Monday, February 27, 2012

Playing For Bobby Valentine

Doesn't sound like fun:
 The Boston Red Sox have banned beer in the clubhouse, manager Bobby Valentine announced Saturday afternoon. Beer consumption also will be cut off on the last leg of road trips, he said.
Valentine said he informed the team of the change Saturday morning during a meeting of the full squad, with the Red Sox owners and the baseball operations staff in attendance.
"It's just what I've always done, except in Texas, I guess," Valentine said in explaining the decision. "I'm comfortable with it that way."
The ban applies to all alcoholic beverages, the Red Sox confirmed.
Clubhouse beer consumption by starting pitchers during games in which they weren't appearing became a lightning rod of controversy after last season.
Red Sox starters Josh Beckett and Jon Lester met separately with reporters last weekend, expressing varying degrees of responsibility for the team's collapse last September, but agreeing that the fans' anger was understandable.
Valentine, when asked how the change was received Saturday, said: "You mean standing ovation or booing? I didn't get either of those. Probably fell somewhere in between a standing O and a standing boo."
I don't get it.  Adults should be able to manage drinking a beer after a game.  Especially considering the game gets over at 10:30 at night.  When's somebody supposed to relax and have a beer?

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