The All Star game

Wow, what a crazy game last night! The funny thing is I didn't start watching it until the 6th inning, but because it went to 15 I got to watch a complete game. :)
Of course, the one thing that bothered me was the nonsense over Jonathan Papelbon pitching. I mean, the name calling was one thing and of course, completely unnecessary seeing as Papelbon and Rivera were on the SAME TEAM! But then I read a couple of articles online that said Papelbon's pregnant wife received death threats during the parade. Come on! How ridiculous is that! It's a game people, and the players are human beings just like the rest of us. They're not machines, they're people with lives who deserve to be treated as such. Celebrities, including sports figures, are always treated like they're from another planet just because they're well known. This gives some people the feeling that they can just toss out threats like it's nothing.
Now I'll admit, you hear plenty of profanities at Fenway Park, and they boo players of other teams just as much as Yankees fans. But I have never seen a baseball cap go up in flames at Fenway. I've seen it, twice, at Yankee Stadium.
This is what ruins a game for me. I understand Rivera is a cherished player (to say the least as seen from last night!) for Yankees fans, and of course they will create a kind of rivalry between him and Papelbon. But to go to the extreme of threatening him or his wife during the All Star game? Please. Some people have no class.
And on a side note, to say that Papelbon is overrated is just bullshit. I mean, he's fairly new to professional baseball and he's already THIS good? Rivera has made a career out of being an excellent closer, and Papelbon is already well on his way to the same distinction. I think the Yankees fans are just sore that they haven't won a World Series since 2000, while the Sox have won two. :)
In the same vein, I believe it was JD Drew, a Red Sox player, who took home the MVP trophy last night. Enough said.