Boos Pelt Alomar; Batteries Not Included

NEW YORK — Yankees fans expressed their opinion about Roberto Alomar’s spit by showing a little polish.

They simply booed.

They booed and heckled him during batting practice. They booed heartily during the pregame introductions -- and even louder during his first at-bat.

And those boos turned to thunderous cheers when he struck out looking in the first inning.

He gently laid down his helmet and bat, then teammate Bobby Bonilla brought his glove out to him as he took the field for the bottom of the first.

In the second inning, the crowd cheered derisively when Paul O’Neill’s grounder kicked off the heel of Alomar’s glove for an error. However, on the very next play, Alomar made a fine backhand flip to second on Mariano Duncan’s grounder.

But despite concerns about violence -- in the form of hurled batteries, or other projectiles -- nothing flew through the air except a few expletives and unprintable chants.

Outside the stadium’s bleacher entrance, a sign clearly warns: “Bottles, Cans, Coolers, Hard Containers are Prohibited In Stadium.”