In addition to my usual Yankees Chick posts, I have also begun writing regularly for AOL's FanHouse blog on all things AL East. I will post the beginnings of those articles here on YC, and then you'll have to click the link to jump on over to FH to read the rest... stick with me here, amigos!
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As promised, here are some thoughts about the game today...

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 on Sunday that he was going to play rough during today's game, and he was true to his word. During the first inning, Yanks pitcher Heath Phillips (who? Yeah, I'm with you) plunked Evan Longoria and was ejected from the game, and while the Rays didn't retaliate, Duncan went ahead with his plan for some roughness in the second inning.

What'd he do? Clicky on the linky to find out!

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