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Joba Chamberlain Blows It; Yankees Angels Threaten Fighting

Wilson Teixeira collision

Mark Teixeira got revenge of the catcher that called to hit him

Thanks, Joba. Thanks for making me staying up past 1:00AM EST to watch you freakin’ give up a 2-run homerun in a 4-4 game in the 8th inning at Anaheim to Kendry Morales. The Angels beat the Yanks 6-4, but the real story is about how the New York Yankees and LA Angels almost came to blows several times in the game.

It all started when Ervin Santana hit Mark Teixeira in the elbow. I know…you’re wondering why he would hit him on purpose. Well, it could be because Teixeira is still boo’ed by Angels fans for “selling out” to the Yanks as a free agent, and perhaps his Angels teammates feel the same way. Anyway, Teixeira got revenge by purposely crashing into rookie backup catcher Bobby Wilson. This was a pretty bad collision at the plate, and Mark was unharmed. This is not out of character for Teixeira- if he thinks a team or player is going after him, he fights back (remember he and the Twins got into it because of Carlos Gomez). Torii Hunter kinda bumped Mark in the next inning at 1B. A.J. Burnett kept accidentally hitting Angels as well, and so was Santana.

Speaking of A.J. Burnett- he pretty much sucked. I knew the Yanks lost in the first since AJ was wild, and expressed his frustration with having no control. When his negative emotions take over, he can’t really execute well. The Yanks did put up a good fight and it appeared they may have a chance to pull off an upset in Anaheim, but Joba went ahead and ruined everything.

Nick Johnson broke his 0-21 hitless slump, and Nick Swisher hit a HR. Brett Gardner got his first double of the year- actually his first extra base hit. Maybe that’s why Brian Cashman doesn’t like him- he has no slugging %.

Anyway, just wanna say that YES announcers Ken Singleton and John Flaherty have been doing a great job on this West Coast trip starting with the A’s series. Michael Kay is not missed. Singleton and Flaherty have good chemistry right now, and the only thing I disagreed with them was about how they allegedly never heard of the unwritten rules of walking across pitcher’s mounds. I guess they never played ball in Brooklyn or Queens, because I knew that rule as a kid at camp. Also, Kim Jones did make the road trip, and she’s been very informative during the game. She gets a lot of clubhouse scoops.

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  4 comments for “Joba Chamberlain Blows It; Yankees Angels Threaten Fighting”

  1. New York Yankees
    May 18, 2011 at 6:41 PM

    Over the next week or two or three, we’re going to recap the season that was by looking at what went right as well as what went wrong for the 2010 Yankees. April struggles are no stranger to Mark Teixeira….

    by River Ave. Blues via YES

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  2. fidel410
    April 17, 2011 at 7:41 AM

    all the name changes keep confusing me. is it la angels, california angels, anaheim angels, or los angeles angels of anaheim, or los angeles of anaheim angels??? i prefer the california angels..

    this team has no choice but to play national league style baseball.. the gm cannot pull the trigger on getting some power to complement guerrero…

  3. ruleonksta
    April 14, 2011 at 1:33 PM

    caught Asian girl saying “Homerun bat”?

  4. 07Reyes07JA
    April 12, 2011 at 7:40 AM

    you have a life but listen to howard stern all day.. contradictory i might add fucker cunt licker cock sucker mother fucker brown nosin hershey highway lovin fudge packin homo freak bitch you probablly like the mets you jew

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