When someone throws a baseball at you, it's a good idea to get out of the way.
When someone throws a baseball at you again, it's still a pretty good idea to get out of the way. But then you have to respond.
Teixeira was beaned not once, but twice last night, each time in a situation in which he might have been intentionally walked. The first time was suspicious already. Boos were heard and Yankee players looked on from the dugout suspiciously.
The second time, it was intentional. Tex took one for the team, turned, and shouted something like, "This is f**king bulls**t! Get the f**king ball over the plate!"
The umpire and the Rangers' catcher escorted Tex toward first base as Girardi came out to pat him on the back and frown at the opposition.
Then with the bases loaded, Arod grounded to second. Teixeira, running full speed at the shortstop whose job it was to turn the double play, slid several steps away from the bag, cleats up, so that the shortstop had to leap and throw. He could not. The ball skipped lamely and A-Rod beat out the throw.
That opened the flood-gates (video here). First it was Cano with the RBI single, then Posada with another, and then Matsui with a towering blast, followed a few innings later by perhaps the longest home run to right field we've seen this year, off the bat of Posada, who was making up for committing the first Yankee error in 18 games.
So when a man hits you twice with a baseball, now you know what to do, especially when you're being separated from your attacker. Just go kick one of his friends. (Here's the Teixeira interview after the game, in which he called out the pitcher, his former teammate.)
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