Knockdown punch

On a LCD screen, there was Sly Stallone, sparring away with Antonio Tarver (Mason ‘The Line’ Dixon).
In the hours leading up to Friday’s game, a group of the Yankees were circled around a television in the tight quarters of the visiting clubhouse, watching the DVD of "Rocky Balboa."
You can bet the Yankees will be in a more serious mood when they return to Fenway Park this afternoon. The quick turnaround gives them a chance to get up off the mat.
In the audience,Cheap Atlanta Braves Hats, crammed into a room that is essentially the size of your standard living room, Kevin Thompson, Scott Proctor, Jeff Karstens, Mike Mussina and Doug Mientkiewicz drifted between cheering for Balboa and showing off glazed stares.
The best part, Mussina said,HUF Summer Collection 2011, was when the inspirational Rocky theme played in the beginning of the movie,Cincinnati Reds Hats, prompting trainer Gene Monahan to begin shadow-boxing in the hallway.
"That’s good stuff," Mussina said.