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Rookie Hazing Day

By Jim Johnson | September 24th, 2007

My first thought… man, they have a crapload of rookies.

The Yankees dressed their rookies as Wizard of Oz characters before heading to Tampa Bay. The cast was as follows:

Dorothy: Ian Kennedy
Scarecrow: Shelley Duncan
Tin Man: Phil Hughes
Cowardly Lion: Joba Chamberlain
Glenda the Good Witch: Chase Wright
Wicked Witch of the West: Edwar Ramirez
Palace Guard: Ross Ohlendorf
Flying Monkey 1: Kei Igawa
Flying Monkey 2: Tyler Clippard

Apparently there was a Mayor Munchkin and a couple Lollypop Kids in the mix, as well, according to ESPN. I assume DeSalvo, Henn and Gonzalez filled those roles.

You can head over to River Ave Blues to see some pictures.

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3 Responses to “Rookie Hazing Day”

Michael Edelman says:

September 24th, 2007 at 11:29 pm

Yeah, the Yankees have so many rookies, they had them dressed up as characters I don’t even remember.
Brent Nycz says:

September 25th, 2007 at 11:42 am

Now, if they actually linked arms and sang, that would have been a riot…
Matt says:

September 25th, 2007 at 4:38 pm

Henn’s not a first year player, which is what this is for. Sardinha was a guard, DeSalvo and Gonzalez were representing the Lollypop Guild.