Yankees players flame Red Sox broadcaster for comments after Aaron Boone clarification

As Red Sox fans cry, cry and cry but spend the other half of their day telling everybody else that they cry, we'll sit here with a level head as more information rolls out in favor of the Yankees. It's better to live this way. As crazy as New York fans can be, they are nowhere near the levels of Boston delusion.

After Will Flemming's comments during the eighth inning of Sunday's series finale, where he suggested the Red Sox should throw at Austin Wells and pitcher Jovani Moran should fight Jazz Chisholm Jr. because he stole two bases uncontested, all hell broke loose.

Yankees fans sat there essentially saying "what the hell is this all about?" while Red Sox fans called everybody else "soft" for not fully supporting the idea of violence as the Yankees were trying to increase their lead to avoid burning more of their bullpen. What Red Sox fans conveniently forgot, however, was that two years ago on Sunday Night Baseball when Boston broke the MLB record for most stolen bases in a single game against the Yankees, they were still swiping bags up 8-3 runs in the eighth. But of course, that was probably cool. The Yankees doing it? Capital punishment. See, stealing third is different than stealing second, according to these people. Cannot be satisfied. They're never wrong!

We've received further clarification on the matter, and Yankees players have since spoken in opposition to Flemming. The apology from the Red Sox broadcaster was nice, but we all know it was only a result of the backlash he faced from the national audience. Remember, this is not just a Yankees-Red Sox story. This made national headlines within hours of it occurring. Just read the tweets. It's obvious why he felt compelled to respond. Also, he wasn't on Monday night's broadcast for the Red Sox-Mariners game. What happened there buddy? Oh, a planned series off. Sure.

Whatever the case, apology or not, the Yankees took exception to what Flemming said. Call it soft, Boston. Go ahead. But you know what else we'd call soft? Bullying an 80-year-old play-by-play broadcaster who made an incorrect home run call at your stupid ballpark because you have a wall that's 400 feet tall.

All of Chisholm Jr., Aaron Judge and Carlos Rodón had something to say in opposition of Flemming. Additionally, Aaron Boone told Michael Kay that he was the one who told Jazz to swipe the bags once he saw the Red Sox unreasonably waving the white flag.

Aaron Judge, Jazz Chisholm Jr. put Red Sox broadcaster on blast for comments

We've seen six-run leads evaporate in a flash, so to suggest this game was "over" was incorrect in every sense of the word. It's Yankees-Red Sox. Does Boston not remember New York's epic comeback at Fenway in 2012 when they were trailing 9-0 in the sixth inning and then scored 15 straight runs to win?

In what's been a breath of fresh air, some Red Sox fans have opposed Flemming's commentary as well as the incessant whining from other sects of the fanbase. Perhaps there are some people with functioning frontal lobes. But for the most part, the toxic voices continue to win out on social media, many of whom are now going after Cam Schlittler for an Instagram comment.

We'd just love to know where the real Boston crowd is. The never say die Red Sox. Those who know that games aren't over until they are over. Fans who value winning (and burying your opponent) at any cost.

Flemming is entitled to his opinion. That much is true. But he's also subject to responses to that opinion. That's just the way life goes. And if Red Sox fans have a problem with that, well, it doesn't matter. Because like Chisholm said, we're going to forget about Flemming tomorrow.

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