We Are The New York Yankees . . . When We Give Our Word, We Will Do It
Because yeah, this is how the Yankees roll:
Posted: May 28th, 2008 | Filed under: Sports, That's An Outrage!Alexander Martinez, a 35-year-old Hartford, Conn., resident, made headlines last August for his remarkable feat of catching two long balls in one game. First, he grabbed Hideki Matsui’s 100th big league homer — and later, he snatched a dinger off the bat of Melky Cabrera.
Martinez said he turned over the milestone Matsui ball to Yankees security man Bill Shaw.
In return, Martinez said, Shaw promised him an autographed Matsui ball, the bat Godzilla used to hammer the historic homer and 15 tickets to this season’s All-Star Game — the last at Yankee Stadium.
Martinez got an autographed ball and bat but hasn’t seen any All-Star tickets or an authentication letter for the bat.
Despite using an attorney to reach out to the Yankees, Martinez insisted he would never file a suit against his favorite team.
“I don’t want to go there. As many times as I can tell you, I’m a diehard Yankees fan,” Martinez told The Post.
“I’m not into any money or anything like that. I just want what was promised to me.”
Martinez said he asked Shaw to put their deal in ink. But he quoted Shaw as responding: “We are the New York Yankees. When we give our word, we will do it.”