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About that dugout spat between Beltre and Martinez… 06.05.10 at 7:34 pm ET
By Alex Speier

BALTIMORE — Those watching the Red Sox pound the Orioles on Friday night might have noticed a somewhat odd development in the Red Sox dugout in the top of the fifth inning. Adrian Beltre, after clobbering a homer, entered the dugout in jovial spirits but then suddenly appeared to take a swipe at teammate Victor Martinez. (For the video, click here.)

In fact, that is precisely what happened. And the Sox third baseman did not rule out the possibility that fisticuffs could again prevail between him and Martinez, even though the two get along famously.

So what spawned the incident, and why might there be a repeat of it?

“I don’t like anybody to touch my head, and he knows it. He does it on purpose,” said Beltre. “So I’m not responsible for everything that happens after that.”

Beltre sighed that his punch — which was followed by giggles from both players — likely would not prevent Martinez from repeating his act of insolence. And if that happens, Beltre said, the consequences will be severe. Even though Martinez has the benefit of wearing his catching gear, Beltre vowed that he would not fail to punish the catcher should there be another touch of the head.

“I know where to get him. He’s got a bad toe,” Beltre laughed. “[Revenge will happen] off the dugout, probably, where nobody can see.”

Beltre said that he was unfamiliar with the Thai belief that the head, as the highest part of the body, houses the soul and thus should not be touched. But he embraced the notion.

“Maybe I’m part-Thai,” he said.

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  • Jake

    Beltre is insane.

  • bosoxyaz8

    im not down with this.

  • bosoxyaz8

    joe nelson blows get rid of his pathetic garbage.

  • BenInL.A.

    hey, he’s hitting like crazy, so i’m down.

  • Mal Tempo

    Boston, we have a problem.

  • eapthorp

    I just gotta say: Adrian’s one dangerous weapon. First he takes out Ells, then Hermida, and now. . . Victor’s woeful toe is on notice! Man’s a wrecking crew. We should point him at the opposing dugout sometime and see how many of their guys he can knock onto the DL just by walking determinedly in their direction.

  • Bob S.

    As far as Beltre being a weapon….CALM DOWN!!! The man is doing his job trying to catch a pop up. These outfielders need to yell louder to clear him off. If Hermida stays on his feet this collision does not happen. Remember it was Hermida who took out Beltre. Now as far as the dugout dust up…Victor should respect Beltre’s reguest not to touch his head. Hey haven’t any of you had someone who did things to piss you off & given fair warning that if the episodes continued…retribution would be forthcoming? I’ll reiterate…CALM DOWN!!!!

  • maureen

    agreed, Beltre is a wrecking crew … wrecking our guys! No good …

  • http://lorettafeeney.com loretta

    Beltre has already taken out two outfielders.

  • katidyd

    never liked him and never will!

  • Rollo

    PSYYCCHHOOOO !!!

  • Matt

    Bob S. Did you not catch the sarcasm in the previous post? You need to calm down yourself you jackass

  • Scott Remy

    I agree with Bob S. Boston fans whine way too much. Beltre is a major player on the Sox squad right now. Charging outfielders are responsible for calling off other players on a fly ball, especially when those balls are closer to 3rd than the left field area. Both times Beltre is undercut and had a good play on the ball. Ellsbury is a little aggressive at being the one to make the play, which is a good quality, but it has not been uncommon for Ells to range far into right or left to make a corner fielders play when he was playing centerfield.

    That said, if he or Hermida are going into foul territory, they must know someone else is also going for it and they need to yell that they have the ball. I doubt Beltre would have ignored an outfielders call and he was upended on both collisions. I love Beltre’s abilities at 3rd and the people who insulted him ignorantly should just watch the games and keep your immature opinions to yourself.

  • Gigi

    I was out in LA and the word there was that the Angels want to make a deal with the Sox for Lowell to fill in their first base slot with Kendrick out for most of the year. Anyone hearing about that?

  • theo’s mom

    2 F*CKIN IDIOTS!!!

  • theo’s mom

    AND MY SON IS A DOUCHE!!!!

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