Jonathan Papelbon: Steinbrenner, Pencil-Pushing, and Dancing
March 4, 2008 by Jodie Lynn Boduch
Filed under Baseball, Sports Rumors
We’ve been so caught up in the goings-on of the NFL (not to mention Jessica Simpson and Tony Romo) that we almost forgot one last tidbit to the Hank Steinbrenner–Red Sox Nation “controversy.”
Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon, always good for a quote (or a dance move; see below) offered his two cents on Hank Steinbrenner’s trash-talking, per ESPN:
“ I don’t know if he’s trying to stir things up or not,” Boston’s closer told the Hartford Courant. “I sure as hell don’t care, because he sure as hell hasn’t stepped foot on a baseball field. He needs to just stick to pencil-pushing, I guess.”
(If we weren’t die-hard Sox fans, we might make a big fuss about Boston’s principal owner John Henry being more pencil-pusher than athlete. Instead, we’re just kind of whispering it to you, like this).
Oh, and if somehow you feel compelled to see Papelbon and some of his teammates trip the light fantastic, you can see the dance party (and alarming fashion choices) here.
