WOODY ALLEN: ‘I SHOULDA BEEN A YANKEE’

WOODY ALLEN: ‘I SHOULDA BEEN A YANKEE’



NEW YORK (Wireless Flash) – It’s no joke: Woody Allen wishes he had become a baseball player instead of a comedian. Allen recently told New York gossip reporter Baird Jones that when he was a kid growing up in Brooklyn, he was known for his baseball ability, not his jokes. In fact, he was so good, neighbors figured he would someday play second base for the New York Yankees. Although Allen planned to try minor league ball at the age of 16, he started selling jokes to TV and radio shows and made so much money so quickly, he quit playing altogether. Allen admits he doesn’t know how far up the major league ladder he would have gone but admits he regrets not giving baseball a chance. Allen’s latest movie, Curse Of The Jade Scorpion, opens August 17.

Thu 08-02-01