Mike Francesa has hand waved Gerrit Cole.
“Next time everybody better synchronize their watches before Cole pitches,” the big guy tweeted Saturday morning, clowning the Yankees‘ ace after he threw a fit over the pregame ceremonies before his lackluster Opening Day start.
“What a lame excuse. Just pitch.”
That’s been hard for Cole to do whenever he’s in a big spot.
The righty was caught on camera freaking out in the Yankees’ dugout before Friday’s thrilling extra-innings win over the Red Sox — a victory in spite of Cole — because actor Billy Crystal’s first pitch was taking longer than he wanted.