Clemens ejected as Yanks win brawl-filled game vs. Jays - MLB

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Joba Debuts, Joe Can't Watch
Published 8/8/2007 by Brian at Depressed Fan
... For a 9-2 final, this was an immensely entertaining game. You had a two bench-clearing altercations, on the same play, an ejected 45 year-old, a debuting 21 year-old, great defense, hard slides and clutch hitting. Luckily, most of the positives were on the Yankee side of the ledger. ...

The Mets' Fancoeur
Published 8/8/2007 by mr. met at the metropolitans
... This will make your head spin. ...

Managerial Whac-A-Mole
Published 8/8/2007 by Jim at Sox Machine: Chicago White Sox blog
... games of the Yankees series. The Yankees are destroying everybody's pitching -- they're hitting .326/.398/.555 as a team since the All-Star break, over which they're averaging 7.5 runs a game. Those numbers will go up again, considering the Yankees beat the Blue Jays 9-2 tonight . Granted, ...

I Can't Help It- I Love A Yankee
Published 8/8/2007 at Center Field
You hit his teammate (even if said teammate is a punk and a crybaby and a cheater, but whatever), and he's going to pitch your team through six shut-out innings... and then peg your budding superstar in the back. Awesome. "I just wanted to discuss something with him before I left." Awesome-r. I love you, Rocket.

THT Daily: Finally!
Published 8/8/2007 by Matthew Carruth at The Hardball Times
... Ibanez: 2 HR, 4 RBI; Guillen: 4-6, 2B NYA 9 TOR 2 (Recap and Boxscore) Cabrera: 2 2B, 3B; Clemens: 6 IP, 1 R CLE 2 CHA 1 ...

Tough guy Towers calls out Pena, says 2nd fiasco was because of him
Published 8/8/2007 by ReLaunch <info@pinstripealley.com> at Pinstripe Alley
I think Josh Towers should focus more on how to get hitters out and his over 5 ERA. ...

Benches Clear as Yanks Knock Out Jays
Published 8/8/2007 by Mike at Green Pinstripes
... When the smoke cleared, Roger Clemens pitched a great game (and got some payback before he left), Bobby Abreu knocked in four runs and Joba Chamberlain pitched two scoreless innings in his big league debut as the Yanks upended the Blue Jays 9-2.  The win extends the Yankee winning streak to five games and puts them 13 games over .500; their high-water mark of the season. ...