July 4, 2009
Joe Girardi, Red Sox coach get into shouting match
The Rivalry has two new combatants.
Yankees manager Joe Girardi and Red Sox first base coach Tim Bogar got into a shouting match during the fourth inning of Monday's rain-delayed 6-4 Boston win at Yankee Stadium.
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With Kevin Youkilis batting against Phil Hughes, Girardi walked the length of the Yankees dugout to yell something at Bogar, a former Mets infielder. Bogar yelled back.
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No one would confirm it, but the most plausible explanation was Girardi thought Bogar was stealing signs or tipping the Red Sox hitters to pitch location.
"I'm not going to comment," Girardi said. "Baseball men being baseball men. It was something I thought I saw."
Said Bogar: "I just heard him yelling at me from the dugout. That's about it."
When asked what Girardi said to him, Bogar said, "That's between me and him. It's a baseball thing. Heat of the moment."
Red Sox manager Terry Francona was more forthcoming about the exchange -- in a humorous way.
"I think Joe was just checking in on the family," he said. "Usually, when guys haven't seen each other for a while, just asking how everyone is."
Francona turned serious when asked if he thought the Yankees suspected Bogar was stealing signs.
"They could have," he said. "I really don't care."
Bogar, an infielder with the Mets from 1993-'96, said he had no history with Girardi other than playing against him.
Girardi was ejected by plate umpire Jerry Meals in the next inning for arguing a called third strike to Derek Jeter.
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