Wrapping it up from The Trop
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- April
- 14
A few notes en route to a long sleep:
* Derek Jeter arranged for a private plane to take Joba Chamberlain to Nebraska.
* Robinson Cano is 4 for 8 with two HRs as a pinch hitter. Apparently it suits him.
* That Brian Bruney was left in to get four outs after giving up two long home runs just about sums up what the Yankees think of Kyle Farnsworth. Like Joe Torre, Joe Girardi has quickly learned that Farnsworth has limitations that include being used on consecutive days.
* The 8 runs, 15 hits and 4 home runs were all season highs. That it was 72 degrees under the roof of Tropicana Field is no coincidence. “It felt good to break a sweat,” A-Rod said. “It was normal baseball.”
* What was B.J. Upton thinking when he tried to steal third with his team down by five runs in the sixth inning?
* Counting spring training, Alberto Gonzalez had played six games at second base since 2005. But he handled himself well. As the Yankees move forward, he seems like a more valuable bench player than Wilson Betemit.
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Jeter has a PRIVATE PLANE? Jesus I know he’s ultra-rich but I never really thought about players having their own planes.
With Gonzalez, Betemit’s definitely expendable.
I agree with A-Rod about the temperature, hopefully we can heat up as the weather gets warmer. Classy move by Jeter to help out Joba. Goes to show why he is the captain.
Thanks as usual. Great to hear IPK is okay. I’m keeping my fingers crossed for Harlan.
That is incredibly cool of Jeter
Thanks Peter. Hoping for the best with Joba’s dad
-Jeter has a private plane? I never realized that.
hail the captain; great to see him playing hin tonight as well
Yeah, I’ll be praying for the Chamberlain family.
Good look from Derek Jeter on the airplane. Free agency has sure changed a thing or two.
I’m thinking about this, if I had as much money as Jeter does, the top things that I would NEED are: House, Car, Boat, PLANE
Jeter is a true teammate.
Albeit a very, very rich one.
Apologies if I clogged the filter.
Classy move by the Captain. It doesn’t surprise me one bit, that he has a private plane or that he’d send Joba on it.
Isn’t that interesting? All we ever heard about in the past was Alex’s plane this and that… And here Jeter has his own, as well. Love how Jeter keeps that to himself. And YAY for lending his plane. Of course, I’m sure Alex would have done the same if he didn’t desperately need it for his family right now.
A Rod has his private plane on standby so that he can fly back when his wife goes into Labor. So I guess that one was taken. Jeter has no such problem.
“Jeter has no such problem.”
Yet…
Once again, Jeter is a class act.
Great move by the Captain…shows what a leader he is
Fernando: LMAO!!
Love the fact that Jeter is helping Joba out.
and maybe a few more times pinch hitting will help Cano out at the plate, because he seems to have been struggling recently (along with a number of others in the lineup)
How does anyone know that Jeter is not also waiting for his girlfriend to give birth?! JK!
lets calm down on the leader thing.. Jetes made a good incredibly much needed act.. that doesn’t make him a leader, that makes him an incredible person, we all know Jorge is the real in your face leader of this group.
I’ll betcha Jeter didn’t let that little tidbit out about lending his plane. I wonder who spilled the beans? Pete, who was the source on that?
Another not so well regarded guy who perhaps should be cut a break - Betemit. If in fact this conjunctivitis is an issue - and I think it could well be, though it seems it shouldn’t have lingered so - then maybe we should cut him some slack as well. Kind of hard to hit if you’re not seeing well. I’d be happy to stick with him a bit and let AG get some experience in AAA at other spots.
But the fact is AG’s short term path to the bigs is as a utility guy, so worrying about him wasting away on the bench is probably misplaced too. I’d take him for his D right now, and it’s nice to have a guy who can get a bunt down. A little more hitting and fielding other spots in AAA can’t hurt though. No need to rush the decision though - I suspect the Yanks season isn’t going to turn on who the utility IF is.
Hey everyone who thinks — sorry, KNOWS — that Joba needs to stay in the bullpen: how about taking Cano out of the lineup and holding him in reserve as an 8th inning pinch-hitting specialist? That’s the role that suits him best, right?
“I’ll betcha Jeter didn’t let that little tidbit out about lending his plane. I wonder who spilled the beans? Pete, who was the source on that?”
it really doesn’t take anyone spilling the beans every plane has a registration number, private or public and airlines don’t just let private planes land in runways w/o knowing who’s it is.
Nick that’s even funnier than the Sabean rumor
P.S. I think it’s time sometime this week we talk about why David Ortiz used steroids not statement wise, now I’m gathering numbers for this debate. STAY TUNED
The fact is that once the Yanks acquired Ensberg, Betemit became expendable. Both players are really filling the same role, which wastes a spot. I’ve always liked AG and he would definitely fill out the bench better than Betemit. Ensberg can back up 1st and 3rd, while AG can back up 2nd and SS, as well as pinch run and bunt when needed. Problem is, playing a part time utility infielder will delay AG’s development. He has the potential to be an everyday player. So do we keep him on the bench, or let him develop in AAA so he can be used later as a trade chip? Or even better, prepare to take over as our 2009 starting SS with Jeter moving to 1st when Giambi’s onerous contract expires.
Jeter may not own the plane all by himself — that would be a big expenditure, even for someone with his money. There are a number of different arrangements rich guys can have for use of private planes.
Regardless, that Jeter made a plane available to Joba is a great thing and probably cost him a pretty penny, considering the cost of jet fuel, pilot, etc. I’m sure it also was the only easy way for Joba to get home quickly (I don’t imagine there are a lot of flights a day from NY or Boston to Lincoln).
Since selling the first card in 2001, Marquis has added more than 2,000 owners. The privately held company is profitable, and annual revenue, growing at 55%, is more than $300 million. As for NetJets, the arrangement boosts business; the number of U.S. owners increased 28% last year, thanks in part to Marquis, its largest customer. And Marquis brings NetJets a new customer base: The typical Marquis Jet user pulls down about $2 million a year (some notable exceptions: Jennifer Lopez, LeBron James, and Derek Jeter); the typical NetJets owner at least $10 million a year.
Two buddies from Long Island came up with the idea of offering (relatively) cheap access to private jets. And with the help of folks like Warren Buffett, Derek Jeter and J. Lo, they turned the Marquis Jet card into one very cool brand.
Marquis Jets Partners has actor Ben Affleck and New York Yankee Derek Jeter as clients. But “we’d be doing better if people were still getting their $5 million bonuses,” sighs Ken Austin, executive vice president for the company, which sells 25-hour blocks of flight time on NetJets planes–a $109,900 outlay. “This is not a business for the meek.”
A lot of rich people rent planes from companies. Most of them don’t own the plane they just tell the company when they would like to use a private plane. Unless someone travels very often I wouldn’t think it is necessary to own one. It is not like you just park it in your driveway. No matter if it cost Jeter money or not it was still a very nice thing to do.
I’m sure Arod other players chipped in doing their part to help Joba out. I’m sure it wasn’t just Jeter. Just like the VT visit. No one said much about the other players visiting the college but focused only on Jeter going. IT’s about time people give props to other players on the team. Jeter isn’t the only one who’s classy and lend a hand when needed or asked. Time for the reporters to talk about how other players chip in to help instead of just always focusing on what Jeter does. Mariano is a christian as well as Andy. I believe the other players care about Joba and his father just as much as Jeter does. Its’ getting pretty sickening not acknowledging what other players on the team do that is good. I blame the media who are first to list the negative about our players and save all the good Samaritans news for just Jeter alone. I respect the captain but give the others guys their props as well Pete.
Where are all those supporters for Farnsworth now? He had max value in Spring Training for atleast a trade. Now? maybe we can get a Single A player with some potential…….
Trade Farnsworth
Time/fly-share jet or privately owned plane. Big difference.
Which do A-Rod and Jeter have?
Inquiring minds want to know!
April 15th, 2008 at 12:53 am
“why didnt afraud lend his plane?”
Why didn’t you buy the guy a ticket? Why didn’t the Steinbrenners lend their plane. The owners have more money than both Jeter and Arod alone. You seem to have a lot of time on your hands questioning other people
Good on Jeter. Classy.
“Mariano is a christian as well as Andy.”
What does that have to do with helping out a friend?
“aaah… now i can sleep.”
make sure you dream of getting Joba a plane, don’t be cheap middle finger guy
myrtlebeachfan: agreed.
I liked the fact that Girardi left Bruney in the game after letting up 2 home runs. After the two home runs, Bruney got the next four outs and got the game to Mo.
Just got in. What the heck happened? The Yankees almost blew the game and Clevelan coughs up the game. Argh!
Recap, please!!!
It’s nice to know Jeter’s arrangement for Joba, as well as the following picture showing friendship between Joba and Wang…
http://img246.imageshack.us/my.php?image=wj001ey0.jpg
“It’s nice to know Jeter’s arrangement for Joba, as well as the following picture showing friendship between Joba and Wang…”
There’s something very disturbing about that picture.
“There’s something very disturbing about that picture.” so typical.
That’s a beautiful picture.
i’m surprised no one mentioned about global warming;
having private jets flying around is a serious offense…
i know majority of the americans don’t care or aren’t aware of the issue, but it’s NB that we all keep in the back of our minds as a reminder when we all get rich one day.
mel
Don’t know if you are around tonight but you were right. He broke my heart.
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pat,
I’m sorry, I didn’t want to be right. But maybe it’s for the best. Bruney’s leash has been so long it’s wrapped around his neck. I don’t think he’ll be around mid-season.
It worked out, but I feel bad for Kennedy. Looks like he did well and he deserved the win. Especially after rough outings in his first two games. That really steams me.
I’m sorry, did Joba need more than one plane ?
What is deal with everyone regarding this Jeter and his plane issue. Good deeds need to be looked at in scale. If you are living paycheck to paycheck, but you decide to hook up the Cancer Society with 100 bucks, that is more generous than Jeter loaning out a few of his prepaid hours for a private jet when hes making over 20 million a year. Was it nice? Yes. But when you have the money and the access at that kind of level, it’s no more generous than me giving a bum 10 bucks that I could have used for lunch.
But the plane means the world to Joba. Without it, he couldn’t see his dad. Just like that $10 means the world to that bum; without it he couldn’t eat.
Thanks for the picture. Nice to know other members of the team are giving Joba some support. It’s like there are no other players on the Yankees that are caring the way these media people would lead you to think. Yes nice of Jeter but why not talk about the other players who I’m sure are supporting Joba as well. The VT story was all about Jeter visiting the college campus and hardly talked or pictured the other players. Only Jeter. Jeter is not the Pope or God. I admire the guy too, but he’s human as well as the other guys on the team. Why not give them some exposure of their good deeds as well. It’s a shame the media keep leading the fans to believe there are no other good men for the Yankees with kind hearts besides Jeter. it’s beginning to sound like a publicity stunt these days
A lot of athletes have their own plane these. They do it conveinence and tax reasons.
NetJets offers what’s called “fractional jet ownership”. You buy a piece of the plane. For example, on a Gulfstream II, a great jet that seats 8 and has a lot of head/leg room, you pay approx 2 million dollars upfront, and another 300,000 in management fees and maintainence costs a year.
For that money, you get 50 hours a year of use for your trips. If you want to pay more money, you get more hours of use.
In essence, you own a fraction of that plane. Hence the term, “fractional jet ownership”.
The Marquis Jet Card is for people who want private air service but don’t want fractional jet ownership. You get what is basically a debit card. You pay one fee (approx $300k annually for Gulfstream II) and you get 25 hours a year of service.
Private jet owners usually start “small”, with a Marquis Jet card, and eventually (if they have the cash) get their own planes.
Arod and Jeter each have their own jets. The tax benefit of that is, they now become lessees. When they aren’t using their jets, they lease them out to private companies and individuals for use. These days, you get great tax breaks for such use, while also minimizing (if the jet is leased a lot) your expenses to own the jet.
For individuals with a lot of money and lot of travel hours, its the way to go.
A lot of ballplayers today either own their jets or are private aviation (NetJets, FlexJet, etc.) clients.
On days off, many of them use their jets to fly home instead of to the next city.
Whole lot different than the “old days”, that’s for sure.
Okay people read carefully. Jeter arranged a private plane to take Joba. It doesn’t say his private plane. I am not exactly sure why this is even an issue.
It was a very nice gesture, you could be sure if it wasn’t done for him he would have had to take a few connecting flights, Licoln Neb isn’t exactly Chicago.
I guarantee that the Yankees paid for the plane but for some reason, maybe baseball rules, they could not directly pay for Joba so they went through Jeter. Even if Jeter paid for the plane himself SJ44 is right Jeter probably does not own the plane, but arranged for a plane.
* Jeter is just amazing. What a classy thing to do.
* Maybe Cano finally starts hitting. Does he not like the cold? Because he started off slow last year too after (if I recall correctly) a pretty good spring.
* Bruney settled down after giving up those home runs though, good call by Girardi.
* Good to see our team hit like they’re capable of. A-Rod really carried the team last night.
* I didn’t understand it when he stole 2nd, but as long as he isn’t thrown out he is right for stealing it of course. But making the first out trying to steal 3rd down by 5 runs is just inexplicable. Good for us though.
* Gonzalez has been great since his call up. And he’s gotten some important hits too.
Best of luck to Harlan, Joba and their family and friends.
Both Jeter and Arod have their own jets. Damon and Giambi are also fractional jet owners.
Nothing wrong with it. If I was making that kind of cash, owning my own jet would be a given.
No matter which way you slice it, that was a classy move by Jeter.
53 posts discussing whether or not Jeter owned the plane that he arranged…. interesting.
The guy did a good thing helping a teammate get home when he needed to. Who cares how he did it. We all know what Jeter makes. What he does or doesn’t do with that money is his choice. Are some of you really surprised that a guy making 19M a year can afford a jet? I’ve worked with guys making A LOT less than that that have their own planes. Not jets, but still planes.
BTW, the 19M a year that we know about, is probably far less than half of what Jeter makes in endorsements and whatever other business ventures he’s involved in.
Ha, I like the notion that Joba couldn’t have seen his father if not for Jeter arraging for him to fly there on a Jet he may or may not own (who cares if he owns it?). The poor guy only makes about 400 grand a year, he could never have afforded to arrange to make it home only making that much, thank goodness for Saint Derek.
C’mon…the plane he let him use is probably the same plane that gets filled up every couple weeks with 100 dollar bills and is flown to Dereks house to pay his salary. I can’t believe such a big deal has been made of this…A) its a drop in the bucket for Jeter money wise and B) Joba ain’t some poor college kid unable to get home to see papa except for the benevolence of Saint Jeter.
Normally, I would have just say, “Huh, that was nice of him.” Except I look on the posts here and see that Jeter was just given March 18th to be named St. Derek Day as a follow up to St. Pattys day.
Jete made a very nice gesture. No doubt about it. He’s been the face of the Yankees and one of the few Yankees whose names have crossed over to popular culture (as much as we worship Mo or Andy or Jorge, many Americans have not heard of them) that’s why lots of media coverage is given to Jeter when he does something good. Doesn’t mean the other guys never did good deeds, Mo has built schools in Panama and David Cone helped build a children’s hospital. They got a little less press because the media report on what the most people find interesting. That’s why there are headlines about Paris Hilton buying a new puppy – sad but true. I don’t think there is intentional media bias for Jeter or against the other Yankees, just plain demand and supply.
Joe you are an idiot.
If you read Joba’s statement. He says he wouldn’t have made it to see his father so quickly without his teamates actions. Which is 100% true. As I stated before Neb isn’t exactly Chicago so there aren’t direct flights flying there. Jeter arranged a jet to take him there directly. I don’t care what you make it is a nice thing to do.
Slow morning on the blog. I may have to do more work than I would like to today.
St. Derek Day being the day after St.Patty’s Day is overkill. The first day position players report to spring training would be more appropriate.
Paris Hilton bought a new puppy?
Off to work on making millions so I can afford my own plane.
The only important thing here is we all hope Harlan recovers soon and we wish the family well. Who cares about the plane??
well, that settles it…..global warming is good for baseball. we should be winning a whole lot of championships in 2060.
Jeter, best guy on the planet.
That was cool of Jeter to do. He was double cool yesterday. He does that for Joba and also comes back from injury to reach base 3 times and drive in 2 runs.
So who is taking Betemit’s place on the roster? Billy Crystal?
Joe, it probably would have cost Joba 400 grand for him to arrange his own plane. Unless you got one sitting around you would have loaned him?
HUGE difference between “arranged for a private plane” and “loaned HIS private plane.”
Jete’s a class act.
F.Y.I. - Jeter, ARod and other notable celebs don’t really own private jets. They are clients of Marquis Jets and NetJets, 2 private jet companies that will send you wherever you need to go. At an average of $65K for a 2 hour ride (more for longer trips), I must say its nice to be rich.
Nice move by Jeter - did he beat the Yankees to the offer, or were they not going to go there? Or was Levine too busy doing a PR shoot elsewhere?
I like this Gonzalas kid - he’s had some real nice at-bats, in addition to good defense. I also would like to see Duncan get back up here soon - he too puts together some great at-bats. Then I’d like to see Betemit go bye-bye.
But then you’d have Duncan, Ensberg and Gonzalas on bench - and they’re all right-handed, so I’m not sure that’ll happen, and since it seems Cashman coveted Betemit, I imagine he’ll be reluctant to dump him now.
If they really want Duncan on the team, and I hope they do, it seems like Ensberg would have to go, despite being a better player than Betemit.
Jennifer- thanks for the compliment.
There were posts on this board saying he couldn’t make it home without St. Derek arranging for him to take a private jet. That is rediculous, you just connect through Chicago, Detroit or Minn. It isn’t like trying to reach the Sahara or anything. Also, it won’t cost 400,000 dollars. It cost about 900 bucks to take one of the three flights per day from LGA which take a TOTAL of 4 hours including connecting flight to get to Lincoln, NE. Again…nice of Derek to do, leave it at that. And no St. Derek’s day please.