For those of you who thought Billy Crystal's run with the Yankees was going to spell the end of baseball as we know it, I have a question for you.
That wasn't so bad, was it?
Actually, watching Crystal was a lot of fun on an otherwise routine Thursday. Crystal didn't have to wait long get his fantasy on and then get out of the way for the real ballplayers. The soon-to-be-60-year-old comedian led off the bottom of the first inning as the team's designated hitter (not "designated Hebrew," as Crystal himself suggested on Wednesday) and worked the count to 3-1 before striking out against Pittsburgh lefty Paul Maholm. You can find the pitch-by-pitch here.
Yet despite the knockout, Crystal can walk into his next film shoot with a couple of things to brag about. For one, he fouled off the second pitch down the first base line. For another, he made guys like me now wonder if we could do the same thing. Yeah, that's jealousy talking. Anyone else feeling a little green after watching him take a few hacks?
Anyway, Crystalmania is over almost as soon as it began.
And whaddya know? The sport still stands.
Video clip after the jump ... Also, check out this clip shot from the stands at Legends Field.
From Awful Announcing (will post better video once it surfaces):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCqPHMFTRTo
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Originally Posted by RickD
