Diamond Life: Rally Beers & Popeyes In The Clubhouse

Red Sox pitcher Jon Lester, without a beer and a piece of chicken in his hand

“It was a ninth-inning rally beer,” he said. “We probably ordered chicken from Popeye’s like once a month. That happened. But that’s not the reason we lost.

The quote above comes straight from Red Sox pitcher Jon Lester who was addressing rumors he and other pitchers spent time in the clubhouse drinking while their teammates sat on the bench watching their season go down in flames this September. That’s why we’ve always enjoyed baseball, while slightly giving it a sideways look. What other sport could players post up in the locker room, drink a brew and eat fried chicken while their teammates played out the rest of game. Remember the flack Mark Sanchez got for eating a hotdog on the sideline last year, could you imagine Kobe’s reaction if he heard Shannon Brown was eating take out from Roscoe’s in the locker room while a game was going on? Shit would get real, really fast

The truth is, Boston is still looking for someone to blame for the way the season went even after they fired Terry Francona. Seriously, if management knew of it and did nothing about it, why be mad at the players? Even if it does seem a little awesome and ridiculous at the same time.