In the second inning on Wednesday, Yankees first baseman Shelley Duncan slid hard, spikes high, into Rays second baseman Akinori Iwamura. Duncan was subsequently tackled by Rays right fielder Jonny Gomes, clearing the benches.
Duncan, Gomes, hitting coach Kevin Long and Yankees third base coach Bobby Meacham were ejected.
On Sunday, Duncan had dropped a hint that the Yankees might match the Rays' intensity on the basepaths."What it does is it opens another chapter of intensity in the spring training ballgames," Duncan said, referring to the home-plate collision. "They showed what is acceptable to them and how they're going to play the game, so we're going to go out there to match their intensity -- or even exceed it."
No comments:
Post a Comment