Bobby Valentine fired back at Rays manager Joe Maddon for criticizing his staff for their role in Friday night's bench-clearing scrum at Fenway Park.
Valentine said Rays coaches aggravated the situation and acted unprofessional and immature. "I thought their coaches were really aggressive," Valentine said.
"As a matter of fact, I took offense to the aggressiveness of their coaches. I thought it was very unprofessional and I really was proud of the way my coaches were trying to do what they were supposed to do in those situations. [Tampa's coaches] seemed very immature and out of control."
Friday's altercation began in the top of the ninth inning after Red Sox reliever Franklin Morales drilled Rays batter Luke Scott.
No one was ejected but the respective coaching staffs went at each other during the massive shoving and screaming match near home plate.
