Sock Gate!!!
I know we don't normally delve into the ongoing soap opera that is the Boston Red Sox - there are plenty of other outlets where you can get your Sawx fix, trust us - but I just couldn't resist posting the link to this article from the Boston Globe.
Yes folks, three years after the fact, we're still debating whether Curt Schilling's ankle sock was bloody, or just "painted."
Frankly, I could care less. What's fascinating is that Gary Thorne, a very respected announcer, had so much confidence in his statement and flatly said it came from Boston catcher Doug Mirabelli. Then Mirabelli had an almost violent reaction to Thorne's comments. It's hard to find a middle ground here and assume there was just some miscommunication or that Mirabelli was just pulling Thorne's leg. If that were the case, wouldn't Mirabelli have said that? Instead, he quickly called Thorne a liar.
Pretty clearly, someone's not telling the truth here. And that's actually more interesting than the stupid sock.
As for me, I'm just bitter the Braves blew a 3-0 lead last night. Maybe O'Brien was right to be so pessimistic. Freakin' Marlins.