Yahoo! Sports – MLB – Red Sox 8, Yankees 5:
““We have to give Sheffield a lot of credit,” Damon said, “for him to restrain himself the way he did.””
I’ve complained plenty about the way baseball-fan altercations are reported, but this AP story carried on Yahoo finds a proper balance. Hmm, maybe that’s because I don’t think fans should ever punch players, and players should not ever punch fans.
In this case, Gary Sheffield wins. Big time. And Johnny Damon recognizing that is a sign of how big this problem is.