Michael Kay is over the antics. The long-time Yankees play-by-play announcer on YES Network expre sed his disdain with the team partaking in a July 4 staredown with the Reds during his eponymous radio show on Friday. Yankees pitchers Cody Poteet and Ian Hamilton engaged in a pre-game national anthem standoff with Reds pitchers Graham Ashcraft and Carson Spiers before the Independence Day showdown, . An umpire speaks with a pair of Yankees pitchers Cody Poteet and Ian Hamilton as they and a pair of Reds pitchers Graham Ashcraft and Carson Spiers, Garrett Temple Jersey were locked in a national anthem standoff. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post Kay said the pitchers standoff with Cincinnati cheapened the organization. What are we, infants? This is the New York Yankees,Kay said on his ESPN radio program, .The New York Yankees dont play games like that. Thats silly, thats stupid, its childish, its infantile. Let other ridiculous teams do that. Why would the Yankees do that? Its dumb. Explore More An umpire speaks with a pair of Reds pitchers Graham Ashcraft and Carson Spiers. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post While Yankees starter Marcus Stroman warmed up, all four players remained on the field as home plate umpire Alan Porter gestured for both sides to exit the field. Third-base umpire Jim Wolfalso asked both parties to move with no succe s. Yankees manager Aaron Boone eventually asked his players to With the Yankees struggling since June, Kay was not happy with how things played out. Michael Kay called out the standoff. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post It makes the Yankees look small. Theyre doing a stare-off like theyre in Williamsport? Like its the Little League World Series? Kay continued. The New York Yankees, youre wearing pinstripes, baby. You dont do stuff like that. And youve been losing and playing poorly, and this is what you resort to? Come on, guys, youre better than that. The to complete a three-game sweep over the Bronx Bombers. After losing five of six games going into Saturday, the Yankees finally got back into the win column with . James Harden Jersey