So it’s well known in sports — prep, collegiate and professional — that the rookies get hazed. From taping football players to the goalposts, to freshmen carrying the game film and projector on the road (scroll down toward to item #10b & c to read which Hall of Famer had to do that, AFTER winning a national championship!).
But New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi may have to answer the question “How is this punishment?”
Pictured with the skipper are some of the rookies currently wearing Yankees jerseys in their day jobs. This year the theme was clearly Batman, and a couple years ago it was apparently Wizard of Oz. That time I can see how dressing up as Dorothy was the unfortunate assignment. I guess this year the raw deal went to the players suited up as Catwoman and Robin.
My biggest question was this:
That guy dressed up as the Penguin is a Major League Baseball player??
September 22nd, 2009 at 11:24 am
Any chance we can get the names of the Yankees involved? I follow them to some degree, but not enough to know who is a rookie, let alone who is the Penguin.
September 22nd, 2009 at 2:58 pm
The Penguin, The Joker and Robin aren’t players, they’re new to the staff of the organization.
September 22nd, 2009 at 3:09 pm
I wish I could, but the original source I linked to only cited shortstop Ramiro Pena as Catwoman. Trust me, I would’ve listed them all if it came across the article that was sent to me by a good friend.
September 22nd, 2009 at 4:13 pm
Players: Mark Melancon (pitcher) was Batman, Ramiro Pena (short stop) was Catwoman and Mike Dunn (pitcher) was the Riddler.
September 22nd, 2009 at 4:49 pm
I got this from a link that just happened to be posted bt the Bat Blog today about the same story:
“Rookie Pitcher Mark Melancon was Batman, Rookie Shortstop Ramiro Pena as Catwoman, and another Rookie Pitcher, Michael Dunn, dressed as The Riddler.”
November 12th, 2009 at 11:41 am
OMG, that’s my boy in the Catwoman suit… Poor Pena. When I first saw this, well I was laughing so hard tears were running down my face…
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