Ellington

Slate's Seth Stevenson asks the burning question: Red Sox or Cubs? Dr. S says, Red Sox, naturally because the Cubs are evil (and cheap and incompetent, until this year). Dr. S was dismayed to see Pedro Martinez knocking down 100-year-old Don Zimmer. Maybe Pedro was afraid Zim would hit him with his walker. Still, it was ridiculous for Joe Torre to deride Pedro as a chicken-hearted headhunter while Roger Clemens is wearing Yankee pinstripes. Feisty Zim showed more class than the rest of the Red Sox and Yankees organizations combined with his heart-felt apology on Sunday. Others should follow his lead.