There was a tense moment between the Red Sox and Yankees Thursday night after CC Sabathia loaded the bases and had to face his old nemesis Boston slugger David Ortiz during the fifth-inning of a 1-1 game.
Not 2004 Red Sox-Yankees tension mind you, but intriguing still the same.
And after his inning-ending strikeout of Ortiz, just about everybody could read Sabathia's lips after he flexed, did a little jig and yelled at Ortiz: "Get the f**k out of here!"
It would be quite a boost for the Yankees if they could get this CC Sabathia back. pic.twitter.com/Uu4p2JDFUh
— Yankeesource (@YankeeSource) August 7, 2015
After the Yankees' 2-1 victory, Sabathia, for his part, said it wasn't personal. The 35-year-old righty, who has been tentative on the mound, said he was more pumped up Thursday than he'd been in a while.
"Obviously I was a little fired up and I think that little passion can be an issue," he said. "It's a fine line with me, so I'm going to have to be careful. But it worked for me tonight."
At least Big Papi took the celebration in stride:
At least Big Papi took the celebration in stride:
Ortiz didn't mind Sabathia screaming: "When I go deep, I put on my show, too."
— Brian MacPherson (@brianmacp) August 7, 2015
These days you take whatever fireworks in the old rivalry you can get.
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