View Billy Crystal's at Bat

I'M GOING TO COMB YOUTUBE.COM A LITTLE MORE FOR A BETTER VIDEO, BUT THIS ONE IS PRETTY GOOD.




INTERVIEW AFTER HIS FIRST AT BAT:

Billy Crystal - A Yankee For A Day Today!!

Today Billy Crystal has been signed for a one day outing with the Yankees today for his 60th birthday. Billy has been a long time Yankee fan - since he was a little boy. He has been good friends with Torre for years also - a friend to the team for years. He's had special access to the games and players for years.

So as a result of this great relationship he has with the team - he has been allowed to play in a spring training game today. I'm disappointed that he's only going to get one at bat as DH (designated Hebrew - as Billy put it lol). What if he strikes out? That would suck. He should be allowed to get on base and do some strategic base running. That would the true fulfillment of a dream. I also wish the game was a night game so I could watch it live. But thank God for Youtube.com - I'm sure soimeobdy will post it.

I saw some film of Billy's batting practice and he actually looked very good! Despite what blog picture may imply. lol Here's an article about all of this if you're interested in reading....

Here is a video from youtube.com that was filmed during practice - it's got some funny bits as being funny just comes naturally to Billy. He said he had to submit to a urine test and might test positive for malox. lol

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Joe Torre - A Disappointment

Was reading an article yesterday about this season's spring training. They were comparing the styles of the old manager, Joe Torre - with the new Manager - Joe Girardi. They were talking about how Torre gave no direction during spring training and just 'had faith' that the players were doing what they need to do to get ready for the new season.

And, worse yet, during the post season there was a game were bugs were literally swarming around the players. You could see the pitcher's neck heavily dotted with bugs. Torre could've requested a stop play - so they could hold off until conditions were better. But he never did. Up to that point, the Yankees were on a clear path to winning - and had the bugs not been a factor, they would have.

I'm really turned off by his hands off approach. That's why great teams start declining in wins - when you get too comfortable in the process and don't strive to improve it. Girardi is taking a more hands on approach to managing and doing a better job of getting the team ready for the start of the season. Getting Torre off the team was a great move, if you ask me.

Can't wait until the season starts!

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