Throw Down in Tampa

Bugs & Cranks found this 3/13/2008 on www.draysbay.com [flag]

Forget the merits of Saturday's play at the plate involving Elliot "Helliot" Johnson, the Yankees got their "revenge" in the first by pegging Evan Longoria with a pitch, but for Shelley Duncan it wasn't enough. Oh no, he had to try and high spike Akinori Iwamura on what amounted to a game of tag for Iwamura, the furthest thing from a bang-bang play. Jonny Gomes ran in from right and speared ... [link]

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Video: Duncan “Retalliates”; Zim Grabs Junk
Published 3/13/2008 by David Chalk at Bugs & Cranks
... Video of Shelley “Duvall” Duncan’s girlie cheap shot on Aki. The highlight is that ESPN ends the clip with video of Don Zimmer grabbing his crotch, (from Red Lasso via DRaysBay….) ...

The Fightin’ Devil Rays!
Published 3/13/2008 by Sarah Green at umpbump.com
... DRaysBay has the video and offers Duncan some free advice: “Mr. Duncan, next time you want to tango, make sure the other team doesn’t have a semi-deranged part-time wrestler on the field at the same time, okay?” And Rays Index has ...

[HAPPY HOUR] Rays Blogosphere Refrains From Throwing Brushback Pitches
Published 3/13/2008 by The Professor at Rays Index
... DRays Bay actually did have a few choice words saying that somebody apparently had to be a "hard ass" however reminding Shirley Duncan that Jonny Gomes has wrestling experience gave the post more of a silly edge as opposed to coming down hard on the Yankees...However, HUGE hat tip to DRays Bay for being the first with the actual video. [DRays Bay] ...

Daily Link Roundup
Published 3/13/2008 by R.J. Anderson <info@beyondtheboxscore.com> at Beyond the Box Score: Front Page Posts
Fangraphs has added pitch data for each pitcher; scroll to the bottom for the info. Hat tip to RotoJunkie. If you didn't see the brawl overblown confrontation yesterday between the Yankees and Rays, I have video up over at DRaysBay I'm about to post the final NL previews, so no pics of the day.

Your Team Ain’t S#!t #22: The Mets
Published 3/17/2008 by David Chalk at Bugs & Cranks
... Beltran, Alou, Church, Chavez vs. Crawford, Upton, Gomes, Floyd. Jonny Gomes is a tough guy. He defends his teammates — this is what he said about his actions in the recent Devil Rays-Yankees mini-brawl: I just went in for an old-fashioned forearm shimmy and I grabbed the guy [refers to Shelley “Duvall” Duncan, uses term “guy” loosely]. I was just sending a message.” He also wrassles. Ryan Church is an anti-semite. Our magnificent Mets ...

Joe Girardi Should Be Suspended

mopupduty posted 3/12/2008 from mopupduty.com

After a bench clearing shoving match with at least one punch thrown in today’s spring training game vs the Rays, instigated by the Yankees might I add, Girardi should receive a suspension.

Rays and Yankees Go at it Again!

Yankees Chick found this 3/12/2008 on sports.aol.com

The Yankees and Rays faced off for the first time since Saturday's ill-fated game , which left a Yank and a Ray with injuries, and things were wild again. Despite Girardi saying he didn't want his players to retaliate, Shelley Duncan warned us all ...

Roundup - Edward Salcedo Rumors and Scouting

Clo posted 3/13/2008 from blog.baseballdigestdaily.com

Edward Salcedo scouting report and rumors, Scott Thorman in no man's land, Rays-Yankees rivalry heating up, Baldelli's career in jeopardy, give Andre Ethier the LF job.

[YANKEES] Yankees Play Dirty After Whining About Clean Play

Bugs & Cranks found this 3/13/2008 on www.raysindex.com

[Update 3:28pm] They are currently ripping Duncan to shreds on NYC sports radio WFAN . They say he has a reputation as a "hot-head" in the minor leagues. So THIS is how it is going to be, huh? The Yankees retaliated this afternoon in their first ...

Benches Clear in Rays-Yanks

Babes Love Baseball found this 3/13/2008 on sportsindeed.blogspot.com

Apparently, Shelley "the douche" Duncan came in spikes high on Aki when he was trying to stretch a single into a double. Gomes came in and tackled Duncan and was ejected along with Duncan and a couple of Yankees coaches. You don't want to mess with ...

Duncan insists slide wasn't 'dirty'
Wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and a baffled expression, the Yankees' Shelley Duncan said he couldn't understand what all of the fuss was about over his hard slide into the Rays' Aki Iwamura on Wednesday.

Yankees, Rays brawl after Duncan's takeout slide
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Photos: Yanks, Rays brawl in Florida

Are the Yankees dirty?
A couple of days after a collision at home plate in which Yankees catcher Francisco Cervelli suffered a broken his wrist, a huge brawl erupted today after Yankees utility man Shelly Duncan slid spikes up into Rays second baseman Akinori Iwamura ...

Tampa's Baldelli out indefinitely with mystery disorder
Oft-injured Tampa Bay OF Rocco Baldelli held a somber news conference before Wednesday's Yanks-Rays game to announce he's stepping aside indefinitely because of a puzzling muscle disorder.