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June 6, 2008
BY JOE McDONALD
Journal Sports Writer
BOSTON -- Manny Ramirez wants everyone in Red Sox Nation to know that everything is just fine with teammate Kevin Youkilis.
The two were involved in a scrum during Thursday’s game in the dugout and needed to be separated. Today, Kevin Youkilis quickly made his way out of the clubhouse, trying to avoid the media.
"It was nothing," said Youkilis. "It’s over. It’s a new day.”
Moments later, Ramirez walked into the middle of the clubhouse and answered every question he was asked about the situation.
"It was just a misunderstanding," he said. "Even in the best family, you find stuff like that. It’s done. It’s over with. We got it straightened out."
Ramirez wouldn’t discuss exactly what started it, and said the two still haven't talk about it, but said everything is just fine. ESPN Desportes reported that Ramirez confronted Youkilis about his habit of throwing equipment after making outs, which most players see as a selfish act, and Youkilis took exception.
"It’s in the past and we’re going to move on," Ramirez said. "It’s a new day."
As far as his ailing leg, Ramirez is out of the lineup tonight with Brandon Moss playing left field. Ramirez said he hoped to be back in the lineup Saturday.
He was on his way to take BP when he stopped to talk to the media about his sore leg, but everyone wanted to know about the other situation.
"Don’t worry about it," he said. "It’s nobody’s business what happened. We’re going to move on."
Manager Terry Francona downplayed the incident a short time ago in his daily press briefing when asked if he thought there might be some lingering after-effects from the intramural confrontation.
"We had a lot of emotions in the clubhouse," said Francona.
"A lot of things happen on a team that are not seen. I'm not saying we're trying to promote this, but it's not the end of the world. Sometimes you're better off for it. Things like that happen and we try to handle them and move on," said Francona, intimating that no clubhouse meeting was necessary to address the incident.
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