‘You know what, it was my call, ‘ Espada said.
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“Joe is great; I love Joe Espada”, Teixeira said.
Jacoby Ellsbury was not in the lineup after jamming his left shoulder during a crash into the wall in Minnesota Sunday, but he came in as a defensive replacement in the eighth inning. “I told him to take it easy”.
“I thought he was going to score easy”, said Espada, who believes there will be no lingering hard feelings. I wasn’t expecting a throw. I was watching what happened; it’s kind of unexplainable when you’re watching from first. So it was my fault. I wasn’t expecting the throw, ” Espada said. “I did that is actually call”.
Teixeira, the only Yankees starter without a hit in Tuesday’s 21-5 victory over the Rangers, was struck on the foot by a pitch in the sixth inning and left the game for a pinch runner. I try to take care of their legs. It was just a miscommunication. You’re never comfortable here. A little bit of frustration in the moment, but that’s it. It’s over. “In 162 games, it happens, no big deal”. The result was not positive for the Yankees, as Tex was thrown out and was visibly raging at Joe Espada.
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Teixeira said part of the reason he was so mad was that it could have ended much worse than just an out at the plate. He made it clear that he was upset, and that he was specifically upset with Espada’s instruction to go home easy. “We’re going to use a sixth starter from time to time”, said manager Joe Girardi, opting to give Masahiro Tanaka, Michael Pineda and CC Sabathia an extra day of rest. “He apologized and it’s over with, but it’s a big mistake”.
