CC Sabathia vs. Tampa Bay lives on, even if the Yankees won't admit it

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In a late September game last season, Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Andrew Kittredge threw behind Austin Romine in a 12-1 blowout loss to the New York Yankees. Maybe it was an accident — or retaliation for CC Sabathia hitting teammate Jake Bauers in the prior half inning — but things further escalated after the Yankees starter drilled then-Rays catcher Jesús Sucre with the first pitch of the next half inning. The towering lefty was immediately ejected (and later slapped with a five-game suspension), and on his way out of the game made it quite clear who it was for, pointing and shouting unambiguously at the Rays dugout.

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