Mark Teixeira and Vicente Padilla are very different people. And while people who are different from each other don’t always have beef, people who are different from each other also don’t face off against each other at work. With blunt objects in their hands. Mark Teixeira, a home run hitter, and Vicente Padilla, a strike-out thrower, had a nice thick cut of beef between them.
Their differences ran deeper than just their positions.
Teixeira is the kinda guy who, when he says a hard collision was an accident, everyone believes him and the league doesn’t fine him, and the guy he smashed into has no hard feelings.
Padilla is the kinda guy who, when he says a beanball was an accident, nobody believes him, including his own teammates.
Teixeira is considered a gentleman, if a bit too robotic.
Padilla is considered a headhunter– though he says he’s not, he just happens to throw inside a lot, and accidents happen, and actually everyone’s wrong about Teixeira, he’s the jerk.
Let’s enjoy some beef.
