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Relax relax, I am just quoting a infamously off-color remark uttered on the public airwaves by former Boston third baseman, and card carrying homophobe, Mr. Shea Hillenbrand shortly before he was shipped out of town by Theo Epstein. See, in addition to being an incredibly non-descript and mediocre baseball player, Shea is a first-class idiot. Now, the reason I am even bringing this up, is that Shea, who is clearly struggling for some attention while wasting away in Toronto, recently ran his yapp in the local press about the behavior of new Red Sox pitcher Josh Beckett, and I thought it was a good time to remind those who may have forgotten, that Shea Hillenbrand is a jackass.

This whole little flare up all started this past week when Shea started to walk to first on a 3-1 strike call. Beckett, didn’t take too kindly to this move, and let Hillenbrand know that this was not something that was appreciated by most pitchers, including himself. Now having seen Beckett pitch a handful of times here this year, there is no doubt that he is one intense motherfucker and has a tendency to let guys know when they cross him. I mean, not hit guys in the head and punch out opposing players intense, but get fired up and fist pump intense. The good kind of intense.

Well, apparently the Mesa Community College alum, took exception to this, and fired back:

“He should be embarrassed of himself to represent the Boston Red Sox and the fans in that fashion. That’s not what the team and the league is made of.

“The way he handled the situation, that’s not right. He doesn’t know. People make mistakes. But I would be embarrassed. And if he was my teammate, he would know about it. If any of my teammates acted like he acted on the field right there, I would let him know about it. Not to take away from the intensity and taking care of business, but you just don’t do that.”

So here we have Shea Hillenbrand spouting off about class and representing your team in the best possible light, high above us all from his perch where only .194 hitters are allowed to preach from. The irony is oh so thick. And while we listen to the great words of Shea Hillenbrand, let’s remember his greatest quote of all. Let’s remember Shea uttering the following words following a decent game, on live radio, when discussing the Red Sox, his future in Boston, and in particular his general manager:

“Yeah, trade me now, faggot”

You sir, are a class act. And while fist pumping and intensity is frowned upon in Shea’s world…just remember that acting like an idiotic bigot, and using inappropriate, slanderous, and derogatory terms on the local airwaves to describe your boss…well that is what baseball is all about. Have fun batting your weight up there in Canada.