That won't stop Yankees fans from worshiping his Golden Calf.Like Moses to the Israelites, God will not let the great Derek Jeter enter the promised land of 3,000 hits.
Veal.That won't stop Yankees fans from worshiping his Golden Calf.
And a big tip for the waitress. Well done.That won't stop Yankees fans from worshiping his Golden Calf.
Does anybody doubt this? I swear I was joking to myself if he can't make it he'll get a phantom injury til the next homestand.Grade 1 strain, I'm pretty excited to see lineups without him at the top for a while. Maybe they'll just hold him out until the next homestand... :lol:
Why would the phanton injury occur with 3 days left on the homestand? This makes no sense at all.Does anybody doubt this? I swear I was joking to myself if he can't make it he'll get a phantom injury til the next homestand.
*Edit: Apparently I am not alone with this thought.
I don't think anyone is suggesting that the injury here is not real. They are suggesting that the injury is not significant in any respect other than it likely ended his quest to reach 3,000 hits during this homestand. Therefore, it has morphed into something that will require enough care that it will cut into his playing time during the coming road trip. Which, of course, will allow him to reach 3,000 on the next homestand.Why would the phanton injury occur with 3 days left on the homestand? This makes no sense at all.
For the record, my response 'does anybody doubt this?' was in response to "Maybe they'll just hold him out until the next homestand..." from Jon Abbey.Why would the phanton injury occur with 3 days left on the homestand? This makes no sense at all.
You're not - Joe Posnanski actually floated this in his Saturday column about Jeter's quest.Does anybody doubt this? I swear I was joking to myself if he can't make it he'll get a phantom injury til the next homestand.
*Edit: Apparently I am not alone with this thought.
They'd be better off DL'ing him with a whole week's worth of games coming up in the NL. They're going to need that extra bench spot.They don't have to DL him. They can sit him for a few games without the rationale being blatantly obvious.
Didn't he win a GG suffering from these ailments already?It must be a phantom injury. Derek Jeter is an immortal True Yankee Hero. In fact, you could take a chainsaw to his calf, and he'd still have just as much range and be just as dangerous at bat.
I don't think that's what anyone was insinuating. I believe they're saying he's going to be held out of the lineup for a few days so he can conveniently not have his chance at 3000 until the start of the next home stand.For everyone speculating that the injury is being played up to increase the chances of him getting to 3,000 on the next homestand: You all do realize that, were Jeter to be placed on the 15-day DL today, he'd be eligible to come back on June 29, for the final two games of that particular homestand. In other words, he'd be just as likely to reach 3,000 at home then as he would be now.
http://twitter.com/#!/JackCurryYES/status/80737383426965504When Jeter was asked about being man short, esp in NL parks, he said the Yanks have done that b4 and it's "not a big deal." Most disagree
http://twitter.com/#!/JackCurryYES/status/80736746719031296If the Yanks don't inistantly d.l. Jeter, they"d be a man short. But Jeter dismissed that issue. "We play a man short all the time," he said
I think that the earlier point that someone made during the "Posadagate" episode was a good one. The point was that Jeter was getting a little preview of how tolerant Cashman would be of an over-the-hill player, like himself, acting like a diva. So it was a DL stint instead of a spot in the lineup, but it sure has a similar tone to it. "How dare they treat me this way!", with Jeter obviously not going for the full-on Posada meltdown.Nice to know that the inmates aren't completely running the asylum.
He wasn't asked if Derek Jeter was the first guy to do that. He was asked if it was bush league when he did.He could have said "Derek Jeter is not the first guy to do that."
Jeter did offer advice to Nunez before the AB, to "look for a fastball." Nunez credited Jeter after the game and said a fastball is what he hit for the first run of the game.A still of his golf clap when Nunez got his RBI single would be amusing, he did not look thoroughly thrilled for his young protege.
"Look for a fastball" to a young player is right up there with "drive carefully" to a sixteen-year-old or "show up on time" to someone going to their first job interview. It's hardly evidence that Jeter is unselfishly taking this tyro under his wing.Jeter did offer advice to Nunez before the AB, to "look for a fastball." Nunez credited Jeter after the game and said a fastball is what he hit for the first run of the game.
Jeter's never happy sitting on the bench. But at least he's being helpful to Nunez. We don't need a Ripken-Manny Alexander situation here, although that is certainly possible when Jeter comes off the DL.
Milestone occasions are always distractions to team goals. Most of the time, it is the milestoner choking and pressing as he gets near a big home run or hit total.
And they still lost 10-3, quite a defining memory.For me the defining memory of Jeter was Game 7 of the 2004 ALCS. Virtually the entire Yankee team was beaten and demoralized. And all Jeter was try to rally them, constantly. He still knew the Yankees were supposed to win that game.
This is nice and all but what does it have to do with Jeter being fine keeping his team a man down for a week so he could avoid the DL and get his 3,000th hit where he feels like it? Or is there another reaction I'm missing that this would actually apply to?I don't see how you can begrudge the guy his reaction. He got where he is believing he is so much better than anyone else and that he can do whatever needs to be done. He's not going to accept aging or injury and just stand aside. Confident people just aren't like that. The worse he performs the more he wants to redeem himself. You're going to have to drag him away from baseball kicking and screaming. If he were otherwise he wouldn't have been what he became in the first place.
Jeter did offer advice to Nunez before the AB, to "look for a fastball." Nunez credited Jeter after the game and said a fastball is what he hit for the first run of the game.
Are you demeaning parents who remind their kids to drive carefully? Just kidding. Total silence would be evidence he's not taking this kid under his wing. It is true, though, that Jeter is heading into uncharted territory in his career. I can't predict how he will handle these final three years. Mantle's drinking stepped up. DiMaggio walked away. Babe Ruth was traded to the Braves for one dollar."Look for a fastball" to a young player is right up there with "drive carefully" to a sixteen-year-old or "show up on time" to someone going to their first job interview. It's hardly evidence that Jeter is unselfishly taking this tyro under his wing.
Oh please. Oh please. Oh please. Please, pretty please?I suppose Jeter moves to DH or LF for his final two years if that scenario every comes true in the offseason.
You don't think a DH with a slugging percentage of .324, coincidentally exactly the same as his on base percentage, .324, would be a fearsome foe for the Red Sox to face?Oh please. Oh please. Oh please. Please, pretty please?
What do you suggest they do with him?You don't think a DH with a slugging percentage of .324, coincidentally exactly the same as his on base percentage, .324, would be a fearsome foe for the Red Sox to face?
Funny, because the take-home memory for me about Jeter from that series was him putting up a .567 OPS with just one extra-base hit (and going 4-19 in the last 4 games, all singles) while all the blame got piled on A-Rod (who wasn't great but had a HR in game 4).For me the defining memory of Jeter was Game 7 of the 2004 ALCS. Virtually the entire Yankee team was beaten and demoralized. And all Jeter was try to rally them, constantly. He still knew the Yankees were supposed to win that game.
Are you demeaning parents who remind their kids to drive carefully? Just kidding. Total silence would be evidence he's not taking this kid under his wing. It is true, though, that Jeter is heading into uncharted territory in his career. I can't predict how he will handle these final three years. Mantle's drinking stepped up. DiMaggio walked away. Babe Ruth was traded to the Braves for one dollar.
One of the NY papers began the Jose Reyes-to-the-Yankees rumor mill today. I suppose Jeter moves to DH or LF for his final two years if that scenario every comes true in the offseason. Somehow I doubt it will. FWIW, Jeter has always been very positive in his remarks and friendship with Reyes.
Oh, this is easy. Dip him in bronze and leave him in Monument Park. His range would still be about the same...What do you suggest they do with him?
I wonder if he's asked Nunez what his hopes and dreams are...A still of his golf clap when Nunez got his RBI single would be amusing, he did not look thoroughly thrilled for his young protege.
I never thought about trading for Reyes (and then either signing him or taking the first-round draft pick) but it's a great idea. If the Mets can summon up another major slump, maybe Reyes does go on the market in July, as the Mets don't seem interested in paying him $140M for 7 years, or even $100M for 5. Alas, the Mets can't afford the p.r. hit inside their home turf so they will just let Reyes play out the string and then go away in free agency. (They could also trade him to anyone but the Yankees.)Oh, this is easy. Dip him in bronze and leave him in Monument Park. His range would still be about the same...
I think there is zero chance of the Yanks trading for Reyes, but a non-zero chance of them signing him this winter. What would happen to Jeter then? Dunno, thankfully not my problem...