Yanks sign Billy Crystal

[spnited]

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/spring2008/news/story?id=3286984

Yikes!

 

[Sam Mills 51]

As much as I want to agree, S-P, at least it's just for one game and isn't veiled to be anything but a stunt.

Garth Brooks, on the other hand ...

 

[spnited]

But the holier-than-thou Yankees?

 

[Sam Mills 51]

It could be that Hank Steinbrenner isn't as hung up on being holier-than-thou.

It's too early to know if that's really the case, but I've got nothing better ...

 

[mike311gd]

Another reason to hate the Yankees? Is it Christmas already?

 

[Beaker]

God, I hope the Dodgers don't start doing this, the possibilities are horrendous to contemplate. The last thing we need is to see someone like Jack Nicholson doing this.

 

[BYH]

I'm shocked this isn't happening WITH the Dodgers. I thought Billy was far more into following Joe Torre around like a lost puppy dog than he was into the Yankees.

 

[The Big Ragu]

Steinbrenner: Well, here's the way I see it, Commissioner Selig. Sure, it'll make the Yankees and baseball look like a joke. But people won't be talking about steroids and HGH. And we need all the help we can get.

Selig: Sounds like a wonderful idea to me! Wasn't Henny Youngman available, though? He's a real card. Cracks me up.

 

[BYH]

My baseball people kept telling me: Billy Crystal Billy Crystal Billy Crystal!

 

[Rumpleforeskin]

Can't be any worse than...

 

[melock]

Didn't Crystal wear a Mets hat in City Slickers?

 

[Rumpleforeskin]

Didn't Crystal wear a Mets hat in City Slickers?

And in the second.

 

[mike311gd]

My baseball people kept telling me: Billy Crystal Billy Crystal Billy Crystal!

You don't know what the hell you're doing.

 

[KYSportsWriter]

Billy Crystal is almost 60? Holy jeez...

 

[Herbert Anchovy]

Pitch Billy low and away, he's not much taller than four feet.

 

[Guy_Incognito]

I bet he's a better hitter than Mienkevitch

 

[2muchcoffeeman]

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/spring2008/news/story?id=3286984

Yikes!

Oh, get over it. They aren't even playing a major-league team in that game.

 

[MacDaddy]

Maybe they'll put him at shortstop for defensive purposes.

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

Apparently Crystal played today, first pics have already come in:

 

[vicd]

Any chance he'll be playing catcher Wednesday against the Rays?