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As if there wasn't enough termoil in Yankeeland, tonight's game will be chock-full of additional distractions. A match up of Curt "Schitbag" Schilling and Andy Pettitte should be enough to entice fans, but there's also more to consider.

The biggest of this is the Daily News' report today that Jason Giambi failed an amphetamines test within the last 6 months. A first penalty is just continued testing, whereas an additional "flunk" would lead to a suspension. Every day Giambi proves that his contract was a rip off and that he's not a stand up individual.

Curt Schitbag likes to thrown inside and tonight he may do it a little more, especially to Alex Rodriguez. Red Sox 2nd Baseman Dustin Pedroia took exception to a hard slide by A-Rod to break up a double play in the 8th inning last night. Pedroia felt A-Rod threw an elbow in breaking up the double play. Instead of taking care of it between the white lines, the Red Sox rookie decided to shoot his mouth off to the press.

"He went in late and kind of threw an elbow," Pedroia said. “It was a little cheap but no big deal. I'll remember. I play second base. I've got to turn two with the Yankees 19 times a year, so I know now when he’s coming in, my (arm) slot gets dropped to the floor. That's it."

If Schitbag throws at A-Rod or any other Yankee, the Yankees must retaliate whether it be with payback or fists. Joe Torre cannot continue to let the Red Sox throw at his players at will. The imbalance of hit batters between the two teams is absurd- the Yankees coming out on the short end.