Thanks smarty. I am not supporting A-Rod’s actions so I don’t know what the point of this whole diatribe is or who it’s directed at. A-Rod looks like a fool after this, but so do a ton of other players. However, it’s Jeter’s responsibility to stand by his teammates when it’s easy but especially when it’s hard.

And this is coming from a huge Jeter fan. That’s why I hold him to such a high standard and expect so much from him.

And by the way I read Jeter and Posada and Joba’s comments in response to A-Rod’s positive test.

So this:
“FEBRUARY 7TH
Before A-Rod’s interview aired, Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter and catcher Jorge Posada weighed in to reporters from the club’s Himes Avenue Minor League complex in Tampa, Fla. Both Jeter and Posada said they supported Rodriguez.”

…is great at all. Except my point – for the 100th time now – is that Jeter’s putting off his comments TODAY (not on February 7th) until the next day does not speak well to him as a Captain off of the field. I find it hard to dispute that – barring some kind of out of this world love-in on the part of Jeter toward A-Rod tomorrow.

If DJ offers the same ol’ bland comments tomorrow that he could’ve offered today it says something whether you like it or not.

“I’m Alex’s biggest fan. I brag on him so much that my teammates are sick of me talking about him. ”

and then read this in a magazine:

“He’s never had to lead. He can just go and play and have fun. And he hits second—that’s totally different than third and fourth in a lineup. You go into New York, you wanna stop Bernie and O’Neill. You never say, Don’t let Derek beat you. He’s never your concern.”

you wouldnt be so quick to reach out to that guy would u?

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I’m not saying that you’re an idiot, because, you don’t appear to be that smart. When Rodriguez made that quote in 2000 or 2001, it was the truth. Teams worried about O’Neill, Williams, Posada and Martinez ending the game with one swing. Jeter’s job then was to get on base early and often.

*FEBRUARY 7TH*

*Before A-Rod’s interview aired, Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter and catcher Jorge Posada weighed in to reporters from the club’s Himes Avenue Minor League complex in Tampa, Fla. Both Jeter and Posada said they supported Rodriguez.*

“Alex is my teammate and Alex is going to be my friend forever,” Posada said. “I’m going to support him any way I can.”

Jeter expressed concern that results of the 2003 survey testing — which was intended to be anonymous, gauging to see if a testing program was necessary for the 2004 season — had been made public.

“They said when the Mitchell Report came out, ‘This is the end of it, everyone will move on,’” Jeter said. “Now we have this. What if something else happens? … The thing about the list that you’re supposedly concerned with is the fact that it was supposed to be anonymous.”

No, it isn’t a cop out, and I don’t take to lying about things because they suit my purposes. Sorry about your obvious anger but that’s your problem, not mine. I have no difficulty whatsoever in what Jeter is doing and the way he is doing it. Neither do a lot of the people so it seems.

The only perfect person was crucified already and no longer walks this earth. Unless it was His word, to me your opinion is just that. AN OPINION.

See ya now. I want to get ready for the thing that is most important today – the press conference. Jeter’s comment on it are entirely secondary.

And oh yeah, here’s a clue for you. If Arod hadn’t taken steroids and lied about it, none of us would be having to hang around for this circus circus and instead everyone could be doing something much more important and pleasurable – watching the brand new acquisitions in a season that promises to be exciting.

Amen. Something we finally agree on.

Go Yankees! Let’s have some baseball to actually talk about!

Huh? Who said Jeter should be holding a party today?

Don’t make up stuff to service your argument.

I said Jeter should voice his support directly after the presser and when Alex and the Yankees need to hear it the most INSTEAD of waiting 24 hours to offer the same bland comments he would have offered at 2:30pm today.

Yeah, Jeter showing up to a press conference but refusing to issue a statement directly after it’s over… “THAT’S a Captains job.” Right. I guess you would follow a lamb to slaughter if it showed up at the press conference first.