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LoHud: Yanks manager Girardi aids crash victim in Westchester on way home from Series clincher

Police were in the area conducting a driving while intoxicated checkpoint on the parkway. In fact, about 15 minutes earlier, Girardi had passed through a driving while intoxicated checkpoint on the parkway. Cristiano, who was working the checkpoint, congratulated him on his first win as a manager and waved him through. He hadn’t been the only Yankees member to pass by the checkpoint. Pitcher Andy Pettitte also passed through earlier.

Yeah, no reason to think those guys would be intoxicated last night.

Best Regards, Larry M. Posted: November 05, 2009 at 05:03 PM | 56 comment(s) Login to Bookmark
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1. rconn23 Posted: November 05, 2009 at 05:36 PM (#3379583)

The Yankees are not only World Series champions, but heroes as well.

Suck on it, America.

2. Crispix Attacks Posted: November 05, 2009 at 05:38 PM (#3379588)

The Yankees: enemies of America? Like Goldman Sachs?

3. kubiwan Posted: November 05, 2009 at 05:47 PM (#3379613)

He hadn’t been the only Yankees member

Suck on it, America.

I dont know that I like where this thread is going....

4. Craig Calcaterra Posted: November 05, 2009 at 05:51 PM (#3379620)

Note to Officer Cristiano: none of us here back at headquarters expected you to actually give Pettitte and Girardi field sobriety tests last night, but you may want to play down just how happy you were to see them and just how quickly you waved them through a DUI checkpoint less than two hours after they were seen on national television almost literally drowning in booze.

Thanks,

Your shift commander

5. Bob Dernier Cri

Posted: November 05, 2009 at 06:01 PM (#3379639)

If Nomar Garciaparra had been there, he would have jumped into any nearby body of water and rescued several women before rendering assistance.

6. Tulo's Fishy Mullet (mrams) Posted: November 05, 2009 at 06:04 PM (#3379643)

Where was Leyritz during all of this?

7. RJ in TO Posted: November 05, 2009 at 06:05 PM (#3379644)

Pulled over back at the DWI checkpoint.

8. Famous Original Joe C Posted: November 05, 2009 at 06:07 PM (#3379649)

The Yankees are not only World Series champions, but heroes as well.

Suck on it, America.

But Yankees fans - still pompous asses. I guess we have to suck on that, too.

9. rconn23 Posted: November 05, 2009 at 06:08 PM (#3379651)

"But Yankees fans - still pompous asses. I guess we have to suck on that, too."

It really was a joke, you know.

10. Repoz

Posted: November 05, 2009 at 06:09 PM (#3379654)

The area is notorious for its blind spots, and Girardi

Sounds like NYYFan...

11. Petuniaviles Posted: November 05, 2009 at 06:11 PM (#3379660)

Yet another case of Girardi over-managing. In fact he put his own life at risk by running across 6 lanes of traffic to "aid" an unhurt woman. When you evaluate the entire situation in context it's clear he made a bad move.

12. The cushions are crowded for Edmundo

Posted: November 05, 2009 at 06:24 PM (#3379680)

13. McCoy Posted: November 05, 2009 at 06:24 PM (#3379681)

The Yankees celebrated with Armand de Brignac Champagne, which is very very expensive champagne that is extremely new for the French wine business and looks like it was created and marketed for the young wealthy urban market. I wouldn't be shocked at all to find out that the Yankees got it for free or at a steep discount.

14. jwb Posted: November 05, 2009 at 06:26 PM (#3379682)

Yep. A low-leverage situation like that would have been an ideal time to get Phil Coke some work.

15. Best Regards, Larry M. Posted: November 05, 2009 at 06:34 PM (#3379700)

I wouldn't be shocked at all to find out that the Yankees got it for free or at a steep discount.

I wouldn't be shocked by that, but I'd be equally unshocked to see that they paid full price.

16. Swedish Chef Posted: November 05, 2009 at 06:36 PM (#3379703)

I wouldn't be shocked by that, but I'd be equally unshocked to see that they paid full price.

I would be shocked if Bud Selig claimed 40% of the champagne for himself in luxury tax.

17. Anonymous Observer Posted: November 05, 2009 at 06:37 PM (#3379705)

Weak sauce. When he saves a plane full of people like Chris Dial, then I might be impressed.

AO

18. The Keith Law Blog Blah Blah (battlekow) Posted: November 05, 2009 at 06:40 PM (#3379708)

I would[n't] be shocked if Bud Selig claimed 40% of the champagne for himself in luxury tax.

Why yes, Jeffrey Loria would loves a bottle of Armand de Brignac.

19. McCoy Posted: November 05, 2009 at 06:54 PM (#3379728)

I don't think I would ever buy a bottle of Armand de Brignac. It is so over the top ostentatious that it reminds of those over the top things from Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous. Gold plated cars and such.

Another thing I will never buy is anything with Donald Trump's name on it.

20. Swedish Chef Posted: November 05, 2009 at 07:03 PM (#3379744)

It is so over the top ostentatious that it reminds of those over the top things from Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous. Gold plated cars and such.

Guess you're not interested in the Michael Jackson phone then.

21. rLr Is King Of The Romans And Above Grammar Posted: November 05, 2009 at 07:12 PM (#3379760)

Weak sauce. When he saves a plane full of people like Chris Dial, then I might be impressed.

Maybe he already has, but isn't as self-promoting as Dial.

22. Fly, the most judgment-free human being on Earth Posted: November 05, 2009 at 07:13 PM (#3379762)

I cant believe mlb lets them drive home. Why not a few dozen limos to avoid potential bad press?

23. Famous Original Joe C Posted: November 05, 2009 at 07:21 PM (#3379777)

"But Yankees fans - still pompous asses. I guess we have to suck on that, too."

It really was a joke, you know.

Same here. We really need an "I'm joking in this post" font or something. No hard feelings or anything else intended.

24. bobm Posted: November 05, 2009 at 07:31 PM (#3379789)

Managers are at risk for DUI charges only during spring training.

25. SoSH U at work Posted: November 05, 2009 at 07:39 PM (#3379805)

I cant believe mlb lets them drive home. Why not a few dozen limos to avoid potential bad press?

Do we actually know who drinks at these things? It's possible neither Pettitte (who, as a pretty devout Christian, may not drink) and Girardi (who, as a Catholic, probably does) actually consumed a meaningful amount of the champagne being poured.

But I agree that MLB or the Yankees should make transportation easily available in such situations.

26. Best Regards, Larry M. Posted: November 05, 2009 at 07:43 PM (#3379811)

We really need an "I'm joking in this post" font or something.

This is precisely why the smiley face emoticon was invented.

27. gef the talking mongoose Posted: November 05, 2009 at 07:43 PM (#3379812)

Another thing I will never buy is anything with Donald Trump's name on it.

I would gladly contribute to the cost of his tombstone, actually.

28. rconn23 Posted: November 05, 2009 at 08:00 PM (#3379834)

"No hard feelings or anything else intended."

No prob.

29. will Posted: November 05, 2009 at 08:04 PM (#3379839)

#25--"Do we actually know who drinks at these things? It's possible neither Pettitte (who, as a pretty devout Christian, may not drink) and Girardi (who, as a Catholic, probably does)actually consumed a meaningful amount of the champagne being poured."

So, we have not only a stereotype, but also a mistaken understanding of the definition of "Christian" and its relationship to the concept of " Catholic"......

30. Traderdave

Posted: November 05, 2009 at 08:05 PM (#3379844)

Wherever there's 4 Catholics, there's always a fifth!

<I'll be here all week>

31. Guapo Posted: November 05, 2009 at 08:10 PM (#3379853)

This is precisely why the smiley face emoticon was invented.

I thought it was to indicate that you were interested in having a casual sexual encounter with your correspondent.

:)

32. SoSH U at work Posted: November 05, 2009 at 08:12 PM (#3379856)

So, we have not only a stereotype, but also a mistaken understanding of the definition of "Christian" and its relationship to the concept of " Catholic"......'

Oh lighten up will. It was shorthand, hoping that no one would get worked up over the details. I should have known that was a terrible assumption.

I think Andy's an Evangelical Christian, and they have a greater tendency to abstain from alcohol, as far as I can tell from my experiences with their congregations and events. Girardi's Catholic (as am I, which means all of us are Christians), and we have a far greater acceptance of alcohol as part of the social fabric (at least in the half-dozen parishes I've belonged to). Hell, my kids' school has a bar attached to the gymnasium, which I'm not sure you're going to find in many Morningside Christian Schools. Your experiences may differ, but I'd be surprised.

Considering the huge swath of BTF that is legitimately anti-religious, please direct your ire that way next time.

33. esseff Posted: November 05, 2009 at 08:13 PM (#3379859)

A lot of the Yankees appeared to have wives, gf's and other family on the field after the game, and they don't participate in the clubhouse alcohol bath, so there are drivers available . . . although there's also a strong possibility that not all the new world champions went home with their families after leaving the ballpark.

34. Ron Johnson Posted: November 05, 2009 at 08:14 PM (#3379860)

isn't as self-promoting as Dial

That would be Dan and to a lesser extent me.

Incidentally it's mentioned in Discovery's "Crashes that Changed Flying", episode 2 IIRC

35. bads85 Posted: November 05, 2009 at 08:18 PM (#3379865)

This is precisely why the smiley face emoticon was invented.

No, it was invented as a weak crutch for a lack of true humor.

36. OsunaSakata Posted: November 05, 2009 at 08:27 PM (#3379877)

. . . although there's also a strong possibility that not all the new world champions went home with their families after leaving the ballpark.

We're all related as part of the human family, whether by blood, marriage, or the happenstance of a bleached blonde who just turned 18 at midnight.:)

37. RJ in TO Posted: November 05, 2009 at 08:27 PM (#3379878)

Incidentally it's mentioned in Discovery's "Crashes that Changed Flying", episode 2 IIRC

I take it that I've missed some story surrounding Dial. Anyone care to fill me in?

38. Craig Calcaterra Posted: November 05, 2009 at 08:27 PM (#3379879)

although there's also a strong possibility that not all the new world champions went home with their families after leaving the ballpark.

I'm guessing Nick Swisher turns up hungover, partially (and inexplicably) sunburnt, wearing a tattered chicken suit, with one of the little flags from the WS trophy broken off in his ear someplace in New Jersey, oh, a week from tomorrow.

Dude's from West Virginia and went to Ohio State. That's just how we do.

39. Best Regards, Larry M. Posted: November 05, 2009 at 08:33 PM (#3379890)

No, it was invented as a weak crutch for a lack of true humor.

No, it was invented because it's not easy to tell if someone is joking in an online forum.

40. bobm Posted: November 05, 2009 at 08:39 PM (#3379904)

Sigmund Freud would have had a field day with the idea of grown men spraying each other with Champagne in celebration

41. will Posted: November 05, 2009 at 08:44 PM (#3379910)

"Oh lighten up will. It was shorthand, hoping that no one would get worked up over the details. I should have known that was a terrible assumption."

Sorry to be so sensitive. Just cranky this afternoon, here in Philadelphia.

42. SoSH U at work Posted: November 05, 2009 at 08:56 PM (#3379925)

Just cranky this afternoon, here in Philadelphia.

No problem.

You know what, will, I like you. You're not like the other people, here in Philadelphia.*

43. Craig Calcaterra Posted: November 05, 2009 at 09:10 PM (#3379942)

You know what, will, I like you. You're not like the other people, here in Philadelphia.*

Oh no, don't get me wrong, they're fine people, good Americans. But they're content to sit back, maybe watch a little Mork and
Mindy on channel 57. Maybe kick back a cool Coors 16-ouncer. They're good fine people.

44. Gonfalon Bubble Posted: November 05, 2009 at 09:15 PM (#3379946)

. . . although there's also a strong possibility that not all the new world champions went home with their families after leaving the ballpark.

As befits a Series MVP, Matsui orgied into the wee hours with glossy cels of Betty Rubble, Kim Possible, and Elastigirl.

45. bads85 Posted: November 05, 2009 at 09:33 PM (#3379972)

Because it is not easy to tell if someone is joking

It is not easy to walk if your leg is broken, so a crutch is needed. A strong leg doesn't need a crutch, nor does strong writing.

46. Steve Phillips' Hot Cougar (DrStankus) Posted: November 05, 2009 at 09:43 PM (#3379986)

A strong leg doesn't need a crutch, nor does strong writing.

God is a crutch. A strong mind doesn't need a crutch.

my work here is done. ;-)

47. salajander Posted: November 05, 2009 at 10:49 PM (#3380073)

Sigmund Freud would have had a field day with the idea of grown men spraying each other with Champagne in celebration

You mean like this sort of image?

48. bobm Posted: November 06, 2009 at 02:20 AM (#3380336)

Exactly

49. Avoid running at all times.-S. Paige Posted: November 06, 2009 at 02:53 AM (#3380356)

Another thing I will never buy is anything with Donald Trump's name on it.

Amen

50. Avoid running at all times.-S. Paige Posted: November 06, 2009 at 02:57 AM (#3380358)

[47] I don't know why I ever open links to pictures here.

51. J. Michael Neal Posted: November 06, 2009 at 03:06 AM (#3380364)

Weak sauce. When he saves a plane full of people like Chris Dial, then I might be impressed.

I'd be more impressed if he just let a plane full of people like Chris Dial just die in the crash.

52. Drew (Primakov, Gungho Iguanas) Posted: November 06, 2009 at 04:21 AM (#3380397)

Jeez, can't the Yankees leave anyone in peace? First she finds out the Yankees won, so her (completely understandable) first reaction is to attempt suicide. Girardi can't even give her the respect of honoring her final wish. What a bunch of ########.

53. tfbg9 Posted: November 06, 2009 at 04:24 AM (#3380399)

I wonder if Girardi would have stopped to help had the Yankees lost last night? Hmm...

54. Swoboda is freedom Posted: November 06, 2009 at 04:52 AM (#3380416)

Sigmund Freud would have had a field day with the idea of grown men spraying each other with Champagne in celebration

Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.

55. Lassus Posted: November 06, 2009 at 06:28 AM (#3380461)

Considering the huge swath of BTF that is legitimately anti-religious, please direct your ire that way next time.

Wait, what? I wasn't even here! What did I do?

56. Something Other Posted: November 07, 2009 at 01:18 AM (#3381585)

Sigmund Freud would have had a field day with the idea of grown men spraying each other with Champagne in celebration

Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.

Well, sure, but most of the time a guy sucking on a long, cylindrical object ain't Don Juan, if you know what I mean.

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