Blue Jays-Orioles are the new Royals-A's

Things got a little interesting Tuesday night at the arena once known as SkyDome. First off, the Toronto Blue Jays blasted Baltimore Orioles starter Bud Norris for nine runs in 2 1/3 innings. Then Edwin Encarnacion hit his second home run of the game in the sixth -- a mammoth blast into the upper deck.

And then things got really interesting. In the seventh inning, Orioles reliever Jason Garcia threw one behind Jose Bautista. I don't think he was throwing at him; just a young kid with terrible control. Either way, the pitch drew a long stare from Bautista. Later in the at-bat he launched a two-run homer that included a bat flip that would embarrass Yasiel Puig. That apparently angered Adam Jones, who did some chirping at Bautista. Later, Bautista tried to throw Delmon Young out at first on a base hit to right, Young yelling out, "You're not that good." Good stuff.

Looks like we have another heated rivalry to watch the rest of the season. This is good. As long as nobody gets injured, a little bad blood is good for the game -- old school and all that. And I love bat flips. More bat flips are fine with me, especially when they come after a staredown with the pitcher.