Mount Teixiera goes boom

They say revenge is a dish best served cold.

It's also pretty nice in the form of a takeout slide at second that sustains an inning and turns into seven runs.

Mark Teixiera's slide is a great example of the new attitude the Yankees have. For too long, they appeared disinterested, as if playing baseball were a chore. They'd get down, and fast, and they'd fold up.

This team doesn't fold. It gets pissed and scores runs, even when A-Rod is trying to end a rally. Last year, that dribbler he hits to Kinsler in the fourth is a surefire double play, which would have ended to game. Sure, Tex's speed was born mostly of anger, he was hit twice, but whatever. Blowing up a rookie SS at second got his pound of flesh and was a great baseball play. He could have charged the mound, gotten ejected and hurt the team. He didn't. He kept his cool and did the smart thing. Vincente Padilla didn't last much longer. And the lefty brought in to face Hideki Matsui paid the price.

Then, of course, AJ Burnett went out buzzed Nelson Cruz, who had taken him deep in the second inning. Cruz didn't appear to appreciate it, at least judging by the weak hack that ended his at-bat and wet stain on his pants.

USA Today ran a story about the jet streams at "Homer's odyssey," the nickname the new Yankee Stadium was given. It was on display last night, from the fly balls for outs, that should have been routine, to the moon shots Matsui and Jorge Posada (and Cruz) hit. Neither Matsui's nor Posada's shots traveled as far as I thought they would, but you knew immediately they were long and gone.