Did Wednesday night occasion a Rumble in the Bronx? No, it did not. Did Wednesday night occasion some Slightly Agitated Milling About in the Bronx? Yes!

Our story begins when Mets rookie moundsman Steven Matz nailed the gams of Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira. Coincidentally or not, said plunking came after Texeira mashed a game-tying homer off Matz. Anyhow, please witness the following "can hardly be bothered" levels of baseball intensity ...

Yes, Mr. Teixeira was sufficiently outraged, but that's offset by the "retrieving the morning paper with a hangover" pace of the emptied benches. The highlight, of course, is the Mets' bullpen, who can be glimpsed standing in the outfield as though they're trying to decide whether a parking-lot fender bender merits the hassle of a police report.

Anyhow, later in the game Teixeira worked a five-pitch walk off Hansel Robles, and as he worked his way around the bases Robles accused him of stealing signs. Here's a clip of that exchange. As for the obligatory post-game escalation of hostilities, Robles obliged ...

Mmm hmm. Mr. Teixeira, your thoughts?

Mmm hmm.