Two great things to read today.
Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic presents an oral history of the Jason Varitek-Alex Rodriguez fight, a few days before its 15th anniversary.
It was July 24, 2004, and the Red Sox beat the Yankees, 11-10, in one of the best regular-season games ever played at Fenway Park. The drama unfolded in a Shakespearean manner beginning with a bizarre rain delay laced with gamesmanship and unraveling with a wild third-inning brawl before a comeback capped by an inexplicable walk-off home run against a Hall of Fame closer. ...
Mueller: I don't think he'd ever charge Roger Clemens or somebody significant on the mound.