According to Stephen King, Bronson Arroyo, who led the AL with hit batters in 2004, hit A Rod unintentionally. A Rod then started to advance toward the mound. A catcher has to get between the batter and the pitcher at that point. Varitek is supposed to have said "Shut up and take you f******* base." That is when A Rod pushed Varitek, Varitek grabbed A Rod, the benches cleared, Gabe Kapler, who is a body builder, grabbed someone Sheffield maybe. That incident is widely credited with turning around the Red Sox season. They had played .500 ball from mid-May until that date and played over .600 the rest of the year.
2006-07-06 18:51:56
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answer #1
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answered by mattapan26 7
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There was a simple scuffle but nothing more. The most that it had escilated was that Arod attempted to put Varitek in a headlock, and Varitek put his arms between ARod and picked him up off the ground. By that time, everyone was in the middle of it, and nothing of great interest happened after that.
Also...Varitek was not a pussy for keeping his mask on. It was and act of passion. He didn't think about it. It was all reaction.
2006-07-06 14:58:03
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answered by ? 2
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Yeah, he fought back but since he's a smart guy, he never really put much into it. It's very unsportsman-like, ya know? And A-Rod's classy so I'm sure he just wanted to go a few seconds then get back to the business of baseball. Always thinking, my A-Rod! ; )
2006-07-06 22:20:14
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answered by Mary* 5
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No. Rumor has it that A-Rod got all pissy that he was beaned and Jason said to A-Rod (who was in a slump and hitting like .258 at the time), "what are you talking about? We don't throw at .250 hitters" That is when A-Rod got pissed and pushed Jason. And that is when Jason smacked em in the face......
That is a great story if it is true (I did hear it from two different places).
2006-07-06 16:00:38
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answered by mattlenny 4
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a-rod just ripped variteks mask off, but varitek fought arod hockey style
2006-07-06 14:58:34
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answered by Anonymous
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i hate A-rod as much as anybody, but Varitek was a little girl for leaving his mask on.
2006-07-06 14:55:07
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answered by guerrero_danny 2
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yes you are. bronson aroyo pegged him, varitek defended his pitcher, and then a-rod took an attack at varitek.
2006-07-07 13:03:04
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answered by Smalls 1
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do u think he did uh yea
2006-07-06 15:01:16
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answered by jamesthehotcheeto 3
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of course he didnt.
2006-07-06 15:10:38
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answered by Anonymous
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