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Derek Jeter News & Rumors

Jeter's booty hauls
December 13
New York Post
 
"Not so classy, captain! Yankee star Derek Jeter, one of New York's most eligible hunks since his split with longtime gal pal Minka Kelly, is bedding a bevy of beauties in his Trump World Tower bachelor pad — and then coldly sending them home alone with gift baskets of autographed memorabilia. The Yank captain's wham-bam-thank-you-ma'am kiss-offs came to light when he mistakenly pulled the stunt twice on the same woman — forgetting she had been an earlier conquest, a pal told The Post. "Derek has girls stay with him at his apartment in New York, and then he gets them a car to take them home the next day. Waiting in his car is a gift basket containing signed Jeter memorabilia, usually a"
MLB says All-Star Game attendance now mandatory, looks like shot at Yankees' Derek Jeter
November 23
New York Daily News
 
"Derek Jeter, pay heed: starting in 2012, all major league players elected to the All-Star Game will be required to play in the Midsummer Classic, unless they are injured or are excused by the commissioner's office. The rule is part of MLB's new collective bargaining agreement. The Yankee captain and starting shortstop ruffled some feathers last year when he elected to skip the All-Star Game, making the decision a day before he notched his 3,000th hit at the Stadium. Jeter cited the need to rest a calf injury that had put him on the disabled list in June."
Yankees' season dies along with Derek Jeter's flyball at the warning track
October 7
Newark Star-Ledger
 columnist Steve Politi
"It sure looked like it had a chance, didn't it? The players in the home dugout thought it did, leaning their bodies over the barrier as the ball sailed toward the right-field wall. The players in the visiting dugout did, too, watching their right fielder back pedal to the edge of the warning track with his glove in the air. The man who hit it? Derek Jeter was less certain. He hoped it had a chance. He prayed it had a chance. But after taking swings in the Bronx for so many years, he could tell it didn't feel quite right. "I just hit it too high," Jeter said. "But you never know in New York.""
Jeter poor vs. Porcello no more
October 5
New York Post
 
"The facts were shining brightly right at Derek Jeter, and they didn't look good. Staring him down was Tigers starter Rick Porcello, and in a flash Jeter was reminded just how much he had struggled against the right-hander. "Porcello, I haven't had too much success off of him," Jeter said. "I saw on the scoreboard actually right before that pitch. I don't know why I looked up there, but I saw that." What he saw was a big fat goose-egg — 0-for-10 lifetime, including a ground out in the first inning. But that goose-egg didn't stick around for long. Jeter crushed Porcello's next pitch to deep center for a two-run double, giving the Yankees a jump-start en route to their 10-1 series-tying"
Jeter gets K'd again by Tigers' closer
October 4
New York Post
 
"Jose Valverde strikes again. For the second straight night, the Tigers closer struck out Derek Jeter in the ninth inning with a close game on the line. This time, the Yankees captain made the final out of Game 3, striking out swinging with two men on base and giving the Tigers a 5-4 win and a chance to close out the series tonight in Game 4 at Comerica Park. "[Valverde] made some good pitches," Jeter said. "He threw a fastball at the top of the zone, probably a little too close to take." Jeter also struck out against Valverde with a man on for the second out of the ninth inning in Sunday's 5-3 loss in The Bronx. The Yankees had rallied from a 5-1 deficit with two runs off Valverde before"
After Miguel Cabrera's steal, he speaks with Jeter
October 3
Detroit Free Press
 
"In the top of the eighth inning during Game 2 of the first-round playoff series between the Tigers and Yankees, Miguel Cabrera stole second base. Seconds after he got there safely, Derek Jeter walked over to chat. It was Cabrera's third stolen base this season, so it wouldn't have surprised anyone if Jeter was at second to joke with the big slugger about his unexpected steal. But Jeter, who collected his 3,000th hit this summer, was there instead to talk about hitting. And who could blame him? All Cabrera did was smack a two-run, first-inning home run to help Detroit seize early momentum Sunday at Yankee Stadium. He followed that with a crucial RBI in the sixth when he singled in Austin"
Yankees' Derek Jeter comes up with another big relay throw in ALDS, but this one's not 'The Flip'
October 2
New York Daily News
 
"It was not quite "The Flip," but Saturday night Derek Jeter made another improvised play that loomed large in a Yankee playoff game. Jeter's decision to step in and make the relay throw on a fifth-inning, run-saving play at the plate helped spur the Yankees to a 9-3 win and a 1-0 lead in the best-of-five ALDS. Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera had no doubt that it was the play of the night, just like Jeter's "flip" toss to the plate that proved pivotal in the 2001 ALDS against Oakland. "That was the difference in the game," Cabrera said. "If we score a run, we could go on a run right there.""
Derek Jeter is New York's favorite athlete, Yankees are Empire State's top team
September 30
New York Daily News
 
"Derek Jeter is tops in New York - and so are the Yankees. The Bronx Bombers shortstop ranks as the most beloved pro athlete in the state and the Yankees are the most popular team, according to a Siena Research Institute poll released Thursday. "While not every New Yorker is wearing a Yankee cap or t-shirt, there's no question about the Empire State's top team," said Siena Director Don Levy. Jeter, the Yankees' all-time hit leader, was ranked as the favorite athlete by 25% of state voters, according to Siena."
Yankees should hit Derek Jeter leadoff through postseason
September 22
Newark Star-Ledger
 columnist Jeff Bradley
"In covering the Yankees as a Star-Ledger baseball columnist since late May, I've thrown my fair share of suggestions at manager Joe Girardi, but perhaps none quite as strong as my plea for Brett Gardner to become the team's permanent leadoff hitter. I wrote this back on July 9, and went into detail about the ways Gardner was having an impact on the game from the top spot in the batting order. But today, I'm here to take it back. Derek Jeter needs to stay put and remain in the leadoff spot from here until the end of the season. Here's why I've flip-flopped."
Rest for Derek Jeter and Co. was the Yankees' priority Sunday
September 19
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"Even Yankees captain Derek Jeter, who has always harbored a disdain for days off, had to admit that an easy Sunday afternoon wasn't such a bad thing. "At this point in the season, any opportunity you get (to rest) helps, especially with the schedule that we've had," said Jeter, who along with Curtis Granderson and Mark Teixeira were spectators Sunday when the Blue Jays quietly dispatched the Yankees, 3-0. On the last day of the most grueling road trip of the season — a sojourn that began with a make-up game in Baltimore, a West Coast swing to Los Angeles and Seattle, and then a cross-continental trip to Toronto — the Yankees made it clear that the priority was resting to fight another day."
Yankees sit Derek Jeter, while Eduardo Nunez struggles in his place
September 8
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"Because of the late end to Tuesday night's game, Yankees manager Joe Girardi knew exactly what he needed to do when he arrived at the ballpark today. With the rosters expanded from September call-ups, the regulars would get a breather and the reserves would get the start. Eduardo Nunez was a beneficiary of the move, starting at shortstop for Derek Jeter. That was about the only bright spot in his two-error day. "I don't want to make any excuses," a remorseful Nunez said at his locker afterward. "I just have to work hard and keep trying to improve my defense.""
Hot Jeter not on a power trip
September 5
New York Post
 
"Derek Jeter continued his torrid second half yesterday with five RBIs to tie his career high and lead the Yankees to their fourth straight victory, a 9-3 triumph over the Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium. Jeter finished 2-for-5 with a three-run home run and a two-run single to bump his batting average to .298, quite a climb from the .260 mark he carried onto the disabled list in June. Jeter is batting .346 (72-for-208) since his return on July 4 with 17 extra-base hits and 34 RBIs in 50 games. Jeter downplayed the five RBIs, except to say, "I'm happy it helped us win.'' Jeter said his colossal turnaround is the result of adhering to a simple, time-tested concept, staying back on pitches."
Jeter, Sabathia, A-Rod help Yankees sweep Blue Jays
September 5
New York Post
 
"Yankees haters love games like yesterday's, in which the club's biggest stars lit up a muggy Bronx afternoon. CC Sabathia, Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez each played huge roles in a 9-3 victory that completed a sweep of the Blue Jays in front of 47,464 at Yankee Stadium. Immediately, you could hear the howling cut through the thick air. The detractors don't need the Yankees to lose. They simply point to the money the Yankees are paying their stars and insist they should win. And when the trio performs like they did, it's almost impossible for the Yankees to lose. Jeter slugged a three-run homer in the third inning and added a two-run single in the eighth to tie a career-high with five"
Jeter returns to Bombers' lineup after short absence
August 31
New York Post
 
"Derek Jeter returned to the Yankees' lineup last night against the Red Sox after missing two games in Baltimore with a bruised right knee. "I told him [Monday night], 'Unless I hear from you I am putting you in the lineup,' " said Girardi, who didn't hear from Jeter before arriving at Fenway. Jeter played short, hit second and went hitless in five at-bats in the Yankees' 5-2 victory last night. Jeter fouled a ball off the hinge in the first game of Sunday's twinbill against the Orioles and was forced to sit out the second. He didn't play Monday night but was walking a lot better than he did leaving Camden Yards Sunday evening. Jeter set the Yankees' club record by playing in his 2,402 game"
Jeter likely to return vs. Bosox
August 30
New York Post
 
"Derek Jeter's right knee is in better shape than Alex Rodriguez' left thumb. While manager Joe Girardi said he doesn't know if Rodriguez will be available for the upcoming three-game series against the Red Sox that opens tonight in Boston, the manager was more positive about having the shortstop. "He is day-to-day; we are hoping he will be able to play [tonight]," Girardi said of Jeter, who fouled a ball off his knee in the first game of Sunday's doubleheader and was scratched from the second tilt. "I could use him in an emergency [last night]." After last night's 3-2 win over the O's, Jeter was optimistic he will play tonight."
Bruised Jeter, A-Rod both day-to-day
August 29
New York Post
 
"The Yankees were without Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez due to injury last night, and not only are both doubtful to play tonight but Jeter required a golf cart for the ride to the team bus after last night's game because of a sore right knee. Jeter, suffered a contusion to his knee in the first game of yesterday's doubleheader against the Orioles -- the same game in which he became the Yankees' all-time leader in games played. Rodriguez sat out the nightcap because of a sprained left thumb -- which forced him to miss two games last week. Manager Joe Girardi does not expect either superstar to play in tonight's series finale. "It is somewhat of a concern," Girardi said. The injuries are not"
Jeter adds games played to his Yanks records
August 28
MLB.com
 
"Derek Jeter's name is at the top of yet another category on the Yankees' all-time leaderboard, as the captain passed Mickey Mantle with his 2,402nd game played Sunday. Jeter tied Mantle in New York's 12-5 loss to the Orioles on Friday and appeared in the lineup for the first game of a day-night doubleheader on Sunday, batting leadoff as the designated hitter. "I take pride in coming and doing my job. I think that's probably the best way to put it," Jeter said. "My job is obviously to come and play games, try to stay on the field and try to stay healthy. I've done it for a long time, I guess.""
Derek Jeter declines comment on Minka Kelly breakup
August 27
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter declined to comment about his reported breakup with the actress Minka Kelly. Meanwhile, Kelly's representative confirmed to The Associated Press that the three-year relationship has run its course. Kelly, known for her starring role in the series "Friday Night Lights," had been a regular presence during Jeter's chase for the 3,000-hit milestone last month. She was included in an HBO documentary about Jeter's pursuit of the milestone."
Derek Jeter and Minka Kelly break up: report
August 26
New York Post
 
"Derek Jeter can play the field again. The Yankees legend and notorious ladies man reportedly has separated from his gorgeous actress girlfriend Minka Kelly after three years. Kelly's rep confirmed the split to People Magazine early today. "They care about each other and it was amicable," a source told the magazine. "They're still friends." The couple, who tried to keep a low profile, were often the subject of marriage rumors. Jeter has a history of dating stunning women, having been linked to Mariah Carey, Jessica Biel, Jessica Alba and Scarlett Johansson among his bevy of beauties."
Girardi asks Yankee captain Jeter to bunt despite hot night at the plate against A's
August 24
New York Daily News
 
"Derek Jeter already had reached base four times, including three more hits to boost his average this season to .295 while tying Rod Carew for 22nd place on baseball's all-time hit list with 3,053. But with the tying runs aboard with none out and facing a two-run deficit in the ninth, Joe Girardi called for the Yankee captain to bunt, giving up an out against shaky Oakland closer Andrew Bailey. Jeter dropped down a perfect sacrifice, but the Yanks scored only once more in falling short, 6-5, to the A's at the Stadium. "You want to give yourself a chance with our two big boys coming up," Girardi said, referring to Curtis Granderson, who walked to load the bases, and Mark Teixeira, who popped"
Success against lefties helps power Derek Jeter's recent surge for Yankees
August 18
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"Perhaps it was meant to be, considering how much lefties have always wilted against Derek Jeter. Nevermind that the Rays' David Price is one of the best young pitchers in baseball. When he faced Jeter last month, with the Yankees captain needing one more hit for the 3,000th of his career, Price was doomed. He was born a lefty. And no matter what seems to change with Jeter, his ability to punish lefties has gone unspoiled. This has been the driving force behind Jeter's steady climb since his return from the disabled list, though it's a reason to which he has given little consideration. "I don't think about it," Jeter said. "Maybe that's the reason." Earlier this week, Jeter floated his own"
Jeter on tear since his return from DL
August 17
New York Post
 
"There are a lot of voices who believe Derek Jeter's recent six-week hot streak isn't proof he has turned back the clock. The naysayers insist the 37-year-old shortstop never can be the player he was even two years ago when he batted .334 and followed that with a career-low .270 last season in a walk year. Nevertheless, a man who understands greatness believes Jeter already has returned to elite status. "He had to remind us he was still a great player, which isn't fair," Reggie Jackson said yesterday inside the Yankees' clubhouse at Kauffman Stadium, hours before Jeter and the Yankees faced the Royals. "We had to make him prove it again. I am part of that, too. He had to prove it, but you"
Since Milestone Hit, Jeter Has Taken Off
August 17
New York Times
 
"Derek Jeter's teammates were not surprised at all to see him collect three hits and knock in three runs on Monday. Watching Jeter take command of the game with a couple of clutch hits, including a rocket to the right-center-field gap for a two-run triple, looked very familiar to them. It looked a lot like what they have seen over the last six weeks from him. It looked like vintage Derek Jeter, which made some of them scoff at the notion that he was ready to drift off into oblivion at 37. "Anyone who thought Derek Jeter was done," Mark Teixeira said, "is crazy." Jeter started the season slowly, with a .260 batting average on June 13, the last day he played before going on the disabled list"
Jeter: Our mindset is to win AL East
August 15
New York Post
 columnist Kevin Kernan
"This year is different. This year, the Yankees are promising to go all out down the stretch and not play any wild card games. It's about time. But this all comes with a "healthy" catch. Even though facing Justin Verlander twice in a five-game series may be the prize for winning the AL East, taking the division remains the goal, as it should. When I asked manager Joe Girardi yesterday what his emphasis will be down the stretch, he said: "Stay healthy. The reason we had so many issues last year is that we couldn't stay healthy. "There was so much made of last year," Girardi noted after the game against the Rays was washed away at Yankee Stadium, "and people thought, 'Were we trying to win?'"
Derek Jeter's 3,000th hit has everyone making money, even the pitcher who gave it up, David Price
August 14
New York Daily News
 columnist Frank Isola
"Everyone and everything has a price in the world of the recession-proof New York Yankees, a land where an aging third baseman will pocket a cool $31 million this season and a cold bottle of water at the Stadium runs the average Joe five bucks. In the Bronx, even notoriety can be bought if the price is right. David Price won't reveal his financial windfall for playing a crucial role in Yankees history, but the Tampa Bay pitcher says it's fair to call his deal with Steiner Sports lucrative. "Yeah, I did a signing this morning, so that's good," Price said Saturday. "Signed some balls, some Sports Illustrated covers. And the rubber." Price was the pitcher last month when Derek Jeter became the"
Yankees honor Derek Jeter for 3,000th career hit
August 14
New York Daily News
 
"What do you give the man who has everything? A statue of himself, of course. The Derek Jeter lovefest reached a crescendo before Saturday's game, when the Yankees honored the captain for reaching 3,000 hits by showering him with gifts - including a 225-pound sculpture in his likeness, diamond rings and a crystal vase. The stainless steel sculpture - a gift from teammates, commissioned by CC Sabathia and Jorge Posada - is a statue of Jeter tipping his cap above a giant "3000." "(Jeter) said, 'Where am I going to put this at?'" Posada said. "I said, 'You've got plenty of room in that house.'" The ceremony started with a vignette on the stadium's giant screen documenting Jeter's journey to"
If Angels honor Derek Jeter, it'll be an unceremonious kind
August 11
Los Angeles Times
 
"Would Derek Jeter appreciate the Angels' saluting his 3,000 career hits in front of the Anaheim fans? "If they cheered," Jeter said Wednesday, with a smile. The New York Yankees visit Angel Stadium next month, their first trip since Jeter got his milestone hit. Angels Vice President Tim Mead told The Times last week that the team wants "to honor the man, the player and the person in some form." Mead said the Angels subsequently received about 100 calls and emails from fans concerned that the team would go out of its way to fete an opposing player, perhaps with a pregame ceremony. "I think it had as much to do with it being the Yankees as much as anything," Mead said. He said the Angels"
Jeter's 3K jersey headed to Yankees Museum
August 9
MLB.com
 
"The jersey Derek Jeter wore on the day he recorded his 3,000th hit will be on display at the New York Yankees Museum beginning Tuesday through the remainder of the 2011 calendar year, the Yankees announced Monday. The New York Yankees Museum, presented by Bank of America, is located on the main level of Yankee Stadium near Gate 6. Guests have access to the museum on game days -- from the time gates open until the end of the eighth inning -- and on non-game days as part of the Yankee Stadium tours."
Time on DL proved refreshing for Jeter
August 6
New York Post
 
"That trip to the disabled list might turn out to be the most important three weeks of Derek Jeter's season. Jeter has played 26 games since returning from the disabled list, in which he is hitting .321 (34-for-106) with two homers and 17 RBIs. Mark Teixeira said he believes Jeter's bat has awoken because the Yankees captain was able to revive himself while on the shelf. "He's refreshed," Teixeira said before the Yankees' 3-2 win over the Red Sox last night. "I've always said sometimes stints on the disabled list aren't bad at all. . . . Sometimes a few weeks off is great for a player." Teixeira's theory is based upon the relentlessness of a long baseball season and the desirability of an"
Derek Jeter takes a seat
August 2
Bergen Record
 
"Derek Jeter said he could've played through the soreness in his right middle finger on Monday, but was fine with manager Joe Girardi's decision to keep him out of the lineup. "An extra day would help, but I can play," Jeter said. Girardi anticipated that Jeter would start tonight; Eduardo Nunez replaced him at shortstop for the series opener against the White Sox. The captain's knuckle was struck by a pitch Sunday from Baltimore's Jake Arrieta, which forced Jeter from the game in the fourth inning. On Saturday, Jeter took a ground ball off the tip of the same finger. "That's what made it worse," Jeter said. "If it was just one or the other, I don't think it would've been a big deal. But to"
Derek Jeter is a player to be celebrated
August 2
Los Angeles Times
 columnist: Bill Dwyre
"He has plied his trade a continent away, and maybe that distance has dimmed our appreciation. But now that Derek Jeter has 3,000 hits, it gives us reason to say what needs to be said about this magnificent Yankee. Wow. Well done. Impressive beyond words. Also, thanks for being what you are and who you are. In that magic early afternoon of July 9, with the memory and remains of old Yankee Stadium looming across the street, the seats filled in new Yankee Stadium, All-Star David Price of the Tampa Bay Rays on the mound and the count 3 and 2, Jeter went from legendary to mystical. He hit a home run for the 3,000th hit of his career. Not a Texas Leaguer that just cleared the shortstop's glove"
Derek Jeter sits out of Yankees' lineup, but is expected back Tuesday
August 2
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"As expected, Derek Jeter was out of the Yankees' lineup for tonight's series opener against the Chicago White Sox, one day after taking a pitch off the knuckle of his right middle finger. But he is expected to return to the lineup on Tuesday night. "Actually, a day will help," Jeter said today. "But I can play." Jeter admitted that he still had soreness in the area, though he said "it's not an issue." The Yankees shortstop is listed as day-to-day with a bruised middle finger, the same one he jammed while fielding a grounder on Saturday. Jeter had trouble gripping the baseball, prompting Yankees manager Joe Girardi to pull him from the game on Sunday."
Joe Girardi rests Derek Jeter in series opener vs. White Sox even though Yankees captain feels OK
August 2
New York Daily News
 
"Last month, Derek Jeter successfully lobbied his way into the lineup, wanting to finish his pursuit of 3,000 hits before the All-Star break. With that milestone behind him, Jeter's powers of persuasion are not nearly as strong. Joe Girardi held out Jeter for Monday night's series opener against the White Sox, giving the shortstop a chance to rest his right middle finger after he was drilled by a pitch on Sunday afternoon. "He told me he felt better today, which I thought was good, but if I'm going to give him a day on this trip somewhere, today is probably the day to do it just because he was sore," Girardi said. "We had to bring him out of the game, so it just gives him a chance to"
Derek Jeter day-to-day after beanball off finger
August 1
New York Daily News
 
"Derek Jeter has 10 fingers but he got hit on the same one two days in a row and it could end up costing him a game or two. The Yankees shortstop got hit by a pitch from Orioles starter Jake Arrieta in the third inning of Sunday's 4-2 win at the Stadium and spent a couple minutes shaking it off. Jeter got hit on the middle finger of his right hand, the same finger that got jammed fielding a ground ball in the nightcap of Saturday's doubleheader. He remained in the game but came out for a pinch-hitter in the fourth. "I was having trouble gripping - so in effect throwing and swinging," Jeter said. "That's a problem when you try to play baseball." Jeter usually tries to play through pain, but"
Derek Jeter leaves Yankees game after pitch hits right hand
July 31
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"Yankees captain Derek Jeter was pulled for a pinch hitter during the fourth inning of today's game against the Orioles. No official reason has been given by the club, though in the third inning, Jeter took a Jake Arrieta pitch off the middle finger of his right hand. Jeter is day to day with a bruised right hand. X-Rays were negative. Initially, Jeter was checked out by head athletic trainer Gene Monahan before remaining in the game. Jeter played defense in the top of the fourth but was oulled for a pinch-hitter when his spot came up in the order in the fourth inning. Francisco Cervelli struck for Jeter and remained in the game to play second base, his first career appearance in taht"
Doc gives glimpse behind Jeter's chase for 3,000
July 29
New York Post
 
"Fans got a rare look at Derek Jeter away from the bright lights of Yankee Stadium in the hour-long documentary about his chase for 3,000 hits that debuted on HBO last night. Jeter said he had personal reasons to give outsiders a look at his famously private personal life. "I didn't really feel comfortable with [doing] it, but I'm always jealous of other players when their kids come down in the clubhouse and on the field," Jeter said during the film. "If and when I have kids, they won't be part of this . . . they'll never have the opportunity to see it. So at least I'll have it for my kids someday, because they may not believe me when I tell them." The film takes fans behind the scenes as"
HBO documentary 'Derek Jeter 3K' doesn't show intimacy of Captain's interaction with family, friends
July 29
New York Daily News
 columnist Roger Rubin
"If you have an undying love for Derek Jeter , then "Derek Jeter 3K," the new documentary from HBO , is going to be 56 minutes of fun for you. If you're looking to get close to the matinee idol shortstop and find out what happens in the inner recesses of his mind, the show could be disappointing. "Derek Jeter 3K" has so many things that those who want to understand the life of the Yankees ' captain would want to know. He has a huge apartment on the upper East Side with views of both the East River and the Empire State Building . He has a personal chef who prepares his meals. Television star Minka Kelly , his girlfriend, hangs at his house in St. Petersburg , Fla. - something that"
Brett Gardner's move to leadoff, bumping Derek Jeter to two spot may not be permanent, Girardi says
July 22
New York Daily News
 
"Brett Gardner was in the leadoff spot for Thursday night's 2-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays , but Joe Girardi wasn't ready to make any such changes official beyond one game. With Curtis Granderson out to rest his banged-up body, Girardi moved Gardner into the leadoff spot and dropped Derek Jeter into the No. 2 hole typically occupied by the center fielder. Asked whether Gardner - who leads the Yankees with a .372 on-base percentage and went 1 for 4 Thursday night - would have been his leadoff man Thursday night even if Granderson had played, Girardi said he "could have" done that. "The lineup's a big topic now," Girardi said, referring to the latest buzz over Jeter's place in"
Major League Baseball warns N.J. memorabilia company to stop selling Derek Jeter '3,000th hit' balls
July 21
New York Daily News
 
"Major League Baseball has told a New Jersey memorabilia company that it will receive a big-league legal beating if it does not stop selling baseballs commemorating Derek Jeter's 3,000th hit. In a letter sent to Danny Mulroy of National Collectors Gallery on Tuesday, MLB Properties counsel Nicholas H. Eisenman ordered the Ridgewood, N.J., firm to stop selling the baseballs or face the wrath of MLB's lawyers. "National Collectors' engraving on the unlicensed Derek Jeter baseball gives the false impression that this particular ball or any ball printed with this engraving is the actual ball used when Derek Jeter recorded his 3,000thhit," the cease-and-desist letter says. National Collectors"
Joe Girardi says he'll consider eventually batting Brett Gardner at leadoff instead of Derek Jeter
July 21
New York Daily News
 
"Joe Girardi isn't ready to make any dramatic changes to his lineup right now, but the manager made it sound as if such a day might not be very far away. Derek Jeter was in his customary leadoff spot Wednesday night against David Price and the Rays, while the red-hot Brett Gardner occupied the No. 9 position. But with every game that Gardner continues to swing a scorching bat and Jeter struggles, the idea of moving the speedy Gardner into the leadoff spot becomes more attractive. "He's going so well, it's something I'll definitely consider," Girardi said. "We'll just wait and see what happens." Moving Gardner atop the lineup will be the easy part for Girardi. Figuring out where to slot"
Joe Girardi comes to Derek Jeter's defense, says critics of All-Star skip should have called Captain
July 19
New York Daily News
 columnist Bob Raissman
"Attention all players who criticized Derek Jeter for not showing up at the All-Star game, Joe Girardi has a message for you: Ya should've picked up the telephone and called the captain. That's what the Yankees manager said Sunday on the most recent edition of the Yankees Entertainment & Sports Network's "The Joe Girardi Show." In a bizarre exchange with Kimberly Jones, the Yankees manager said players who dared to take issue with his shortstop had done Jeter wrong. "It's unfair. If players had an issue they should've called Derek and really found out what's really going on with this instead of saying, 'You should be here (in Arizona)'" Girardi said. How many players around baseball"
Derek Jeter responds to criticism for missing All-Star Game
July 15
Bergen Record
 
"Derek Jeter swatted back the criticism he received from missing Tuesday's All-Star Game, saying he was surprised by reaction to his absence in Phoenix. Having announced last Friday that he'd skip the All-Star Game to rest his right calf, the Yankees captain wondered why he subsequently became the subject of questionable judgment. "It seemed to be a non-issue at the time. I hadn't heard a word about it until somebody told me it was all over the TV," Jeter said Thursday afternoon at Rogers Centre. "So, I guess I was surprised. "Surprised is the best way to put it, of the coverage." Jeter also batted down a report that emotional and physical exhaustion were reasons he needed the time off."
Molitor welcomes Jeter to 3,000 club
July 15
Minneapolis Star Tribune
 columnist Sid Hartman
"Former Twins and Gophers star Paul Molitor, one of only 28 major league players to get 3,000 career hits, was asked for his reaction after watching Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter go 5-for-5 Saturday to join the elite group of hitters. "I've got a lot of respect for him," the St. Paul native said. "I'm sure that being the first Yankee to get 3,000 hits was a little added pressure and doing it as a member of the Yankee franchise, but he seemed to handle it well. "After coming back from his injury [strained calf muscle], he didn't waste any time with that 5-for-5 performance, and including the home run for his 3,000th hit, joining Wade Boggs as the only guys to accomplish that milestone with"
Price will sign items related to Jeter's 3,000th hit
July 15
Tampa Tribune
 
"Tampa Bay Rays pitcher David Price has agreed to a deal to sign memorabilia associated with New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter's 3,000th hit. Jeter hit a home run off Price Saturday at Yankee Stadium for his 3,000th career hit. Price, who said he is over the stigma of allowing the milestone hit, said he is going to have a little fun with having his name of the wrong side of the entry in the record book, especially when he's getting paid. "Yeah, I'm not going to sit here and dwell on it," Price said. "It was a hit. It was a home run. It's what happened. I've given up a couple of them this year. I'm getting paid for this one.""
Jeter should have given Lopez big check for 3,000th hit
July 15
New York Post
 columnist Phil Mushnick
"Money-ugly. Everything has turned -- soured, spoiled -- to money-ugly, a relentless aggravated assault on the better senses. If right is right and wrong is wrong, here's what Derek Jeter and his image-molders should have done -- had to do -- when Christian Lopez returned that baseball, no charge: Jeter should have said, "Don't be ridiculous. I'm writing you a personal check for $25,000 [or more], and I insist that you accept it and cash it. I will not take no for an answer. Here's why, Christian: Me, the Yankees and our exclusive stuff-pusher, Brandon Steiner, are selling everything attached to this 3,000-hit thing. Everything. From the on-deck circle mat, to handfuls of Yankee Stadium"
Jeter: Calf kept me out of All-Star Game
July 15
New York Post
 
"Derek Jeter scoffed at the belief that he was too emotionally and physically exhausted to attend Tuesday's All-Star Game in Phoenix. "What did I have? Physical and emotional exhaustion?" Jeter said before the Yankees' 16-7 loss to the Blue Jays last night at Rogers Centre. "That sounds like a good quote, but I told you guys Friday why I wasn't going. Physical and emotional exhaustion, that's a good story, but it was based strictly on the leg." Jeter, who last night went 1-for-4 with a single, walk and scored run, was out from June 14 to July 4 with a Grade 1 strain of the right calf. And though he played six straight games after returning from the DL and went 5-for-5 and collected his"
Jeter, Posada set appearance record
July 15
MLB.com
 
"Derek Jeter and Jorge Posada made a bit of history at Rogers Centre on Thursday night. When Posada checked in as a pinch-hitter for Andruw Jones in the eighth inning of the Yankees' eventual 16-7 loss to the Blue Jays, it marked the 1,660th game he and Jeter played together. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, that's the most regular-season games two players have ever appeared in together in Yankees history. The previous mark was set by Lou Gehrig and Tony Lazzeri, who had 1,659 instances in which both played in the same game as Yankees. The only other current big league teammates to even play 1,000 games together are Jeter and Alex Rodriguez (1,050)."
Derek Jeter defends decision to skip All-Star Game
July 15
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"Derek Jeter defended his absence from the All-Star Game in his first public comments since facing criticism for missing out on the Midsummer Classic. Jeter said he was surprised that his absence garnered headlines, especially since his decision not to play in the game did not make waves initially. "It seemed to be a non-issue at the time," said Jeter, who announced on Friday his decision not to attend the game to rest his right calf. Jeter also shot down a published report that linked his absence to physical and mental exhaustion from his pursuit of his 3,000th hit. "It was strictly based on my leg," Jeter said. The New York Daily News quoted a baseball official who criticized Jeter's"
He was raised right (and he is also pretty good)
July 13
Bergen Record
 columnist J.C. Baumuller
"The deuces were wild when Yankees shortstop, No. 2, Derek Jeter, got his 3,000th hit July 9. He became only the second player to hit a home run for his milestone hit (Wade Boggs did it in Aug. 1999), and the second player to get at least five hits on the historic day (Craig Biggio is the other). In addition, July 9 is the anniversary of the first time Joe DiMaggio hit for the cycle in 1937, something he did two times. Finally, closer Mariano Rivera, who has seen each of Jeter's hits in person, got save No. 22. It was a spectacular day for Jeter and the crowd loved it. He is an excellent role model and his family is his biggest influence and his strongest supporters. 'YANKEES HEAVEN' I saw"