Just My Type

GUY'S GUY

MARK TEIXEIRA

The Yankees' first baseman is not a fan of players dressing up for photo shoots. He's hit three HRs in his first three games after the All-Star Break.

DAN PATRICK: How much do you guys talk about other sports in the clubhouse?

MARK TEIXEIRA: It depends on how much time we have before the game. Some days we're there for four or five hours and have nothing else to talk about.

DP: Has a nonbaseball story ever taken over?

MT: We talked about Michael Jackson dying every day for a month. We put his music on the clubhouse stereo for a month straight.

DP: Who controls the music in the clubhouse?

MT: Everyone says the [starting] pitcher has the final say. In our clubhouse it's Nick Swisher.

DP: Isn't he into heavy metal?