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March 13, 1981 Lakeland Florida, 28 year Boston Red Sox star slugger Jim Rice gets into a heated confrontation with 61 year old VP of PR Jim Crowley.
Rice had parked his yellow Cadillac in Crowleyâs spot that had been his for 16 years, it was the third year in a row Rice had done this to Crowley. The sign Crowley had installed was missing and was later found in an Orange grove.
Crowley confronted Rice at the batting cages, with his teammates around and threatened to flatten Riceâs tires. Rice, didnât appreciate that and told Crowley he would bash his windows in with his bat if he did that.
The two went chin to chin and Rice grabbed his are and twisted it behind his pack. Crowley suffered an injury to the hand and was bleeding, he was treated by the teamâs doctor.
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