Lighten Up Francis

Back in early March a Yankees fan was attacked by a group of Red Sox fans in Cambridge, Mass. The Yankee fan was hospitalized after he made the mistake of wearing a Yankees hat into a Cambridge bar.

Now comes word that a Yankees fan living in New Hampshire has killed one Red Sox fan and injured another after hitting them with her car. Just as in the first case, alcohol played a factor.

Here's the thing...the Yankees and Red Sox do NOT hate each other. You seem them talking before games. There's no bad blood. Terry Francona had the utmost respect for Joe Torre and feels the same way towards Joe Girardi, and vice-versa.

It's bad enough when fights break out at the ball parks, but now fans are making this into the Bloods and Cripps. It's fine to hate, to curse, to boo the opponent and the other towns fans. But when you step it up and begin reacting violently it has nothing to do with baseball. Grow up people.