A top executive at Morgan Stanley tried to use his company's connections to become a New York Yankees honorary batboy. Guy Chiarello wanted to celebrate his 20th anniversary with Morgan Stanley at Yankee Stadium. To achieve his goals, he sent a number of e-mails to Robert Nederlander Jr., whose father is a part-owner of the Yankees.

Chiarello, the investment bank's chief technology officer, suggested that many of his 1,500 employees would buy tickets or contribute to a charitable donation on behalf of the team. He also said he would not mind being part of the grounds crew working to the strains of YMCA.

Nederlander turned the request down, calling it a "crazy request from a guy I never heard of." At the time, Morgan Stanley was considering Nederlander's application for funding to open a string of theaters in China.

While the Morgan Stanley handbook bars employees from "use the firm's premises, assets, information or influence for personal gain," a spokeswoman told the Post there was no evidence of Chiarello having done anything that warranted disciplinary action.