Brackman Makes for Large Target

Ian Kennedy has warned him, but the Yankees 1st round draft pick in 2007 refuses to back down. At 6'10", Andrew Brackman makes for a very large target for the team's veteran pranksters. Yesterday Brackman felt the full force of retaliating on an earlier prank with one of his own.

All of his sliders- the knee length underwear used to protect the legs - were slit down the middle. His Yankees cap fell to the same fate (hmm, that seems a little baseball blasphemous). But that was nothing compared to the damage done to the half-dozen pairs of work out shoes, new spikes included. All shoelaces were cut in half and each pair of shoes was sliced right down the middle.

Brackman's car has also mysteriously disappeared from the player's parking lot at times. But Brackman isn't fazed by what has occurred..

"I'm not quitting," Brackman said of the prankster battle.

Brian Bruney and LaTroy Hawkins are thought to be two of the biggest pranksters in the clubhouse. And though Hawkins denied having any direct responsibility for the action, his hands didn't seem totally clean. He also gave Brackman some words of advice.

Source: NY Post

While looking over the damage, he (Hawkins) did say, "My people took care of some business."

Asked if he had any advice for the 22-year-old, Hawkins offered, "You got to know when to hold 'em and know when to fold 'em."

Another unnamed player added, "If you get hit by a veteran and fire back," one Yankee insider noted, "they come at you 10 times harder."

Brackman has also gained celebrity/notoriety in the locker room for a Youtube video that has been making the rounds. Besides baseball, Brackman was also on the N.C. State basketball team. In the video, UNC's Reyshawn Terry dunks over the big man, who claims a charge should have been called.

In case you haven't seen it, here it is.



In the spirit of equal time, here's Brackman taking it to the hole at Moeller Prep in Cincinnati.