Vicente Padilla-Mark Teixeira feud spices up Red Sox-Yankees rivalry

This is worse than the Regulator (Valentine) –Moderator (Francona) War!

Somewhere along the line, the Red Sox-Yankees rivalry turned from deep-seeded animosity to mutual respect and mild disdain.

So, let’s give thanks to Vicente Padilla and Mark Teixeira for spicing up the hatred.

...That brings us to last night. With the Red Sox leading 6-4 in the eighth, Padilla fell behind Teixeira, 2-0. After freezing him with a 51-mph eephus, Padilla followed with a fastball. Teixeira teed off, then stood at home plate and gazed at the ball as it soared into the bleachers in right-center.

“I just wanted to make sure it was fair,” Teixiera said later, undoubtedly hoping his pose would escape Padilla’s notice (it won’t). “Balls have been hooking a lot tonight. Curtis hit a few that hooked, so I didn’t want to waste a lot of energy running out of the box if that ball goes foul. It’s been a long day.”

And it’s a long season series between the Red Sox and Yankees. With teams meeting 10 more times, including tonight at Yankee Stadium, something tells us the Padilla-Teixeira feud is about to get even uglier.