Billy, don't be a hero
(Associated Press)
The partial boxscore from today's Yankees-Pirates spring training game:
Yankees' lead off hitter: Crystal, Billy, DH: 0-for-1, strikeout.
And that'll be it for the soon-to-be 60-year-old (tomorrow) Yankee fan, who took this fantasy camp thing about as far as one can go, signing a one-day contract with the team and fulfilling his duties in about five quick minutes.
From the AP report about how it went down for the former regular shortstop at the Dodgers' Hollywood Stars Night:
Crystal worked it to a 3-and-1 count, having fouled a ball off from Pittsburgh's Paul Maholm, whose only fear was that he not smack the comedian in the side of the helmet. The dribbler went down the first-base line and was fielded by Pirates first-baseman Adam LaRoche.
The city slicker then swung and missed at a pair of 88 mph fastballs by Maholm.
The crowd at Legends Field in Tampa, Fla., gave Crystal a standing ovation. Johnny Damon replaced him as DH.
And life in Florida as we know it returned to normal.
