Defending his turf, Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon said last month: Have you ever gone to watch a movie and thought, Man, this movie is so good, I wish it would have never ended. Thats like a Red Sox-Yankees game. Why would you want it to end? . . . If you dont want to be there, dont be there. Go home.
Now, Ill give Papelbon the benefit of the doubt here after all, hes a relief pitcher, not a customer relations specialist but I wish hed understand that a really long movie might run 2½ hours, while Red Sox-Yankees games routinely approach 2½ days. I wish hed understand theres a difference between sitting in a movie theater and sitting in 42-degree weather.
Most of all, I wish hed just wind up and deliver. Papelbon once had a ball called on him because he took too long to pitch. He wanders around the mound so much, I half-expect him to build a gazebo out there
Time afer time, Yankees-Red Sox games drag on: Norman Chad | cleveland.com