TAMPA, Fla. — Goose Gossage’s strong opinions about baseball, expressed in an interview with ESPN.com Thursday and then other outlets later in the day, created a bit of a stir.
Including within the Yankees’ organization.
The Hall of Fame closer, who among other things called Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista an “[expletive] disgrace” to baseball because of the way he, and some other hitters, celebrate home runs, was brought in for a sit-down with GM Brian Cashman and manager Joe Girardi.
“Everything’s good,” Gossage told a handful of reporters Friday. “I just kind of lost my mind there for a minute.