Bush league?

So, more than a month ago, A-Rod yells "HA!" as Howie Clark was trying to catch a pop-up. The Blue Jays all fly off the handle, calling it a "bush league" play, and vowing revenge.

A little more than two weeks later, the Jays came to Yankee Stadium for four games, and did absolutely nothing. A-Rod had hits in all four games, including a home run, and still Toronto pitchers got no vengeance.

Yesterday, Toronto starter Jesse Litsch threw his first pitch of the second inning behind A-Rod's knees, which should have been the end of it. Nobody got hurt, the message was sent, we could all move on with our lives.

Until tonight, of course, when Josh "Headed to the Minors" Towers drilled A-Rod in the legs in an obvious situation with first base open. A-Rod was understandably upset, benches cleared but nothing ultimately happened, except that Towers kept running his mouth and A-Rod wasn't too interested in listening to some guy who will be bagging groceries next week.

Benches cleared again, and for some reason Matt Stairs, who nobody has even talked about in five years, tries to get at A-Rod. Fortunately, Shelley Duncan intercepted Stairs, and cooler heads again prevailed.

I'm trying to wrap my brain around this one. How is it "bush league" for A-Rod to harmlessly yell when passing by a fielder, but perfectly acceptable to throw at a guy's knees on consecutive days?

The answer, of course, is that Blue Jays' manager John Gibbons is a horse's ass, and he's got a team full of guys just like him.

Ultimately, the Yankees had the best revenge, winning 9-2, having Roger Clemens ejected after drilling Alex Rios between the shoulder blades (now that's how you hit a guy), and generally kicking the Jays' collective ass.

Joba Chamberlain made his much-anticipated Major League debut, and while he struggled with nerves and control, showed the stuff that we all anticipated with a high-90's fastball and wicked slider.

Good night all around.