When somebody fights the Yankees, we all win.
A lot of people hate New York, but we can all agree that the Yankees are Satan's baseball team. That's why we love to see the Bronx Bombers get into a brawl, because there's always the chance that one of the ridiculously overpaid mega-stars will get lumped up. Naturally we enjoyed the action last night when New York catcher Jorge Posada fought with Toronto Blue Jays relief pitcher Jesse Carlson over a warning pitch, a glare, and a bump. Tragically, none of the Yankees who spilled out onto the field were hurt, depleting the team's postseason roster. As the bruises heal, Complex revisits other times the hated Yanks took one on the chin...
Don Zimmer (NY Yankees) vs. Pedro Martinez (Boston Red Sox)
WINNER: Pedro Martinez
COMPLEX SAYS: OK, beating on old people is not funny—it's hilarious! Especially when they're wearing pinstripes.
Dave Winfield (NY Yankees) vs. Mike Heath (Oakland A's)
WINNER: Mike Heath
COMPLEX SAYS: Every fight needs a good soundtrack, and chin music sounds great when thumping on a Bronx Bomber.
Alex Rodriguez (NY Yankees) vs. Jason Varitek (Boston Red Sox)
WINNER: Jason Varitek
COMPLEX SAYS: Too much therapy clearly made the Yankees slugger soft. Look at A-Fraud trying to shout it out instead of just taking the offensive. You wanna talk tough? Do tough things. Dude's all Rod, no balls.
Iván Rodriguez (NY Yankees) vs. Torii Hunter (Anaheim Angels)
WINNER: Torii Hunter
COMPLEX SAYS: When a guy has five inches and 35 lbs. on you (seventh-inning-stretch pause), you should think twice about scrapping with him, even if he shoves you from behind. "Pudge" looks a lot less sturdy ever since hecut back on the steroidsslimmed down.
Matt DeSalvo (Staten Island Yankees) vs. Andy Wilson (Brooklyn Cyclones)
WINNER: Tie
COMPLEX SAYS: It's obviously more fun to see an overpaid Yankees star get rocked, but when money's tight, we'll settle for watching one of their short-season single-A "Baby Bombers" catch it.
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DeShawn Stevenson September 16th, 2009 at 05:12 PM
Probably not on YouTube but there was a great brawl between the Orioles and the Yankees at the old stadium in '97, when armando benitez took on the whole squad after he beaned the sh't out of Tino Martinez... then strawberry and arther rhodes came out to get their shots in. Classic.
RPimpsner September 16th, 2009 at 05:56 PM
Actually in that SI Yankee - Brooklyn Cyclone brawl 7 SI Yankees sent more then 8 Cyclones to the hospital. It was not a tie I can tell you from experience.
chocolate September 19th, 2009 at 03:02 AM
air jordan fusion
Ivan Evangelista September 21st, 2009 at 01:30 AM
^fakes
Loturn September 21st, 2009 at 05:57 PM
I wonder if a Red Sox or Mets fan wrote this..