Eric Chavez criticized the Athletics for how they celebrated hitting three home runs in the top of the 13th inning at Yankee Stadium on Saturday.

The Yankees went on to win the game in 14 innings and afterward Oakland defended their right to celebrate as they wished.

"Listen, we've got 17 rookies in here, you know?" Jonny Gomes said. "I mean, these guys are playing the game to have fun, you know? These guys aren't playing the game to go to arbitration. These guys aren't playing the game for free agency. They're playing the game for fun, you know? And when you take fun out of the game, you're going to have 17 rookies crumble."

Chavez told the New York Post that Oakland's "orchestrated clapping, cheering celebration" was "high schoolish" and "pretty unprofessional."

"That's his business if he wants to come out and say things like that," A's catcher Derek Norris said. "We're going to play our game, and if nobody likes it, it just gives everybody another reason to hate us. It seems to be a common theme with us."