NO I WANT TO WIN: A look back at when Bostonian competition gets a little heated

Professional freak-outs can be solicited by two underlying factors: failure or unthinkable sucsess. Boston sports often deal with the latter of those two reasons and it is the competition combined with those high expectations that make every play matter and when every play matters, there can sometimes be some disagreements.  

Below are 5 of the best "disagreements" in recent Boston history.

Note: A collection of phones, sticks and other various equipment were harmed in the makings of these videos.

2013 - The Phone

After a questionable strike call that eventually led to David Ortiz's striking out, the Red Sox DH completely lost it massacring a dugout phone before returning to the field to have a little chat with the home plate umpire. 

"Don't take my at bat away!" he said.



2011 - Tom Brady and Bill O'Brian go at it

After Tom Brady threw a weak interception in the end zone he was not exactly ready to shoulder all the blame. Upon returning to the bench, he and then Patriots offensive coordinator began to go at it with viscios anger. As the scuffle intensified O'Brian was soon forcibly removed from the situation by Bill Belicheck himself all while remaining heated for the better part of the next few minutes of the game.




2009 - Tuukka being Tuukka, Part 1

Throughout his career, it has been no secret that Tuukka Rask hates loosing in the shootout. Furthermore, it is a rare occasion when the stick Tuukka uses during such a loss escapes the ice unscathed. Following a March 2009 AHL game, the story was the same as a 21 year old Rask flipped out following 2 bad goal calls and the proceeded to smash his stick, assault the boards and then hurl a milk crate full of pucks back onto the ice. And yet, even through all this, Tuukka was just being Tuukka.



2013 - Koji slaps Shane Victorino

Koji Uehara is a character. He seeks very little English and weighs all but 195 points and yet the camaraderie he cultivates within his dugout is most nearly tangible. Sort of. Midway through the 2013 Red Sox season, Koji who had just closed out a close win for Boston came storming back into the dugout bent on delivering his patented high fives. Shane Victorino however was not ready but regardless of that, Koji was not waiting and so in an action that threw a rather surprised look onto the left fielders face he slapped him on the arm. Shane was back to normal mere seconds later smiling as Koji proceeded to high five some more prepared teammates.



 2013 - Tuukka Rask in angry Part 2

Frankly the on ice show, Tuukka put on mere days ago was not the reason this meltdown cracks the list of the top freak-outs in recent history. No, it was what was said when reporters tracked him down later on in the clubhouse that made you laugh.

"I don't f****g want it" Tuukka said when asked about the existence of the NHL shootout. "I'd gas it right away"

Furthermore, Claude Jullian finally acknowledged that Rask did evetually snap the stick he could no break during his on ice show.

“That’s his personality. He had a new stick in his hands today and I think he finally destroyed the other one after a few tries. I’m just doing the same thing as you guys; I’m laughing it off. It’s just a frustrated goaltender that really takes a lot of pride in winning games. No matter what he does, if he feels he didn’t pull his load, he’s going to be like that.”