Derek Jeter audio from today
Posted by: Peter Abraham - Posted in Misc, Podcast on Feb 20, 2007 
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thanks pete
im sick as a dog here at work but at least i get my yanks dirt straight from the source.
Pete, it is coming down to the fact that you are one of the few responsible journalists. Thanks for providing the unedited audio for the press conference.
Yeah, I know you have to cover it because it is a story in the Yankee world. But some colleagues of yours make it THE story and actually through hyperbole fan the flames to make it an even bigger story. That is the essence of sensationalism.
Wonder how much Cashman regrets not trading ARod? Though I guess it gives the Yankees constant national media attention, so it is free advertising.
Pete,
Thanks for the great audio. My personal opinion…He was irritated. Because these are the same questions he was asked last season. When asked about Alex, his answer was, “You’d have to ask Alex”. That’s how it’s supposed to be. You don’t put words in other people’s mouths. I also believe him when he says that there are many moments that are shared with Alex that aren’t seen by the media. Either he’s a good actor or he really is irritated because it’s a non-story. He could’ve gave a standard, vanilla answer and be done with it, but he made it clear that, in several instances, what was assumed was not true. The media and the cynics may not believe what Jeter is saying, but as far as I know he has more than enough integrity to deserve the benefit of the doubt. It should be a non-issue until Jeter sets Alex’s locker on fire or Alex punches out Derek.
the Yankees dont need free advertising…
I’m going to guess considering the control Cashman has on this team, that he looked into the possibility of trading ARod, and how that would change the dynamic of the team. However, if he went to ARod and asked him to waive his no-trade and ARod said thanks, but no thanks, Cashman’s hands were tied and he couldnt have done anything even if he wanted to pull the trigger.
I have to say listening to that I get the feeling DJ wasn’t too bothered. We know he’s always kept his private life private, and even when pictured with the Jessica Biel’s of this world he makes no public comment on it. Clearly that article hurt back in 2001 and they aren’t as close. It is a bit like DJ has moved A-Rod off his #1 spot in his MySpace friends list but he’s still there kicking around, they get on, they try hard, they are team mates, not best buds and I’m sure there are plenty of people in the same situation with DJ in the clubhouse, it is only an issue with A-Rod because they were such good mates at one time.
DJ is just so classy and I know he wants the Yankees to do well, but there’s that little bit down there that states to can’t publically forgive A-Rod for his interview, if he did then I think we’d be looking at a better (and easier) year for both of them.
Why do people think Jeter was irritated? I don’t think he was. I thought he said all the right things, too. Just like I thought Alex said all the right things. I really don’t see much difference in what Derek said and what Alex said.
Alex said they don’t go out to dinner and it doesn’t matter.
Jeter said it doesn’t matter what they do in their personal lives, it has no bearing. Why do people read so much into this shit?
Jeter is a class act,arod is pure talent that comes around around once a generation. Hes not mentally tough enough to deal with his ability when the chips are down.
Pete – anyway you can get the quality a little better so I don’t have to pump my speakers up to max volume every time I listen to your audio?
Thanks again for providing it.
Also, notice how scared everyone in the media is of Jeter? Its hilarious.
Hey Pete,
The only time Jeter really sounded annoyed was when the one reporter asked “so you don’t know what he said at all?” But he basically said the same thing Alex did was that they support each other on the field and things are nearly as bad as the media portrays it to be. Nice job by both guys IMO.
These past two days have done two things for me, 1)Make me want to root even harder for A-Rod and 2)Take no offense Pete because Im not including you, but despise the media even more for the way they “do their jobs”.
Am I the only one who thinks it’s ridiculous that Derek says it’s not his job to tell the fans who to boo or not to boo yet he has acted like it was his job before? As in the case of Jason Giambi. I agree with Derek that personal lives are personal lives and it’s just not that big of a deal. But let’s be consistent when it comes to things you have said in the media and supporting teammates. THIS is why this is such a big deal these days. He told the fans to support Jason more, an admitted steroid user. But he couldn’t say anything in A-Rod’s, a guy who has never done anything to anyone, support? It seems fishy and if I was in the media, I would’ve gone after that story, too.
Thanks for the audio Pete.
Where the hell did these reporters work before their current gig? The Enquirer? Teen People Magazine? Thanks for posting the raw audio Peter. It’s clear from those clips that the media guys were digging and digging deep for stuff to write about. Since when did not being “best friends” equate to having a “rift?” WTF is this, middle school? Because that’s the last time I remember hear conversations like this. The girls back then use to obsess over this stuff and I can’t believe these “professionals” (and I use the term loosely) are doing the same thing.
The whole idea of Jeter telling fans not to boo ARod is ridiculous. Even if he did it, it would only last until the next time ARod made an out in a clutch situation. The only way to get rid of the boo birds is to produce. Jeter can’t do that for ARod.
Jeter and ARod both handled themselves well, even though the reporters were really trying to get THE soundbite, like the guy who was baiting ARod yesterday about his option. Unfortunately, these two players are going to have to answer the same questions all season long.
I disagree they will have to talk about it all year. At this point, if the media continues to want to pursue it, both guys will stop talking to the media.
I think some guys will try to keep it going. But, as long as the players don’t participate (which it seems neither will at this point), it ends in spring training.
Which, when you think about it, is pretty smart. The best way not to make it a season long distraction, as it was last year.
Now, we just have to keep Torre from not “punishing” ARod and bat him night in spring training.
I meant batting him ninth in ST.
I thought he definitely sounded irritated. I can only imagine his body language.
I for one was glad A-Rod finally got it off his chest. At least for him, maybe that’s the best way to put it all behind him.
God strike me down for saying this (or least everyone here will)…but I feel Jeter sometimes comes across like a spoiled brat. If the line of questioning doesn’t agree with him, he can’t be bothered to give the time of day. Sure it’s no one’s business to pry into his personal life, but the writers have a job to do as well. If something within the game crosses that line a bit, then so be it. Without the writers and all the media, baseball wouldn’t have enjoyed all the success it has throughout the history of the game. It’s the writers and media that have shaped the game as much as the players, that’s why they have a spot in the Hall of Fame. I can remember Phil Rizzuto and Bill White (as announcers) being as important to the game as Reggie Jackson and Don Mattingly.
Jeter just comes across very surly at times, when the subject matter doesn’t agree with him. That’s basically all I’m saying. I would love to know Pete’s take on Jeter.
Why didn’t Jeter support A-Rod like Giambi? It’s not the magazine article. Does anybody remember the prodigal (lost) son? Well, this is the story of the prodigal MVP.
Giambi was the 2000 MVP when he came to the Yankees. He was not another muscle head who hit a lot of home runs – - he was MVP, the team leader, the favorite son of Oakland. Giambi reported to Yankee camp, stuffed his MVP in his pocket where nobody could see it and said, “How do I help this team win?” Giambi impressed the Yankees as a selfless, team-first guy, just like he was in Oakland. But he made a selfish mistake and took steroids, like a lot of other players, and got caught. He had cheated and squandered his riches. But he came back to the team with his tail between his legs and promised to work his way back if they would have him, appreciating what he almost lost. Jay worked hard and won Comeback Player of the Year along with the respect of his teammates.
A-Rod, showed up with his MVP on his head. True, he switched to third (a selfless move), had incredible career numbers and was the kind of guy who should have been a favorite son. But, as in the parable, A-Rod does not seem to value the triumphs and joys of others – he seems to measure the attention they get as attention he lost. A-Rod has failed, to date, to become just another teammate, another brother.
That’s why it is easier for Derek to embrace Jay, but harder for him to reach out to A-Rod. Maybe we should stop asking Derek why he’s being inconsistent. Maybe Derek’s being consistent to his own principles and that’s why he treated Jay and A-Rod differently. Maybe the answer lies in the difference between two MVPs, Jay and A-Rod.
I think Torre should use spring training to have A-Rod and Jeter both try out for shortstop. Really bring everything between them to a head. The “loser” plays third and bats 8th for the season.
When the best SS of his generation, maybe EVER, agrees to move to third base, saying he is not putting the team’s interest above his own is just ridiculous.
The bottom line is, hard as it may be to fathom, Jeter handled the ARod stuff in a less than mature fashion.
No big deal but, as a Hall of Fame former Yankee told a member of the media the other day, “You can’t be the captain of the team for just the players you like”.
All this “ARod should genuflect to Jeter” is a bunch of nonsense.
ARod needs to get back to playing like he is capable of playing. To hell with what Jeter, or anybody else, thinks of him.
He is the most talented player in the game. If he gets back to that level, EVERYBODY, ARod, Jeter and the Yankees, win.
The rest of this stuff is just noise.
Murphy: i hope u were being supremely sarcastic..
“A-Rod has failed, to date, to become just another teammate, another brother.”
“A-Rod, showed up with his MVP on his head”
“But, as in the parable, A-Rod does not seem to value the triumphs and joys of others – he seems to measure the attention they get as attention he lost.”
– these are unfair.. unprovable.. non-factual mis-comments.
Pete, as a journalist, do you think these statements made by both players squashes this story? Seems to me with what they’ve said, neither are going to pretend they’re anything more or less than they are to each other, and have nothing further to say about it…. so does this finally make the story die?
I’m not a sports writer, and I honestly never thought this should be a story in the first place, but it would seem to me there’s nothing left to it at this point.
as a Hall of Fame former Yankee told a member of the media the other day, “You can’t be the captain of the team for just the players you like�.
LOL…who’s this Hall of Fame former yankee whose identity has not been revealed?
Chris,
Unfortunately, it seems that the only thing that would squash this story is Derek and Alex pledging their love for each other in a civil union ceremony on the mound at Yankee Stadium.
Even though Derek has told the reporters you’ve read into several things wrongly, they will continue to watch their every movement and interaction to find some sort of evidence to write their AHA! stories.
If I was Alex I’d be uncomfortable living under that microscope, too. He can’t be spontaneous, he has to consider how the press will interpret it before he gives a hi-five or whatever. It’s like, “Did I wait too long? Was it too awkward?” What a joke.
Ask Michael Kay. He talked about it on his show yesterday.
The smart money says its Reggie Jackson.
QUESTION!
Do the reporters ever counter Jeters saying of “I don’t tell the fans what to do” with a reminder of when Jeter backed Giambi during his steroid era. Saying things like “fans need to get off his back”.
Why?
It seems to me, that perhaps the “support” of Giambi by Jeter had more to do with the fact that the fans could have been perceived as attacking Giambi, the person, not just Giambi the non-producing ballplayer. Giambi was trying to overcome some physical problems (albeit self-inflicted, allegedly) that affected his performance. A-Rod was being booed because people were unhappy with his performance. I don’t think, initially anyway, they were attacking A-Rod the person. Now, that may have changed as time went on, but that might be a reasonable explanation.
Though the story may not die completely in the papers, I would be very surprised if you heard A-Rod or Jeter address the subject again. I think they both made it clear that it’s a closed subject. Any reporters who continue with it are not going to have anything new to report except for their own conjecture, and it would seem, at this point, to be a petty thing to pursue.
CGramazio — I think it’s interesting what you said about Derek. I know he’s not a good interview, he rarely gives information. But, I have noticed, too, that he can be “curt” with reporters. However, he is not rude and at least it seems he is mostly available, even if he’s not particularly talkative.
Doreen,
I think you’ve got it right. Baseball players, especially captains, have obligations to talk to the media for 3/4 of the year. Day in and day out. How can Jeter be expected to be loquacious and original on a daily basis.
As for the people slamming on Jeter for his being curt today, put yourself in his shoes. Say you’re an ordinary joe and someone you were required to be nice to came to you everyday and asked you about the rift between you and your brother-in-law. Asked and answered. Asked and answered. Yet they come to you again and again. At what point do you get irritated? I think Derek’s been more than gracious and everyone, including the fans, needs to grow up.
Nathan:
You’re right there are no explicit facts to back up those quotes you picked out. All that stuff is just my take on the issue. I was making some inferences from what’s out there in print (including Verducci’s ’06 Sports Illustrated piece) and what I know generally about life. Boiled down, these are my assumptions: Jeter is very responsible, very old school and has trouble putting up with A-Rod who seems very narcissistic, needy and manipulative. Giambi appears to be a classy, good, but flawed guy, liked and appreciated by his teammates. I think the A-Rod/Jeter relationship on the field and in the clubhouse greatly affects the post season (as much as the pitching), so it’s of great interest to me to figure it out. Today the whole thing made sense to me as a version of the The Prodigal Son. But hey, if I’m writing in to blogs during the day, I guess I’ve got too much time on my hands ; )
Ah … another riveting saga in the Alex and Derek saga.
In the next exciting installment of _As the YankeeWorld Turns_, stay tuned to see if:
-Derek will say hello to Alex?!
-When Derek jokes around the boys, is poor Alex left out of the fun all by himself?!
-Will Alex and Derek go out to dinner together?!
-Is there a chance that Derek will start inviting Alex over for sleepovers as they did 12-14 years ago?!
-Can Alex and Derek rekindle the flame of their past torrid friendship?
Tune in next time to discover the answers to these and other urgent questions. Same time. Same channel.
As the YankeeWorld Turns.
I enjoy how so many of these players or former players, whenever they have something to say that might be slightly critical of jeter, their names are never attached to their comments. I mean if you’re gonna say something, say it boldly
Right before spring traiing in 2004 Derek gave an interview in which he said the same thing Alex just said: “We’re not as close as we were, but we’re still friends. We still get together.”
And in that 2004 interview he talked about the Esquire article, which he claimed yesterday he hadn’t talked about since it came out in 2001. He said “Sure it hurts when someone close to you says critical things.” He said he thought Alex was put in a position of having to defend his salary. (Alex also said that they were asking him if Derek could get the same kind of contract he had gotten. He said he didn’t think so – that his role with the Rangers is not the same as Derek’s with the Yankees. Derek was a #2 hitter, he had a lot of other good players around him, he wasn’t the guy you say “don’t let him beat you,” etc. That was the context of the whole thing – salary.
Derek even mentioned in the article that he had told Alex he should have told them that Derek’s salary issue is between him and the Yankees.
No he says he doesn’t want to talk about anything off the field.
Thanks for the sound bites, Peter – even tho I could care less about whether Derek and ARod are sharing a beer together. You can tell Derek is very protective about his personal side, unlike ARod.
One thing, however, I’ve always been curious about with Jeter is that “kennel cough” he seems to have when doing interviews…Is that a nervous habit or does he have some kind of respiratory problem? He sometimes does that after running the bases, too!
Mari, *gasp* are you suggesting that Jeter can actually forget things he said before? I’m pretty sure he doesn’t carry a book around in which he records each and every comment he made to the media right after he’s made it. if it’s already out there and he talked about it several years ago, why is the media asking about it again? he apparently gave an answer three years ago. if he sounds annoyed, i don’t see why there’s anything wrong with that. i would be too if i was getting asked the same questions over and over again
He sounds annoyed at the media, not at A-Rod.
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interesting quote from the article I think Mari is talking about – “Since Jeter and Rodriguez spoke about their relationship at Rodriguez’s news conference in New York and again here, Jeter was optimistic that he would not have to address it anymore.” 3 years later, still talking about it…………………. and people wonder why he sounded annoyed at the media.
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