Photo: Marco Scutaro Tempts Fate

We have, as my man Drew Fairservice, don of ESPN SweetSpot’s Ghostrunner on First, wrote on Twitter this morning, “the best baseball photo of the year.” Already! And he’s right.

If you don’t know by now, touching Adrian Beltre’s noggin is frowned upon. By Adrian Beltre. And by “frowned upon,” I mean: “Touch Beltre’s head, and Beltre looks like he may actually kill you.”

In lieu of flowers, donations for the Marco Scutaro Memorial can be sent to the Boston Red Sox at 4 Yawkey Way, Boston, MA 02215.

Image courtesy Jim Davis at The Boston Globe. A tip of the hat to Ranting of a Boston Sports Fan, where I originally found the photo. I trust the rants will be epic over the next few days. And to Drew, of course. Hat tips, all around, yo. For everybody. Especially Scutaro. What a brave man.