I�ll definitely miss that.� -- Alissa Martins, savvy Red Sox fan

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... [crickets] ...           ... [crickets] ...
." -- Youkilis to Boston media after his final day in a Red Sox uniform at Fenway...

Thanks for Doing Everything

(Globe and wire photos)

Youk Gave It His All, All the Time

But Back in the Day ...

Youk Wanted Us to Be Fanboys Through Thick and Thin Skin

Youkilis whining on Sept. 6, 2006: "The way [fans] treat some people is just wrong. If you're going to be a loyal fan, be a loyal fan through thick and thin. There are some great fans out there, but there are some fans that I really, honestly believe, they listen to WEEI and that's their final opinion. I honestly think WEEI is what some people believe is what their [own] opinions are. Being a true fan is sticking by your [players] when they're struggling, not booing him when he's coming into a 2-2 game in the eighth inning... He [Julian Tavarez] had no reason to tip his hat to them, they've treated him bad all year. I was watching him every step and was saying to Mark [Loretta], 'Please do not tip your cap.' That's how I felt, for him. I was mad for him, because if he tips his cap here, he's giving in. And that's what the fans do, they give in... I'd rather have no one at the field than people booing me all day... Of course, fans' booing means they care, which is certainly better than apathy, right? Do they really care? They care about the team, but when they boo a specific individual, do they really care about that person? No. If you boo somebody, it's like you despise them."

Oh, Brother ...

Love that #teamyouk may be changing sox real soon. #Chicago is better town anyways!

— Scott Youkilis (@chefyouk) June 23, 2012

It's 'Anyway' Not 'Anyways' Scott