Just say, "Tough crap". Spring Training is about guys trying to make the team. Just let him sit in the dugout or with the Steinbrenners. Billy Crystal had a good time, but playing for the Yanks is too much. Yeah, he played DH and batted once, but this is dumb.
Say he doesn't play and you bring up a guy who tries to make the team. He bats three times and hits 2 homers and a single. The next day, he's hot again. At the end of Spring Training. He makes the team as a solid backup. This wouldn't have happen if Billy Crystal played. Since he played, the prospect never comes to bat and they release him. Then he is a Hall of Famer for another team. Then they would regret doing this.
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PCON about 1 year ago
Wow, hard to comment on the article when your grammar makes this article hard to read.
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Rob Maccariello about 1 year ago
I agree the grammar is a bit informal, and the analysis emotional to say the least.
Consider this:
Billy Crystal has been a lifelong season-ticket holder for the Yankees.
Crystal directed (and maybe wrote too) the movie *61, which was a huge hit for HBO and helped fans relive the drama of Maris and Mantle going for Ruth's single-season-homerun record.
Crystal is a huge ambassador for baseball.
It was his freakin' birthday. Are you just jealous because you didn't get a good gift?
I SERIOUSLY doubt one single at bat over the course of the entire scouting/spring training process has cost the Yankees a significant opportunity to look at a player-- or forced a potential prospect off his hotstreak and into a slump.
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