[Lefty Noob]

No, you're not reading that wrong. Comedian Billy Crystal has signed a one-day contract with the New York Yankees.

He will play Thursday against the Pirates. Think he can get a hit?

Billy Crystal to play exhibition game for New York Yankees - MLB - Yahoo! Sports

[loco4pablo]

hope they intentionally walk him every time!

[azrael492]

Is he actually going to play a position for the whole game or will he DH? I can't see him playing the whole game. How much do you want to bet they throw him an easy pitch just so he can get a hit.

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by Lefty Noob

No, you're not reading that wrong. Comedian Billy Crystal has signed a one-day contract with the New York Yankees.

He will play Thursday against the Pirates. Think he can get a hit?

Billy Crystal to play exhibition game for New York Yankees - MLB - Yahoo! Sports

Garth Brooks only got 2 hits over an entire Spring for San Diego...still...I gotta like the move.

[legend]

Crystal may actually get a shot at the Yankees' first base opening. He has to be a better glove man than Giambi, and a better hitter than Wilson Betamit.

[Lefty Noob]

Originally Posted by Gotham Dark Knight

Garth Brooks only got 2 hits over an entire Spring for San Diego...still...I gotta like the move.

Yeah, I remember that. And Brooks was younger then Crystal is now. I can't see how he's gonna pull this one off.

[bears9]

Ten bucks says Crystal gets no hits today.

[loco4pablo]

What has Spring Training turned into Fantasy camp?

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by Lefty Noob

Yeah, I remember that. And Brooks was younger then Crystal is now. I can't see how he's gonna pull this one off.

Still, I like the idea...I am sure we will soon see "Brad Pitt-Jolie Hit for the Children Night", where Pitt bats for the Dodgers...or George Clooney signs on with the Angels in a Hit for Dafur pinch hit appearance...

Though I really want to see Bill Murray get in there with the Chi Cubs...

[loco4pablo]

Just another example of hollywood weiseling into some place where they don't belong just like they do in the NFL and NASCAR. Why can't they just enjoy the game and root for thier team like everyone else.
It's making MLB a joke... I don't care if it's spring training or for charity or what ever.
I hope someone throws a high heater right under his big nose!

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by loco4pablo

Just another example of hollywood weiseling into some place where they don't belong just like they do in the NFL and NASCAR. Why can't they just enjoy the game and root for thier team like everyone else.
It's making MLB a joke... I don't care if it's spring training or for charity or what ever.
I hope someone throws a high heater right under his big nose!

I ma sure Billy Crystal would appreciate being treated like a real player...

[loco4pablo]

I hope they give him his money worth if you know what I mean?!
Gee is he gonna let some of the yankees right some of his jokes?
Probably be better then his sorry.......

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by loco4pablo

I hope they give him his money worth if you know what I mean?!
Gee is he gonna let some of the yankees right some of his jokes?
Probably be better then his sorry.......

That would be a fair trade...perhaps Yankee management can write them...they have been funny of late...

[Tuck4Bama]

MyFoxTampaBay Reports


TAMPA – How does Billy Crystal look in a Yankees uniform?
Mahvelous.

The actor-comedian emerged from the New York Yankees dugout at Legends Field in Tampa on Wednesday morning wearing a nervous smile with his pinstripes. Two days earlier, the team announced they were signing Crystal to a one-day contract, and inviting him to play in a spring training game on Thursday against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

• Gallery: Billy Crystal Joins the Yankees (MyFoxTampaBay)

For Crystal, it was a call from the big leagues he had been waiting decades for.

"I don't even know what to say," Crystal told a crowd of reporters before the team's workout. "It's just the most awesome feeling in the world that things can happen. Dreams can come true."

Though Crystal will turn 60 on Friday, you'd never know it by checking out his swing. After manager Joe Girardi presented him with the number 60 jersey - in honor of his upcoming birthday - he stretched and took batting practice alongside shortstop Derek Jeter.

The actor's debut on the field brought out plenty of media. Reporters and photographers from ET, TV Guide, and the Insider were among those who attended the workout, along with a crew from the Late Show with David Letterman.

Crystal said he's been working out for weeks to get ready for his big day, but he admits being so nervous he didn't sleep a wink on Tuesday night - and he expects more of the same before the game on Thursday.

"I don't get sleep any night," Crystal joked. "I've been up since 1948."

Crystal says he's just hoping to have a good time, and he'll be satisfied how ever he plays because it's all about fun. But what does his coach expect?

"I want to see him get a base hit, steal a base, and score a run. That's the idea, scoring runs," said Girardi. "I want to see him score a run tomorrow."

Girardi hasn't said what position Crystal will play, although there's speculation it could be second base since he has experience there. On Wednesday, several reporters asked Jeter whether he was worried about his job security now that Crystal is on the roster.

"He's 60, so no," Jeter joked.

Crystal will take the field Thursday at Legends Field in front of what is expected to be a sold-out crowd. He says overall, he's not really worried about what kind of pitching he'll see from the Pirates.

"They have to do what they have to do. There's a new Lexus in the parking lot- I'll just say that," he said.

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