So I'm watching Sunday's rain-shortened Yankees-Tigers Spring Training game, and there's not much going on. The Yanks are up by 8, it's raining, and everyone is standing around wondering when the tarp is going to go on the field so they can hit the post-game spread. But then I notice something, and so does the YES Network crew. WHAT IS RICHARD GERE DOING, IN UNIFORM, STANDING NEXT TO JOE GIRARDI? Richard Gere has absolutely no affiliation with the Yankees, and whoever came up with the idea to put him in uniform should be disciplined immediately.
OK, I get it. I sound irrational. But the Yankees are one week away from Opening Night in Beantown, and the dugout is no place for celebrities. The Yankees steered away from this type of shenanigans in Spring Training last season, and won the World Series. In 2008, Joe Girardi thought it would be a good idea to let Billy Crystal bat in a Spring Training game and embarrass the franchise. We all know how that season turned out. I don't care if he made a movie, or if he saw Mickey Mantle play in 1956, but he has no reason taking away
I'm all for Joe Girardi's "team-building" activities that he hosts every year....chemistry is important. But any celebrity not named Steinbrenner or Kate Hudson (hey, she works miracles) has no business hanging out in uniform during a game, practice, or any team event. If only George were still in his heyday...
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