Blue Jays and Yankees Don't Like Each Other

So after Monday night's Jays-Yanks mash-up, which saw the Jays throw behind A-Rod, Jorge Posada and Matt Stairs get plunked, and a couple hard slides, I predicted further high-jinks for Tuesday. And the lads didn't disappoint.

For those keeping score, the bad blood runs back to May, when A-Rod pulled his now-classic "Mine!" manuever in Toronto. The Jays were perfect gentlemen during their next series in New York, apparently choosing to wait till the Yanks were up in the Great White North to exact their revenge.

During last night's game, things got ugly fast, with Josh Towers drilling A-Rod in the leg to kick off the third, causing the benches to empty as A-Rod tried to advance toward the mound before being restrained.

"It was heated," Joe Torre said. "I'm just glad we didn't come to blows; it could have gotten ugly. I guess yesterday wasn't a mistake. [A-Rod] got thrown behind yesterday, so this other thing probably set him off a little bit."

A few innings later, Roger Clemens, never one to shy away from retailiation, hit Alex Rios in the back, earning an instant ejection while the benches cleared yet again.

Interestingly, one of the most animated characters on the field was Yanks base coach Tony Pena, who spent the better part of the game jabbering at Towers, prompting a post-game war of the words.

"I was like, 'What is this guy running his mouth for?' He's a quitter," Towers said. "He was managing a team (the Royals in 2005) and he quit in the middle of a season, because he couldn't hack it. Hey, he's going to run his mouth at me? It had nothing to do with Alex."

"I don't care," said Pena when informed of Towers' comments. "I have no comment. Just let him talk."

Don't miss Part Three, kids. Tonight at 7:07pm.