Creeping Out Crawford

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Boston Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein said he employed "a bad figure of speech" when he said the Red Sox checked out Carl Crawford "as if we were privately investigating him" before signing the free-agent outfielder last December.
Crawford said Tuesday that he was "creeped out a little bit" when Epstein told him that the club had monitored him, not only on the field, but off the field, in the months before signing him.
"I thought that was a little weird," Crawford said Tuesday. "I guess that's what they have to do when they're making that kind of investment." (ESPN.COM)

For christ sakes Theo. You might as well tell the poor guy you beat off to his youtube videos before you go to bed. I don't blame Crawford at all for thinking this is creepy. This isn't CSI Boston - it's Major League Baseball.

I can just picture Theo in his gorilla suit, Werner and Lucchino with glasses and fake mustaches and Dr. Creepy himself, John Henry wearing a mullet wig and a Liverpool Soccer jersey - following Crawford as he is grocery shopping.

What these freaks should be doing is following Bobby Jenks to the gym to make sure he hits the treadmill rather than the dollar menu at McDonalds.

(Thanks to Artie for Link)