Breaking news: Entire Yankees team headed f …

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Breaking news: Entire Yankees team headed for court May 19, 2009 Shaving cream pies. Loud music in the clubhouse. Championship wresting belts. The New York Yankees may not be quite the Idiots that resided in Boston five years ago, but they’ve certainly become a looser, more fun team to be around. Especially after winning seven straight. Wednesday, the entire roster will assemble in the bowels of Yankee Stadium for a Kangaroo Court, a long-standing tradition in baseball that allows teammates to put each other on trial for a variety of reasons. Court will be in session at 3:15 p.m. sharp (late arrivals will be fined $100, no exceptions), with Judge Mariano Rivera presiding over the hearings. CC Sabathia said he’s had a Kangaroo Court on every team he’s ever been on, but in my nine years covering the Yankees, I can’t remember hearing of one taking place. That’s not to say it hasn’t, but it certainly hasn’t been quite as public as this one, which was advertised by a sign hanging on the front door of the clubhouse. Such is life for these Yankees, who have shed their businesslike image for that of an actual major-league team, complete with pranks, practical jokes and - dare we say it - camaraderie. Brian Bruney discussed the new attitude of the Yankees after last night’s game, saying that this team has had more fun with each other than any of the three previous editions he was a part of. Some of the credit has to go to Joe Girardi, who tried to instill some of this during spring training with his pool tournament and by allowing music in the clubhouse, but newcomers such as Nick Swisher, CC Sabathia and A.J. Burnett have definitely helped foster a new feeling inside the Yankees’ clubhouse. Bruney said that in his first three years, it felt like the players weren't allowed to have fun. Between the ban on facial hair, long hair and the lack of music in the clubhouse, it felt more like an accounting firm at times than a baseball team. “People need to realize that you can do those things and still win, and that’s what we’re doing right now," Bruney said. "The shaving cream, the music, things like that, I think it brings us closer. You can’t win with just All-Stars all around. We’ve done that the past three years and we haven’t done (anything). You’ve got to have chemistry and you’ve got to have fun. The Rays had fun, the Phillies had fun; everybody that wins has fun. Look at the Cavaliers - they have a blast. “Things like the Kangaroo Court, stuff like that, that’s the kind of stuff that brings guys closer together. Rarely in the last three years that I was here would there be four, five or six guys hanging out playing video games in the hotel room. Guys are having fun, they want to hang out with one another. It’s been a lot of fun.” I still believe chemistry is an overrated factor when it comes to baseball - just look at the Bronx Zoo teams of the late 1970s - but given the amount of time these guys spend around each other, things like this can only help their cause in the long run. Like every other team and every other season, things are always better when the team is winning, so I'll be interested to see how this all plays out during the next losing streak -- assuming they ever have one. By Mark Feinsand on May 19, 2009 11:47 PM http://tinyurl.com/pgxedk PS:蘋果有寫昨天三A球隊也有舉辦這個活動，王建民被控因為沒把褲管拉高露出內襪，最後被判罰5美金。 -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 140.109.23.38 ※ 編輯: yyhong68 來自: 140.109.23.38 (05/20 16:39)

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