No matter the time of year or the city the games are played in, Red Sox-Yankees is great theater.
And if life too often imitates art, I'm left wondering who did a better impression of movie characters Friday night in Fenway.
Bobby Abreu pulled a Lupus from "Bad News Bears" by not catching that "home run" by J.D. Drew.
Shortly after that, Jason Varitek threw his hat in the acting ring with his Crash Davis impersonation from "Bull Durham." Varitek called a for a fastball three times in a row and Clay Buchholz shook him off each time. Varitek gave up and let the rookie pitcher throw his 12-6 deuce and A-Rod smoked it to left for a single.
Varitek then stared down Buchholz with a "You better listen to me next time, Meat" look. Any chance he went all out with the Crash Davis impersonation and told A-Rod what was coming.
- La Monica