Jeter A No Show?

I know he wasn’t the only one, this All-Star game could be called the No Show game with all the replacements that took place this year. I mean there were 86 All-Stars! 86! 45 for the American League alone. I suck at math, but that seems like a lot.  So you get picked as an All-Star and you can just choose not to show? And the players are supposed to care about the fans? Come on.  I haven’t said much about this in a few days, I felt like I bashed Derek Jeter enough last week, then he goes out and has a game for the ages while racking up his 3,000th hit, and then some.  But he WAS healthy enough to play all weekend.  I mean, after just coming off the disabled list for a strained calf then playing in 7 straight games, nobody would blame him for wanting to use that time to rest. Which is what he did.  But he couldn’t come and tip his hat to the fans? He would have gotten an ovation of a lifetime.  And I am sure those fans in Phoenix would have loved to at least see the newest member of the 3,000 hit club.  And when these players decide not to show, why do they get replaced?  Bill Simmons of Grantland.com had a great tweet earlier today.

@sportsguy33 Wrote My MLB All-Star Game idea: We name the rosters… those are the rosters. That’s it. Anyone who bows out screws their league over.

What a great idea! This would be an awesome fix. Let’s hold players accountable to the fans.  I mean, don’t they pick up some extra fundage for just being named to the team? Is that first announcements, or replacements? If they are getting paid, shouldn’t they show up? Instead it was just a game of no shows.

 

(Agree, disagree, but leave a comment!)

Capturing Jeter’s Moment

Wow, my DVR is going to get some action this weekend. With Derek Jeter just 3 hits away from 3,000 I will be recording all the games from here on out until he reaches this great milestone. 28 Big Leaguers before him have hit 3,000, but he will be the first Yankee. So I’ll be recording it.  I don’t normally record anything but football as I talked about in a column here, but this is gonna be a big deal.  Just imagine all the greats who have worn the pin stripes . Mantle, Gehrig, Ruth, DiMaggio. None have 3,000 hits.  So when Jeter, the Captain, gets it, it’s gonna be special. And I am going to capture it.

Yankees Report

This list is probably going to sound a little off base, considering that the next post after this one I contradict this greatly.  Here I will post a bunch of links showing how one Derek Jeter is the greatest baseball player since Babe Ruth.  Then in a bit I will post a blog where, well I basically rip him and tell you why he is undeserving to not only not start the All-Star game next week, but shouldn’t be in it at all.

 

So let’s get to it!

So the Captain is truly having a sub par year. But here are reasons not to forget how great he truly was.  (is?)

He is only 4 hits away. Joe Girardi wanted to give him the day off, but someone how he is back in the lineup.

Here’s a great Jason Stark article on where The Captain has been and where he is going.

Are strikeouts taking over baseball?  Here is a great debate.

Here is some mid season grades from NYY Universe, always a great blog! And it’s not a list, but the next best thing!

Jeter’s DL Diary, Transformers, And What Makes A Movie Star

Why all three of those topics together? What can I say. I love this web site. I have pimped it many times in it’s short few weeks of existence. It is just a hodge podge of  great stuff, from sports to whiskey to music and movies and everything in between.  3 articles from the past two days I wanted to share.  Wonder what Derek Jeter is thinking on his 15 day Disabled List sentence? It’s not what you think, in fact it’s pretty entertaining.  And read why the new Transformer movie might actually be worth watching.  Really? Megan Fox is not in it again, I lost interest right there.  But this is telling why Michael Bay is soo great, it almost swayed me.  And finally Bill Simmons explains why Will Smith is the only real movie star in the world. Oh and Ryan Reynolds is going to be pissed! But it’s a great read.