Childish Ceddanne Rafaela behavior proves exact point for Yankees as Red Sox fans double down

You've heard all about it by now. The replay review controversy that forced the Red Sox to fold and give up 16 runs in a game that could define their playoff positioning. Big Baseball ruled in the Yankees favor and little old Boston once again has to deal with the unfair repercussions.

Well, that's what Sox fans will tell you, of course. Can Yankees fans admit it was an incredibly close call and luck wasn't on Boston's side? Sure can. We know if that was ruled a catch on the field, it was not getting overturned. But after further review, it appeared to have been the right call because there was no way to definitively determine that it was.

But even then, it wasn't the end of the world. The game was a 0-0 tie in the fifth inning. The Sox were going up against Will Warren and a tired Yankees bullpen. All they had to do was get out of the inning with runners on first and second. It was far from an impossible challenge.

Instead, they unraveled. They immediately gave up five runs. They lost the game 16-1. And the crying and whining from Boston fans was waking up people in China.

Ceddanne Rafaela insists he made catch vs Yankees, but it was all in poor taste

Perhaps worst of all for the Sox, though, was Rafaela's behavior. Not only did this man make two ghastly baserunning blunders on Friday to get his team off on the worst foot possible (in a 1-0 loss, mind you), but he doubled and tripled down during and after the game, insisting he made the catch on Jazz's line drive, refusing to let it go. Let's not forget about his fielding blunder on Saturday, too.

During Sunday's finale, when the Sox were down 7-1 in the eighth, Rafaela grounded out to second and refused to run to first base. That's good body language in response to a moment of adversity, isn't it? Shouldn't that be what the Sox broadcasters were mad about, and not Jazz Chisholm Jr. stealing two bases with his team up six runs?

After the loss, he posted on Instagram, and brought God into it. Yes, the man upstairs is surely giving all his energy to a Yankees-Red Sox regular season game on Aug, 30. That's what the higher power is all about it. He will ensure the baseball gods hand down rightful justice to the Yankees later down the road, perhaps in the postseason if these two teams meet again.

Or, you know, the "controversy" simply stops here. The slow-motion replay reviews show this was more than likely not a catch. And it's now Aug. 31. The world has decided to move on. Society has remained intact despite the horrible hand the Red Sox were dealt. Maybe Boston fans will get over it at some point, but something tells us this will be their rallying cry until the day they're eliminated from World Series contention.

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