ARLINGTON, Tex. — For a franchise that once had a manager, Billy Martin, and a star outfielder, Reggie Jackson, who nearly came to blows in the dugout — a moment that remains indelible nearly 40 years later — this was pillow talk.
But when Mark Teixeira, who was thrown out after having been told by the third-base coach Joe Espada to take it easy as he rounded third, knocked over a trash can in the dugout and then criticized Espada to reporters after Monday night’s win, it was a rare moment of public discord for this generation of Yankees.