I didn't know Major League Baseball made miracles happen for celebrities. I guess it also helps if you attend most of your favorite team's home games, publicly support that team, and have a crap load of cash. The New York Yankees keep surprising people with their recent generous ways. First with announcing they will have a special event next week at Virginia Tech and then allowing actor Billy Crystal to play in a spring training game as the first inning DH. George Steinbreiner really wants to be endearing to fans. He sure doesn't have a problem filling seats in Yankee Stadium every year. I'm glad to see the Yanks extend favors and special opportunities.
Getting to make a debut as a Yankee at any age is a one in a lifetime chance. Just be allowed to step into the batters box and take some hacks seemed to be good enough for Billy Crystal. Sure he struck out, but it was a memorable moment not just for him though also for baseball fans. The Pirates pitcher he faced didn't float any pitches in the zone for him. I'm sure at the next All-Star celebrity and Old Timers game everyone will be ribbing Crystal about his performance. Many fans thought he should have retired before being cut by the team. That way he'd leave the game with dignity. Now if he had the bases loaded and went down on strikes it would've been one of the worst debuts of all-time.
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