I almost considered writing a piece defending or criticizing Yunel Escobar for the home run gesture kerfuffle that came in the ninth inning of Monday’s game. But it dawned on me: the manufactured ballyhoo is void of anything worth writing about. That is to say, I couldn’t care less.
The consternation surrounding gesture — like that surrounding Fernando Rodney not shooting the moon earlier in the season — is manufactured by people who are willing to jump to conclusions about any little thing. Has Yunel gotten himself in trouble before? Sure. Is this anything like that? Absolutely not. So why in the hell are people so hot and bothered by something that is ultimately meaningless? The answer eludes me.
People, just let Joe Maddon and the Rays handle this in the manner they see fit, and butt out.