Word: everetts
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...beginning of the year, Carl Everett was tearing up opposing pitchers. He was considered a viable Most Valuable Player candidate. People wondered how General Manager Dan Duquette could possibly have acquired him so cheaply from the Houston Astros. They soon found out--Everett was suspended for 10 games when he threw a tantrum after an umpire asked that he stand inside the batters...
Things have gone downhill from there. Everett, who routinely arrived at the ballpark after the prescribed time, got into a profane shouting match with his manager, Jimy Williams, after he returned from his suspension. The rift erupted again recently when Everett, nursing an injury, arrived late for a doubleheader. He was enraged to see that he was slated to start the game. Swearing loudly in the clubhouse, he nearly got into a fistfight with Darren Lewis, who started in his place. Williams expressed surprise and confusion that Everett had not contacted him about being late...
Like the rest of the Red Sox team, we have nothing but the utmost respect for Williams. His no-nonsense attitude towards Everett's inappropriate behavior is an example of the correct belief that star players shouldn't receive any special treatment. In this light, it is unfortunate that Duquette choose to publically undercut William's judgement. In a sickeningly show of support for Everett at the expense of his manager, Duquette said "the bottom line is how you perform on the field." Duquette dismissed the rest as auxiliary issues...
Derek Lowe characterized the Red Sox as one "big dysfunctional family." After witnessing the Everett saga, he never seemed more right. This season has not been pretty--from starting pitchers' anger about being pulled early by Williams to the abrupt departures of Mike Stanley and Jeff Frye. But Duquette reached a new low by publicly backing one of his players over his manager...
...characters suddenly forget they're in a drama and start singing along to the Aimee Mann soundtrack. In "Beautiful Girls," Timothy Hutton leads his pals in a rendition of "Sweet Caroline." And in "My Best Friend's Wedding" - and this scene is a classic of the genre - Rupert Everett spurs a roomful of folks to sing "I Say a Little Prayer." In the forthcoming "Remember the Titans?" starring Denzel Washington as a football coach, a locker room of white and black kids join together in a rendition of "Ain't No Mountain High Enough." Denzel, Oscar-winning smart-guy actor...