And, Jason Alexander will be hired to trade him to the Mets.

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nitrah55 · #1 Post by **nitrah55** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 8:28 am

http://bats.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/03/1 ... -comedian/

Billy Crystal has signed a one-day minor league contract with the Yankees, and will appear in Thursday's game against the Pirates.

PlacentiaSoccerMom · #2 Post by **PlacentiaSoccerMom** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 8:31 am

I wonder what position he will play.

TheBountyOfMyBucket · #3 Post by **TheBountyOfMyBucket** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 8:40 am

Billy Crystal has a better chance of making the Yankees opening day roster than Jason Alexander has of ever being employed by anyone again....

NellyLunatic1980 · #4 Post by **NellyLunatic1980** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 8:42 am

PlacentiaSoccerMom wrote:I wonder what position he will play.

The sitting position.

tanstaafl2 · #5 Post by **tanstaafl2** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 9:37 am

According to what I heard on ESPN he will pitch, at least a little. Or at least throw from the mound.

Whether or not it could be considered pitching is something else altogether.

Tocqueville3 · #6 Post by **Tocqueville3** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 9:42 am

PlacentiaSoccerMom wrote:I wonder what position he will play.

Pine rider.

PlacentiaSoccerMom · #7 Post by **PlacentiaSoccerMom** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 9:45 am

Tocqueville3 wrote:
PlacentiaSoccerMom wrote:I wonder what position he will play.
Pine rider.

I had to look up the phrase.

One who rides the pine. 2nd string baseball player who sits the bench.
"You suck you pine rider." "I'm not very good at baseball, so I'm just riding the pine."

macrae1234 · #8 Post by **macrae1234** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 11:50 am

Billy Crystal has a better chance of making the Yankees opening day roster than Jason Alexander has of ever being employed by anyone again

Were you thinking of Jason Grimsley the only 2 Jason Alexanders I know of are the Seinfeld co starborn Jason Greenspan and Britany Speers' first husband

earendel · #9 Post by **earendel** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 11:52 am

macrae1234 wrote:
Billy Crystal has a better chance of making the Yankees opening day roster than Jason Alexander has of ever being employed by anyone again
Were you thinking of Jason Grimsley the only 2 Jason Alexanders I know of are the Seinfeld co starborn Jason Greenspan and Britany Speers' first husband

I think it was a reference to the story arc on Seinfeld in which George worked for The Boss (George Steinbrenner, not Bruce Springsteen).

macrae1234 · #10 Post by **macrae1234** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 12:06 pm

Then the title should have read George Costanza not Jason Alexander so as not to confuse baseball fans. By the way I don't think Jason Grimsley last seen in a dbacks uniform peddling steroids and singing to federal prosecutors will be working in baseball again in this lifetime

silvercamaro · #11 Post by **silvercamaro** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 12:11 pm

macrae1234 wrote:Then the title should have read George Costanza not Jason Alexander so as not to confuse baseball fans.

I don't think it was all that confusing to anybody else.

macrae1234 · #12 Post by **macrae1234** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 2:01 pm

I guess if I had watched Seinfeld it would have helped.

#13 Post by **littlebeast13** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 8:05 pm

earendel wrote:
macrae1234 wrote:
Billy Crystal has a better chance of making the Yankees opening day roster than Jason Alexander has of ever being employed by anyone again
Were you thinking of Jason Grimsley the only 2 Jason Alexanders I know of are the Seinfeld co starborn Jason Greenspan and Britany Speers' first husband
I think it was a reference to the story arc on Seinfeld in which George worked for The Boss (George Steinbrenner, not Bruce Springsteen).

Nitrah's reference was indeed a reference to Costanza. And the quoted reference (From my good friend the Bucket) was tied in to Jason Alexander's memorable KFC commercials he was doing at the same time he was equally memorable as ABC's noted self-help guru Bob Patterson (Bob himself must not have visited today to put in his 2 cents, assuming he even has 2 cents anymore).....

lb13