The Yankees' surge continued at the Stadium Tuesday night. A 12-3 battering of the Texas Rangers was ignited by a revenge inspired slide by Mark Teixeira. Teix. got plunked, for the second time, by Ranger's hurler Vicente Padilla in the fourth inning. Enough was enough. Tempers flared. The bases were full. A-Rod hits a room service double play ball to second. A fuming Teixeira upends shortstop Andrus, the rally lives. Big hits by Cano, Posada and Matsui follow, a blowout is on the board.
Teixeira's base running doesn't show in the box score. Baseball is more than stats. There are many reasons why the Yanks have the best record in the American League. The acquisition of Mark Teixeira tops the list. Years of front office-folly couldn't fill Tino's shoes. When Giambi finally left, Swisher was the response.Then, fate intervened. Teix. privately targeted New York while the Red Sox publicly pined for his elite services. Agent Scott Boras did what he does. He manipulated the market, putting Yankee ownership in the position of snatching the apple of Boston's eye for a mere $180 million. The Red Sox were left at the altar. The rest is history.
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