Jeter is done talking about his swing
Posted by: Sam Borden - Posted in Misc on Apr 10, 2011 
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Everyone has talked about Derek Jeter’s batting stride. Players have talked about it. Coaches have talked about it. Reporters have talked about it. Fans have talked about it. At this point, you’d have to think there hasn’t been a more scrutinized step since Neil Armstrong.
But Jeter is done talking about it. After going 1-for-4 on Saturday, Jeter was asked again about his revamped-but-then-not-so-revamped stride that he takes before each pitch.
“I ain’t talking about it anymore,” Jeter said. “I’m good. People made so much about it. I’m fine.”
It should be said that Jeter was as polite and courteous as he always is with the media; he just wanted to everyone know he’s finished with this particular subject. His reasoning? There isn’t much left to say.
“”What am I doing?” Jeter said. “I’m not doing anything different really. I’ve talked about it enough, to be quite honest with you. I’m not thinking about it, I’m just hitting so I feel pretty good.”
Chad and I, on the other hand, are not bound by this new omerta and so I can assure you that we’ll probably talk about Jeter’s stride (and hitting) plenty more this season, including tonight when I host another LoHud Live Chat! (how about that segue???)
Come on by as you get ready for tonight’s series-finale. I’ll be starting up the chat at 6:30 p.m. and taking your questions for a half hour or so … including any and all on Derek Jeter.
“Melo through the eyes of a Nuggets Fan” theknickswall.com would appreciate a read
I think it was fine to talk to Derek about it during the spring, but once the season starts let the man be. The way to make it work is to commit to it, but if people , i.e. the media, want to ask him about it all the time, then I’d be peeved, too. It might put doubts in a player’s mind, when they should be concentrating on the commitment to the changes. I’d be sick of the same questions, and frankly it’s kind of embarrassing that Derek had to say anything at all. No offense to the great LoHud writers.
bottom of 5th inning, 3-3 tie
fly out to left
deep flyout to left
single to left
Kontos pitching
Warren with 93 pitches, 54 strikes. Never thought that he’d get this deep into the game after the first two innings.
4.2 innings, 5 hits, 3 runs, 3 earned, 5 walks, 1 strikeout
Kontos, 1st pitch flyout to right
end of 5 innings, 3-3 tie
one thing to remember about the Scranton, Trenton, Tampa and Charleston pitching staffs…all are the youngest or 2nd youngest staffs in the leagues.
top of 6th inning, 3-3 tie for Scranton
Montero ground out to short
Vazquez pop out to 2nd
Laird single to right
Parraz with 2 run homer to left
Maxwell pop out to first base
5-3 Scranton
Jeter doesn’t want to talk about it because he has abandoned it.
L . o . l .
Derek Jeter has a swing these days ?
That’s news to me .
If he’s still hitting .233 after a couple months, he’ll be talking about it.
“Jeter is done talking about his swing”
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Could have stopped that headline at “done” and been just fine.
bottom of 6th inning. 5-3 Scranton, Kontos pitching
walk
2 run homer
walk
sac bunt
groundout to pitcher
flyout to right field
end of 6 innings, 5-5 tie
Has he totally abandoned it?
Super-ace Cold Camels
won another game for
the Ph*ll**s today .
Drives me CRAZY that the Yankees gave him $56 million.
They should have been peacing-their-pants excited about that contract expiring when it did. Instead, they signed him up for 3 more years + an option.
On the stupid scale, this ranks right up there with Kei Igawa for Brian Cashman.
A-Rod should do this.
“I ain’t talkin’ bout my hip no mo”
top of 7th inning.5-5 tie with Scranton
Russo pop out to 2nd base
Pena line out to shortstop
Golson groundout to 1st base
5-5 tie, starting bottom of 7th inning
bottom of the 7th inning, Sisco pitching for Yanks
flyout to right field
groundout to first base
foul pop out to catcher
end of 7 innings, 5-5 tie
Who is supposed to be letting the man be and why is it embarrassing that jeter “had to say anything at all”?
Baffling.
Nick in SF…..Every line I’ve checked and my 2 brokers as well have the Bronx Bombers favored for tonight’s rubber match at Fenway ……
Neither Jeter’s cold start nor Martin’s hot start means that much about what each will be at midseason.
top of the 8th inning, 5-5 tie scranton game
Dic kerson fly out to center
Montero line single to right
Vazquez 2 run homer to left center
Laird groundout to third
Parraz ground single to left
Maxwell single to right, Parraz to 3rd
Maxwell steals 2nd
Russo strikeout (0-14 w/7 strikeouts)
starting bottom of 8th inning, 7-5 scranton
Yes, CC vs. Worthless Punk Josh Beckett has Yanks at -115 to -120 range.
bottom of 8th inning, 7-5 Scranton, Sisco still pitching
fly out to center field
Strikeout looking
strikeout swinging
starting top of the 9th inning, Scranton leads 7-5.
Sisco with 2 perfect innings, 2 strikeouts
Mets D is betraying them. A catchable ball to RF goes over the head of Duda, because he ran a poor route to the ball, and then Pagan’s playing way too deep to catch a bloop single, which drives in a run. Next, Thole fails to block a pitch, and the runner advances to 3rd. And, now, a routine grounder to 2nd scores Hairston from 3rd, and the score is tied. A real good outing by Chris Young is wasted.
The Mets are giving this game to the Nats. An example of how, without committing an official error, poor defense can haunt you.
The announcer is wrong. The relief pitcher didn’t cost them the lead, the poor D did.
Tiger being Tiger . . .
Andy Sisco may be a lefthander out of the bullpen worth considering as the season moves along.
Well, I just got done car shopping and although it might sting some in price, it looks like I’m going to go with a new Honda Accord. The 2007/08/09 Accords all had decent mileage on them and since it’s such a good car, I would not be getting much of a price break at all. I actually like the rental car I’m driving, a Mazda, but I see no reason to not get an Accord as it’s a very good car. Admittedly, a Mazda would be a lot less expensive – I guess I need to consider it. The 2011 Accord is such a nice car, it really is. As my father said, I was driving a car that was 5 and a half years old. How many more years did it have left? Maybe 6? I’d have to get a new car anyway at some point. That said, it’s still going to sting, but that’s how I’m leaning.
top of the 9th inning, 7-5 Scranton
Pena bunt single
Golson single to center
Dic kerson grounds into forceout at 2nd
Montero pop out to 2nd base
Vazquez foul pop out to first
starting bottom of the 9th inning, 7-5 Scranton, Whelan pitching
Rich in NJ April 10th, 2011 at 3:27 pm
Neither Jeter’s cold start nor Martin’s hot start means that much about what each will be at midseason.
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Problem is, it’s AT LEAST the last four consecutive months of last year PLUS the “cold start” this year.
PLUS, go ask any scout on the planet about Jeter’s bat speed. Pitchers have been attacking him without any fear whatsoever for nearly a year now and everybody with a fastball of at least 88 is consistently knocking the bat right out of his hands.
He’s done.
So I guess the sociopath is still hanging around, posting stuff that nobody reads or cares about.
Good to know.
Tiger – tied for the lead at the turn after a 31.
bottom of the 9th, Whelan pitching, 7-5 Scranton
strikeout
flyout to center field
single to center field
strikeout
Game over, 7-5 Scranton
Montero blocked 8 pitches in the dirt, including 3 on the last batter (and last pitch). He looked good on defence, and he’s hitting
Final box score of scranton game
http://web.minorleaguebaseball.....a_rocaaa_1
Sisco has looked good and pitched in almost 50 games out of the pen last year and then made 15 starts in winter ball. Sharp curve and good fastball today
GB7-
Agreed. Montero looked good behind the plate.
And you can just see that he’s locking in his stroke.
The last thing he needs to work on is his pitch selection. He’s got such great plate coverage like a Cano or Mattingly that he can hit just about anything.
He just needs to learn that just because you can hit it doesn’t mean you should try to. He swings at the pitcher’s pitch a bit too often.
But that’s just going to come with time. That’s what Cano really learned and put into practice last season.
Not a good day for Tampa Yanks. Ramirez was ok, but Higashioka’s two passed balls and no offense hurt him
http://web.minorleaguebaseball.....8;did=milb
Betances suffered the same fate in his Trenton start.
http://web.minorleaguebaseball.....8;did=milb
I don’t get this.
Collins doesn’t use KRod to start the 9th, because he wants Byrdek to pitch to the lefty batter? Your closer can’t be counted on to get a lefty batter out? Doesn’t sound like Collins has that much faith in his closer.
PeterAbe: R*d S*x just signed 2011 Cy Young winner to four year extension .
The Red Sox and Clay Buchholz have agreed to a four-year contract extension, reports Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports (Twitter links). The deal will be worth $30MM or so, making it comparable to the contract signed by teammate Jon Lester a few years ago. Boston bought out all three of Buchholz’s arbitration-eligible years plus one year of free agency with the contract. Gordon Edes of ESPN Boston reports that the deal also includes two club options for two more free agent years
heathcott is mashing everything right now. 3-4 with an RBI and 2 more doubles (4 on the season), to go with 2 homers and a triple. 7 RBI and only 3 strikeouts in 18 at bats
Sanchez has a double in 3 at bats, also a throwing error
I don’t think I’ve ever watched a single hole of golf. I’ve seen highlights, and played a few rounds, but I have no recollection of ever turning on the t.v. and watching golf.
I can understand the allure of the sport, but , for the life of me, I just cannot get ‘into’ it.
GB…..If Heathcott keeps hammering like this he has to get a mid season callup, don’t you think ???/
Yankees own Buccholz, so this is great news.
CB, Montero does on occassion get overly ambitious at the plate…much like a right handed Cano before last season. Beautiful swing, though. Can you imagine him and Cano hitting back to back in about 3 years?
Pat, if Heathcott is doing this at the end of April/middle of May, he’ll be in Tampa then.
Sanchez is only slightly older than Harper and holding his own with the bat. Now 1-4 but just smoked the second basesman with a hard line one hopper
I honestly don’t know how people can pull for Tiger Woods to succeed.People make mistakes,but what that guy did to his wife and kids was just awful.Personally, I hope he never wins again…
One thing that needs to be done in the Yankee system is getting defensive coaches to the minors. It’s almost all footwork. 5 errors in Charleston and 4 are throwing errors. If Omar Vizquel ever retires, he’s the first player I hire to become a highly paid minor league fielding instructor.
DocTodd April 10th, 2011 at 4:22 pm
I honestly don’t know how people can pull for Tiger Woods to succeed.People make mistakes,but what that guy did to his wife and kids was just awful.Personally, I hope he never wins again…
What he did to his wife is between him and his wife.
Why even watch sports? Most of these married athletes are cheating on their wives.
Tom, there are certain sports I can’t get into watching either, or understand the appeal of.
I suppose it’s just a question of whether you can make an emotional/visceral connection with the competition or its outcome. I would rarely flip on the Greater Southwest Cleveland Invitational tourney, but I do enjoy watching the majors and other select golf tourneys from time to time, when the stakes are higher and (golf) history will be made.
GB
I hope you took the TY game today, it was so bright and sunny I couldn’t see my phone to do updates. I took detailed notes on balls and strikes thrown by Ramirez.
Or: will this entertain me?
” So essentially ,
the R*d S*x first WON two out of three against the Yankees , then — with the way the Tampa Bay Rays have been playing — EASILY sweeping the next series .
What is with all this doomsday talk .
”
R*d S*x record now stand at 5 – 7 .
TY, I was more focused on the Scranton and Trenton games, so only real sketchy. Posting your notes would be great. Thanks for the work you’re doing along with pix
# tyanksfan36 April 10th, 2011 at 4:27 pm
GB
I hope you took the TY game today, it was so bright and sunny I couldn’t see my phone to do updates. I took detailed notes on balls and strikes thrown by Ramirez.
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Hey tyf, I figured you were at the game. I am going out to take a walk, but can’t wait to hear what you’ve got on my boy, Ramirez.
Meanwhile, as per the little I did hear on the Thunder broadcast sounds like Betances is still working into regular season shape. It’ll be interesting to see where he is at by Friday in Trenton. I have never seen him live without his having the solid command of 3 pitches and the lively FB.
Also GB, thanks for all the updates. Too many to keep track of while at work.
Regular lineup tonight. No surprise to those with a pulse.
Red Sox fans now bragging about how their team could POTENTIALLY be 5-7.
How the mightily overrated has fallen.
Reyes did not do well on the bases there. Bottom of 10th, he leads off with a single, andthen does not try to steal. Instead, they lose an out when Harris can’t bunt, and strikes out.
So, Reyes goes to 3rd on a grounder to 3rd, but it’s now 2 out, and he can’t score on an out.
Someone once told me that a good base stealer steals when everyone in the park knows he going. Reyes did not do that in this case.
Anything to help out, YankeeFem. Just trying to keep those interested up to date on the kids. It’s not for everyone, but, seems plenty do enjoy it….except for those idiots that are too busy trolling
Carl,I know most of these guys are cheaters…look at the guys in the NBA, many have 8 kids with 8 women….I just can’t see why if someone wants to screw around with 10 or so women at once would he even get married in the first place…people obviously get married and then stray, but the sheer volume of his escapades is ridiculous…just my point of view, obviously people go to golf events andlcl ap for the guy…..beats me!
Thome just bombed #590 over the batter’s eye in Target Field. Still 5-3 Oakland. Brandon McCarthy was really good today. He could have been a fine pitcher except for injuries.
Matsui has a blast in the game, too.
Doc, they’re clapping at his performance in a professional sport, not because he cheated on his wife.