Yankees pregame: More Jeter
Posted by: Brian Heyman - Posted in Misc on Jun 14, 2011 
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Derek Jeter just met with us. He said he will continue to try to plead his case to not go on the DL, but that he understands that decisions have to be made.
“I’m hoping I don’t have to go,” Jeter said.
“It’s a little sore. It almost feels like I got hit by a pitch.”
Jeter said he had been feeling soreness for a few days.
“You play through the season, you have soreness all over the place,” Jeter said. “I thought it was normal soreness.”
He said he really felt it running off the field after the top of the fifth Monday and thought it was a charley horse. He tried to stretch it in the on-deck circle, then he felt it grab running to first on his flyout.
Girardi is concerned that Jeter will sit out, then immediately reinjure it and be lost for a longer period. That’s what happened with Alex Rodriguez last season. Girardi said Jeter could be out a week at the mininum. The Yankees may not be able to afford to wait because they have a six-game trip coming to the NL parks where there won’t be a DH in play and they will need to use their bench more often.
Whatever happens at 6 when there’s a big meeting with Dr. Chris Ahmad, 3,000 is on hold.
“I guess the timing wasn’t very good,” Jeter said. “It’s a little bit frustrating. But even if I wasn’t at this point, I’d still be frustrated. I don’t like not to play. Whether it’s going for 3,000 hits or 100 hits, it really doesn’t make a difference to me. I’d rather be out there playing. I’m disappointed because I know a lot of people were looking forward to maybe getting an opportunity to see it, especially here this week. I feel bad for that. But hopefully in time that day will come.”
The Yankees will be down two starters. Russell Martin is available in an emergency, according to Girardi. Martin still has the lower back stiffness suffered while lifting weights last week. Girardi said that if he needed a catcher behind Francisco Cervelli, he would still go to Martin over Jorge Posada. Martin said he thinks he will be good to go in a few days.
Ramiro Pena will be activated tonight. Either Jeter will go on the DL or a pitcher will be sent down.
The options for Thursday night’s start vs. Texas are down to Hector Noesi and Triple-A righty David Phelps.
Also, Adrian Gonzalez has overtaken Mark Teixeira at first base in the latest All-Star voting.
Take one for the team Jete.
If Nunez rakes while Jeter is gone, Jeter will have more problems on his hands then a calf strain.
So will Girardi for that matter.
Agon deserves it, but screw it, let’s vote Tex in.
Dramarama
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9V2OpsTbAw
A strained calf is going to take several days to heal at Jeter’s age. He needs to do lots of stretching and take it easy. Jeter should go on the DL and take his time coming back.
If this were the playoffs he might be able to play through it, but he would be risking a more serious injury. I am sure that he wants to get 3,000 hits out of the way, but it is selfish for him to put this issue in front of winning right now.
For a guy who gets complemented all the time for being classy and doing things the right way, Jeter is handling this issue poorly.
As part of my season plan I had to buy tickets to Thursday’s game. There’s no way I could have went and you can’t give tickets to weekday-day games away.
But these particular tickets became extremely valuable over the weekend. So much for that. Jeter’s calf is costing me a couple hundred bucks!
Jeter should look at it this way if he goes on the DL he is almost certain to get the hit in NY. They have 2 games at home and then 3 games at citifield. 6 hits in 5 games is definitely possible unless he really slumps.
Maybe Jeter has been watching the movie any given sunday. Where the quarterback was aging got hurt and Willie Beamen came in, took his place became a star. Hes smarter than all of us.
JackCurryYES When Jeter was asked about being man short, esp in NL parks, he said the Yanks have done that b4 and it’s “not a big deal.” Most disagree
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lol
Who would the Yankees bring up if they put Jeter on the DL? If they bring up Montero then OK……if they bring up Buddy Carlyle then it really doesn’t matter…..Pena is already up.
munson15 June 14th, 2011 at 5:09 pm
Take one for the team Jete.
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Considering he’s been target practice for Red Sox sniping for years I’d say he’s already done that.
And if this were Munson wanting to play through everyone would be prostrate over his “toughness.”
These guys are ballplayers, that’s what they do. Guess you’d rather have Jeter be Pavano & sit out when he breaks a fingernail. You want guys like that on your team, have the f*ck at. Any way, it’s not the guy’s decision. It’s the GMs & it’s pretty clear he’s leaning far to the side of DL.
Who would the Yankees bring up if they put Jeter on the DL? If they bring up Montero then OK……if they bring up Buddy Carlyle then it really doesn’t matter…..Pena is already up.
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Bring up another bat, they don’t even have martin.
For all Jeter has done for the franchise, he deserves to decide whether or not to go on the DL, especially as he is on the verge of his biggest milestone.
And if the Yanks are so worried about being shorthanded, then why is Martin not on the DL?
JF,
They wont though….they’d bring up a pitcher or somebody that’ll never play.
Hey how about Martin steps up & removes himself from being dead weight?
No sanctimonious, self-righteous cluess sh*t about Martin, hey?
This is really stupid. If he’s out at least a week, just DL him already……. and I still do not get what they are doing with Martin. It’s just stupid that they won’t DL him.
On a positive note, Phil’s progress is very good news – finally, lol. Every day it seems we have another injury, so Phil regaining his health is really promising news.
And if the Yanks are so worried about being shorthanded, then why is Martin not on the DL?
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good point.
I say…..Montero for Jeter…..its poetic. Calf injuries can linger…..they need to get it right.
Joelsherman1Joel Sherman
With rain in forecast, if posponed, #Yankees could wait day on Jeter decision give 24 more hrs to heal
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Hey how about Martin steps up & removes himself from being dead weight?
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The yankees should DL him too.
I think they need to protect Jeter from himself here…..he can play hurt….everyone knows that but he doesn’t necessarily play well hurt. He’s had to in the past but they have the luxury of Nunez around this year …..much better for Jeter and the Yanks in the long run for him to get the calf 100% so that it doesn’t turn into a bigger problem
Same story with Martin…..
Wow, Jeter wants his team to play a man short just so he won’t have to go on the DL? That’s unbelievable……..
AS to Posada, if Cash did blame him for not being prepared, that’s on HIM. He said over and over again that Posada is not a candidate to catch……..sheesh.
LOL as to Joba – ya think that the Yankees’ needs overrode his AND Phil’s development?
Good points Blake.
Enjoy the game folks.
blake June 14th, 2011 at 5:38 pm
I say…..Montero for Jeter…..its poetic.
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Well put and conceived.
Jeter is a competitor ……none of these guys want to go on the DL…..they want to play…..that’s why they shouldn’t make the decisions.
I’d rather Jeter get healthy.
Martin too.
Blake, I get that he’s a competitor, but asking his team to play a man short is selfish. I also blame the Yankees for even waiting to make the decision……..
It sounds like he isn’t going on the DL right away…..
jnorris427 Jeter’s out a minimum of seven days. They’ll know on the sixth day whether he’s going on the DL.
Sounds like Dirk doesn’t like the idea of a bracelet instead of the “classic” ring. Can’t say I blame him. A bracelet seems kind of High School Sweetheart.
Clutch, that’s beyond stupid. If they wait and he has to go on the DL, then they’ve wasted a whole week……
Well, they can always pinch hit one of their 13 pitchers in the NK parks…
# Betsy June 14th, 2011 at 5:48 pm
Clutch, that’s beyond stupid. If they wait and he has to go on the DL, then they’ve wasted a whole week……
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if he doesn’t play can’t they retro back
*NL
Betsy,
Unless its something obvious its not uncommon to wait a couple of days to make a decision…..everyone thought Tex’s kneecap was broken and the next day he woke up and felt fine. Players don’t think about the 25 man roster or some guy that’ll be called up to replace them….they think about getting back as quick as possible and to Jeter the DL means not playing a week that maybe he could……again that’s why the pkayers don’t make the decision.
if he doesn’t play can’t they retro back
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You missed the point. They would have spent 6 days with a dead weight. The tweet was a joke though
Here we go- a calf strain and a tight back and it’s Peña and Cervelli back to back down a run in the 9th. Just like last year. Great job moving forward Cashman.
Wait. So SoS wasn’t making up the stuff about the bracelet?
JC Cuban. Should’ve bought a professional softball team.
Joeman, thanks…..forgot about that.
Blake, that’s fine, but 6 days? I get that the players don’t think about the roster, but I can’t accept Jeter being fine with his team being a man short as that hurts the team.
Betsy, if Jeter doesn’t play they can backdate the DL. The one thing that it does is keep the team from bringing someone up to fill that spot.
I don’t think it will make that much difference, though it depends a lot on how deep the pitchers end up going in the games. If they go deep there is less need for pinch hitters.
if he doesn’t play can’t they retro back
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Yes but then they are playing one pitcher short for a week. Cashman said today that Pena is on the roster no matter what so a pitcher is going down for him. Bring short one pitcher would only hurt them in extra innings or if the bullpen gets abused.
DL!
Jeter has to go on the DL. ARod had a similar injury last year.
If Jeter’s pride and ego does not allow him to rest/heal for 15 days, then that is a major problem.
15 days from now he will be 100%. Ready to play and not have to worry about re-injuring the calf
Jeter on DL.
# Jerkface June 14th, 2011 at 5:50 pm
if he doesn’t play can’t they retro back
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You missed the point. They would have spent 6 days with a dead weight. The tweet was a joke though
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they are bringing up a fielder and sending down a RP….if jeter feels better after 5-6 days all well and good if he doesn’t DL and retro back
jeter just was put on dl
Forget that….
AndrewMarchand Jeter put on DL
# joeman June 14th, 2011 at 5:54 pm
# Jerkface June 14th, 2011 at 5:50 pm
if he doesn’t play can’t they retro back
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You missed the point. They would have spent 6 days with a dead weight. The tweet was a joke though
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they are bringing up a fielder and sending down a RP….if jeter feels better after 5-6 days all well and good if he doesn’t DL and retro back
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forget it
I don’t think it was about winning or losing. I think it was about letting Jeter know that he had some input, but that his input would not be dispositive.
Here we go-a calf strain and a tight back and it’s Peña and Cervelli back to back down a run in the 9th. Just like last year. Great job moving forward Cashman.
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Huh?
Nunez is the SS for now. Not Pena.
Good decision
they are bringing up a fielder and sending down a RP….if jeter feels better after 5-6 days all well and good if he doesn’t DL and retro back
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Then the team gets caught short in the BP some game and everyone complains. Can’t wait a week to DL someone when the DL is 2 weeks long.
The problem with letting Jeter make these decisions is the longer this goes on the more he will talk his way out of the DL.
The front office needs to put their big boy pants on and do what’s right for this team.
So if Jeter take tonight off and tomorrow says he’s almost 100%, it means they’ll play him hurt, he’ll play hurt and he’ll play worse than he already was.
Then the rallying cry for his abysmal season will be, “BUT JETER PLAYED HURT ALL YEAR!” and that will suffice as the excuse for not contributing.
The Yankees know what a grade 1 sprain did to Arod. They put Colon on the shelf with a grade 1 sprain of the hammy.
Watching Jeter gut it out and stink for the rest of the season doesn’t appeal to me at all.
Seeing him get healthy and come back 100% appeals to me.
I can already tell which way this is going and it’s Jeter will force himself off the DL and the rest of his season will be a horrible limp to the finish.
I hope the front office doesn’t let him dictate this one but I won’t be shocked to see them defer to him.
Francesa interpreted Cash’s comment about Po the same way I did.
Now let’s see who they bring up…..
# Jerkface June 14th, 2011 at 5:55 pm
they are bringing up a fielder and sending down a RP….if jeter feels better after 5-6 days all well and good if he doesn’t DL and retro back
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Then the team gets caught short in the BP some game and everyone complains. Can’t wait a week to DL someone when the DL is 2 weeks long.
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not saying a week but it has happen before..
Scratch that — Front office put their big boy pants on. Thank God.
Good……..I love LOVE Jeter’s competitiveness, but this is what’s best for him and the team.
Can someone let Martin know the dl is open for business. If the captain can do it, so can he.
mel,
Apology accepted. Bracelet would be pimp IMO. Those rings are too damn big. Looks like a kid wearing daddys ring.
I think it is a lot more fluid than a set 6 days. Given that, we are talking about 3 games at home, it means going through half of the 6 game NL swing. I don’t think that is really going to upset the apple cart having a much lesser player who will get one plate appearance.
Does this mean Girardi still has one of his two rolie polies?