Red Sox fans howled, but it was Knoblauch who would have the last laugh. Red Sox fans have a particular reputation for taunting players from the opposing team. Red Sox second baseman John Valentin chopped a grounder to Knoblauch, who bobbled the ball before reaching out to tag the passing Red Sox runner Jose Offerman. As Knoblauch warmed up between innings, he threw a ball 20 feet (6 meters) to the left of his first baseman that ricocheted off of the photographer’s booth. During game four of the 1999 American League Championship Series, their victim was Chuck Knoblauch, the Yankees’ loose-armed second baseman.
