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There are certain images that endure. One such image will be that of Red Sox reliever
Joe Kelly (AKA
Joustin' Jim Buchanan) about to pummel Yankee
Tyler Austin during
The Great Brawl of 2018. Amidst all the chaos around him, there is Kelly, in his focused determination to exact retribution on Austin for his bush-league "cleats-high" takeout of
Brock Holt. This is high sport, high drama, high theater. It almost has DaVinci-like symmetry. Despite its obvious brutality, the guilty truth is, it's part of why we watch baseball. Credited to
Bill Weiss via Getty Images, this photo will take its place along with other classic Boston images—like
Jason Varitek getting up in
A-Fraud's grill, the take-down of
The Gerbil by
Pedro Martinez and
Carlton Fisk waving his HR fair. So, pause and appreciate the history you are witnessing this April and savor this year's lasting image—no matter how the season ultimately turns out. You will remember the moment. Trust us. Click on it—and enjoy.
