Fight at Fenway! Youkilis charges Porcello in beanball bout

A fracas at Fenway! A brawl in Beantown! Porcello pounces! Youk yanked! Whatever your headline, the Tuesday night altercation between Boston's Kevin Youkilis and Detroit's Rick Porcello was about as entertaining as it gets for a no-punch fight. Upset about being hit for the second time in Boston and Detroit's brewing beaning brouhaha — say that 10x fast — Youkilis charged the 20-year-old Porcello in the second inning and turned his helmet into a missile like a modern-day Richie Sexson or Mike Sweeney. Youk then embraced the Tigers pitcher in a not-so-friendly bearhug and appeared destined to bury the Tigers pitcher six feet under the Fenway Park mound. However, Porcello used his best defense skills — no doubt gleaned from last weekend's UFC 101 — to perform a lateral takedown as both benches cleared and the assembled crowd of chowdaheads demanded blood. No doubt the incident was a long time coming, as the AP details with a little background:...