I've read and heard critics bemoaning this as a publicity stunt, and it sure did get publicity this afternoon. Sure, this may have indeed been some insidious plot by the Head of the Evil Empire to try to distract Yankee fans from the pain of failing to win a World Series title in 7 years. Or a feeble attempt to win their hearts and minds with comedy when they still suffer from the tragedy of allowing one of the best managers in team history fly west. Or to ease the pain of having to watch two of their best pitchers in recent years get tangled up in a substance abuse scandal this off-season by fulfilling the dream of a beloved wannabe batter from Long Island.
No matter what the Yankees' real motive was, what Billy Crystal got to experience today was something many of us baseball fans only can dream about. As I am about to turn 40 this year, I can only hope that opportunities to reach my goals still present themselves as I get older. And it looks like more stunts like this may be coming - next up, the Lakers are going to allow Jack Nicholson to suit up and enter a game just so he can commit a flagrant foul, NASCAR officials will be assigning a car to Mel Gibson so he can drive around drunk until he gets pulled over and starts spouting nonsense, and the Chicago Bears will put George Wendt on the offensive line until the actor gets hit so hard he forgets he ever was in "Space Truckers".
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