[NCBeachBum]

Originally Posted by The Wolf

after one poor at-bat against Boston, he retreated to the visitors' clubhouse and took a bat to teammate Kenny Lofton's boombox

Ignoring all of the pro-, anti-, and middle-ground Belle stuff for a moment, I just want to add a Kenny Lofton boombox anecdote.

This was his lone year in Atlanta, and by this time the boombox had become a full-on DJ booth. Bobby Cox had always had a "headphones only" rule about music in the clubhouse, before, during, and after Lofton. Lofton came in demanding to play full-time DJ in the clubhouse for everyone, and he didn't take requests. Insisted he'd always been allowed to do so in Cleveland and he'd continue to do so in Atlanta. He was told that the headphones rule applied to everyone, and that included him. He then went to the front office, but they backed the manager... so he went to the press and accused Cox of racism for not allowing him to DJ. He'd been with the team for less than a month... it was still spring training.

So frankly... to hell with Kenny Lofton and his boombox.