Mariano Rivera was the judge, Xavier Nady was the court stenographer, and Johnny Damon, Derek Jeter, and A.J. Burnett made up the jury for today's Kangaroo Court in the Yankees clubhouse. Everyone was there from players to coaches and staff. It was the first Kangaroo Court for the Yanks since 1995.Here's some more details on tonight's proceedings from Bryan Hoch:
For two months, Xavier Nady dutifully collected scraps of paper in a shoebox tucked near the back of his locker -- clubhouse infractions reported by his teammates, waiting for the day when the Yankees would call those offenses to trial.I think it's pretty cool to see how close this team has become. There hasn't been a Yankees team this close in a long time and you have to give Joe Girardi a lot of credit for helping create a good clubhouse. Bringing in guys like CC, Burnett, and Swisher helped too. And the best part is now they're starting to win.
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"I've never had it in the big leagues or the Minor Leagues," Jeter said. "I don't know the reason why. I don't think there's a particular reason. It's not like it's an anti-Yankee thing. It just hasn't happened."
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Phil Coke's wallet was $30 lighter as a result of the home run he served up to the Twins' Joe Mauer on Friday in New York.
Coke pointed to the drive off the bat, thinking it was a fly ball that could be easily tracked by center fielder Brett Gardner, but the ball carried out and hit the netting over Monument Park....
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There was one night in Detroit where Nick Swisher agreed to a postgame television interview without putting his shirt on first. Burnett noticed and promptly reported Swisher for a $20 fine.
Brian Bruney was forced to dig into his pocket to atone for his haircut -- not the fact that he is completely shaved, but rather the fact Bruney had his haircut during a game in Toronto while he was on the disabled list.
Third-base coach Rob Thomson had a clear-cut violation for the night he pushed Swisher back to third base, and Joba Chamberlain said he also couldn't escape being fined.
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Damon was among the players fined $100 for showing up late to court, blaming New York City traffic.
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But no penalty was crueler than Alex Rodriguez being hit for being late ... for the season, arriving on May 8 due to injury. Rivera banged his gavel and upheld the suspension to laughter.
10 Comments:
hahaha good stuff the A-rod fine is my favorite because their just playing with the fact that somebody always has a problem with anything he does lol
I'm really starting to love this team.
Don Baylor and Frank Robinson were 2 big believers in the court system even as players
hope they continue
lol I remember seeing Coke put his hands in air on Mauer homerun
Hey guys! I've had a great time here in Disney, and my family and I are flying back to New York tomorrow. I can't wait!
I can't believe how hot the Yankees have been since I've left. 8 wins in a row, Teix is heating up, and we're only a couple games behind 1st. Hopefully the Yanks will continue to play like this when I'm back in NY.
Well, I'm just about set to go to bed, and I can't wait to start talking baseball with you guys again. See ya soon!
P.S. Happy Birthday Bobby (You left us too soon)
Hey YB,
Glad to hear you're having such a good time.
The Yanks look great right now, and as long as they stay healthy they should continue playing that way.
Great story. This is an easy team to like. Thanks for posting the story,
Thanks Yankeeboy98 for reminding me that it was Murcer's birthday. Damn, I miss him.
These are the type of Yankee moments that need to be taped.
Very true Emmanuel.
what happened to the yankee way? Not sure class is personified with shaving cream and whipped cream pies to the face. Wonder what George would say about all of this?
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