And of course, the usual suspects came out afterwards and implied that the Orioles—playing in an absolutely meaningless game, 14 games up on the Yanks—should've had more of a shift on (to the opposite field) against Jeter.
Right.
I also think that all of the fielders should have been moved in to form a solid ring just inches away from the batter's box, willing to give up their bodies and their lives, if need be, to stop Derek Jeter. And/or, the Orioles' pitcher should've just beaned him in the head in his last at-bat in the majors.
You're right about its being an absolutely meaningless game. And for that at bat, Showalter gave Jeter a going away gift by leaving in a pitcher with an ERA of around five and a half to face him. Two days before, in a game that was not meaningless for the Yankees because they were still in the hunt for the wild card, Jeter came up in the bottom of the ninth with two outs, a man on, and the Yanks trailing by a run. He struck out swinging.
Jeter's glorified last hit came in what was essentially an exhibition game. The reality of his final season, when he was a millstone pulling down the team, was typified by his strikeout two days before.
Yes, he had much declined by that final year. And the guy he was holding back by not retiring was...
That's right, the great shortstop Cashman drafted to replace him in...
So Buck left a nothing reliever in to face him? Yes, very true. And since the Orioles had absolutely nothing to gain by putting in a better pitcher, in the last game before they went to the playoffs, they should have...
Look, Jeter had missed almost the entire year before because he kept playing hurt in the 2012 playoffs until he badly injured himself. He had every right to not want to go out like that. Especially...because the Yankees had absolutely no one to replace him.
A much more valid knock on Jeter for selfishness, I think, was that he did not volunteer to go to third when A-Rod joined the team.
Even so, when you consider that A-Rod was, to a great degree a false construction of a star—and one who nonetheless felt entitled to publicly belittle Jeter in comparison to his own wonderfulness—it's a little more understandable that he might have begrudged him that.
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Can we not mention that former shortstop’s name again for at least a year or two? Happy new year to everybody. Fuck you, Brian Cashman.
ReplyDeleteAnd of course, the usual suspects came out afterwards and implied that the Orioles—playing in an absolutely meaningless game, 14 games up on the Yanks—should've had more of a shift on (to the opposite field) against Jeter.
ReplyDeleteRight.
I also think that all of the fielders should have been moved in to form a solid ring just inches away from the batter's box, willing to give up their bodies and their lives, if need be, to stop Derek Jeter. And/or, the Orioles' pitcher should've just beaned him in the head in his last at-bat in the majors.
That would have been the righteous thing to do.
How's THAT for an opening, 2020 rant???
Hoss,
ReplyDeleteYou're right about its being an absolutely meaningless game. And for that at bat, Showalter gave Jeter a going away gift by leaving in a pitcher with an ERA of around five and a half to face him. Two days before, in a game that was not meaningless for the Yankees because they were still in the hunt for the wild card, Jeter came up in the bottom of the ninth with two outs, a man on, and the Yanks trailing by a run. He struck out swinging.
Jeter's glorified last hit came in what was essentially an exhibition game. The reality of his final season, when he was a millstone pulling down the team, was typified by his strikeout two days before.
He quit a year late. I understand why, but still.
ReplyDeleteYes, he had much declined by that final year. And the guy he was holding back by not retiring was...
ReplyDeleteThat's right, the great shortstop Cashman drafted to replace him in...
So Buck left a nothing reliever in to face him? Yes, very true. And since the Orioles had absolutely nothing to gain by putting in a better pitcher, in the last game before they went to the playoffs, they should have...
Look, Jeter had missed almost the entire year before because he kept playing hurt in the 2012 playoffs until he badly injured himself. He had every right to not want to go out like that. Especially...because the Yankees had absolutely no one to replace him.
A much more valid knock on Jeter for selfishness, I think, was that he did not volunteer to go to third when A-Rod joined the team.
ReplyDeleteEven so, when you consider that A-Rod was, to a great degree a false construction of a star—and one who nonetheless felt entitled to publicly belittle Jeter in comparison to his own wonderfulness—it's a little more understandable that he might have begrudged him that.
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I am very grateful for your help in my marriage.