Yanks Take a Break From the Soap Opera

To many, it’s just a game. However, it probably didn’t seem that way to the New York Yankees since the Mitchell Report went public.   In a time where players should be worrying about regaining their timing, the Yankees were caught supporting their teammate Andy Pettitte, an admitted user of HGH.   As the players should have been concentrating on perfecting their mechanics, they became engulfed in a war of words and take out slides with the Tampa Bay Rays.   Although the grind of the season hasn’t officially started, the Yankees could use a laugh. Who better to provide that than comedian and long time Yankees fan Billy Crystal?   Calling it the opportunity of a lifetime and something that he is taking seriously, Crystal should still provide some levity as everyone watches him pretend that he is 1/3 his age with 3 times the talent.   Slated to bat leadoff, it seems appropriate that Crystal will dig in against the laughable Pittsburgh Pirates Thursday ... [link]