June is busting out all over

Posted by Ted McEnroe June 6, 2008 at 10:34 am

I hate when there’s nothing to talk about.

The last evening in Boston may go down as one of the most exciting in city sports history - in that weird, can-you-believe-what-just-happened kind of way. It’s as though the Celtics and Red Sox are actively vying for attention, each trying to outdo the other.

At the Garden, you had the old rivalry: Celtics-Lakers. At Fenway, a new rivalry: Sox-Rays. What it lacked in big names last night (Shields, Gomes and Crisp sounds more like a low-end law firm), it made up for intensity.

In both places, you had a scary injury moment: Ellsbury with a bad thumb after a diving grab at Fenway, and Pierce - well, we know about Pierce.

And in both, there’s that little bit of intrigue. What the hell were Manny and Youk jawing about? And what if (as some national folks are floating out there) Paul Pierce was putting on some kind of a show for the crowd, and for his teammates? I don’t buy the latter idea for a second. But it does give each team a little something to get the talk show circuits heating up today.

Today maybe we’ll get some more info on Pierce’s knee, Jacoby’s thumb, and Manny, Coco and Youk’s respective heads.

Should be a fun one.