Texas Gal (sole proprietor of OUT IN CENTER FIELD) and her crack team of commenters have recorded the single most important team-building exercise to occur on the field all season. During batting practice at Comerica Park last week, Boston Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon took the time as a team leader to teach his fellow pitcher, Hideki Okajima, some of the finer points of the game (ironic it wasn’t Dice-K, eh?).

No, not baseball… craps.

If you head to OUT IN CENTER FIELD, you can see video of the event as well. We recommend it if only for how seriously Okajima is taking the lesson.

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The Yankees-Red Sox rivalry is just as violent & ridiculous as ever. It’s sad enough that the bad blood has lead to vehicular manslaughter. But how about a Yanks fan punching a Sox fan, suing said Sox fan - and winning?

The SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE jabs up the news of Mario Melendez, a Bronx Bomber supporter who successfully sued Boston backer David Sanborn after the two engaged in a quick brawl at a SoCal bar. Read more…

SbB’s back from the Virgin Islands to the not-so-virgin South Beach.

• Randy Moss has his own dirty Derby with Miss Kentucky USA.

• Meanwhile, Mike Tirico gets the runaround from a PETA spokesperson when trying to ask a question about the Eight Belles tragedy.

• But the fallen filly is getting her revenge, thanks to this heavy horse in England.

• A Chicago columnist blows up over blow-up dolls in the White Sox clubhouse.

• That writer needs to relax. May this baby buy you a beer?

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Neil Diamond is set to rock Yawkey Way, as the “Sweet Caroline” crooner will be belting out the Red Sox’s signature song & many other classics on August 23 at Fenway Park.

But after that, not much else musically is on tap for the ol’ ballpark.

The BOSTON HERALD’s INSIDE TRACK reports that Red Sox management is having trouble landing another big-name act to entertain the fans at Fenway this season. Read more…

The New Hampshire driver who ran over & killed a Red Sox fan is being held without bail. The NASHUA TELEGRAPH reports that Ivonne Hernandez will remain in jail while facing charges of second-degree murder in the death of Matthew Beaudoin.

Hernandez, a self-proclaimed Yankees fan, drove her car through a group of Sox fans after an argument in a local bar. But, according to prosecutor Susan Morrell, Hernandez had an explanation for her vehicular assault:

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Yeah, the New York-Boston rivalry can be a fierce one at times, but in the case of Matthew Beaudoin, the bad blood went too far.

The NASHUA (NH) TELEGRAPH reports that 43-year-old Ivonne Hernandez has been charged with 2nd-degree murder for running over the 29-year-old Beaudoin, who died from his injuries.

And it was all because of a Yankees-Red Sox spat. Read more…

Jacoby Ellsbury has signed on to promote yet another vitamin drink. Normally, we’d agree with you that this is a non-starter, but we’ve been monitoring the Red Sox situation closely over the last few months and we believe this is the final piece to the puzzle that Theo Epstein has been constructing for years. Bear with us as we explain.

The mad Dr. Epstein (pronounced ‘ep-SCHTEEN’ when he’s in the lab, thank you very much) has been constructing the world’s most perfect man in the bowels of Fenway Park. He plans to use his creation to first rule the American League and eventually the entire world. Yes, it’s true. We were as shocked as you are when we finally figured it out.

This Übermensch has the strength of David Ortíz, the brain of its creator, the speed of Coco Crisp (and now you know why he hasn’t been traded yet), the charisma and leadership of Jason Varitek, the flexibility and dancing of Dustin Pedroia (not to mention his grit), the playfulness of Manny Ramírez, and now the vitamin-induced stamina of Jacoby Ellsbury.

Through great personal risk, we have obtained grainy video of this beast-man possessing all these traits meant to make the Ladies… weak in the knees and the men quake in his presence. Brace yourself…

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