Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera were given a bunch of gifts before last night’s game. Cool stuff, too! For example, check out what Rivera got:
Rivera was given the bullpen bench from the old Yankee Stadium and the Citi Field pitching rubber from the night he earned save No. 500 against the New York Mets across town.
Nice! I hope to God that no one told the Mets.
Jeter scored pretty well too. Among other things, he was given that sign from the old Yankee Stadium clubhouse with the famous Joe DiMaggio quote: “I want to thank the Good Lord for making me a Yankee.” Wait a minute, my B.S. detector is going off! Quick! To the time machine! Set the dial for last January!
Derek Jeter came clean Wednesday night. He pilfered the Joe DiMaggio sign, as I suspected . . . A clue on his intentions had come earlier that night, when he said he had his eye on a particular Stadium keepsake but wouldn’t say which. After the game and on-field celebration, I noticed the sign was missing and told him, “I know what you’re taking out of here,” and I asked if I could report it.
He shook his head and replied, “In due time.”
Four months later, he admitted he had taken the sign, and another item or two.
So Captain Jetes: were you lying to the New York Times, saying you stole the DiMaggio sign in an effort to make yourself look like a Yankee-history-lovin’ bad boy, or did you actually steal the sign, give it back to the Yankees, and then allow them to “award” you with it in last night’s ceremony? It has to be one of those two, right?
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- bob - Oct 25, 2009 at 1:06 AM
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This calatheria or what ever his name is should go back to his janitor job. He is no Journalist, does not even know what it means. What a bunch of B.S. This Moran that wrote this article is so stupid it goes with out, any thought, that he is so short of a full brain. Wish some one that was his boss would just fire the stupid idiot.
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- jedd ryans - Oct 25, 2009 at 1:51 AM
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what confuses me is how you are picking which comment to reply to. like a real ‘lawyer’, you are choosing your battles. you will only reply to the ones you know you can defend. the ones that you know are true about you are the ones you ignore and move onto the next one that you know you can answer and defend yourself. i agree w/ the majority – the are more important topics to report. Talk about kiffin and his hatred towards florida. talk about the lakers lamar odom and his new bride. talk about the loss of capt. lou albano. or argue how professional wrestling is staged. just a few a suggestions. sure you have had ones that aren’t as clean.
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- jim - Oct 25, 2009 at 2:55 AM
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Calcataterra or what ever. So you say you are a lawyer guess not attorney?? What state are you license to practice in??? What kind of cases do you represent. Do you have a license that is in effect at this time. I guess I could contact the Bar and find that out if you do not want to say.
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- Bob L. - Oct 26, 2009 at 7:20 AM
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The headline was a bit sensational, but needed to be if I got his point, and I think I do.
It’s not that Jeter is a bad guy or that anyone is comparing this transgression to A-Rod’s juicing. To me, the relevant question is this:
What if Alex Rodriguez had taken the sign and then was awarded the sign exactly as Jeter had done? Would the media have ignored it?
I think it’s a legitimate question. I don’t know but my guess is that the New York Post would have had a snide comment about re-gifting on its back page headline.
I asked a similar question, although not on the internet, when Cal Ripken retired. After announcing he didn’t want a retirement tour, Ripken trademarked his retirement logo. That logo even made it on the hood of a NASCAR car during a race that fall. There was barely a peep about it from the media or fans, but I thought, “what if Barry Bonds were to trademark a retirement logo?” I would think he would have been savaged.
That’s not to equate Ripken with Bonds, just as this author did not equate Jeter to Rodriguez. Both Ripken and Jeter earned that good will, but is it wrong to point out that there is a double standard? I think not.
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- john - Oct 26, 2009 at 9:29 AM
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get a life!! who cares if he took it or it was given hes earn it and more if this is all you have to write about maybe you should fined another line of work!!!
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- bill - Oct 26, 2009 at 11:12 AM
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Craig,
You should go write for the National Enquirer or Star magazine.
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- Nick - Oct 26, 2009 at 4:18 PM
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Agree!!
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- TJ - Oct 28, 2009 at 3:48 AM
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a beautiful example of why journalism sucks these days. Don’t quit your day job, Craig.
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- DJ - Oct 28, 2009 at 2:14 PM
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craig,
the comments bashing you are better than your article
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- gromit - Oct 28, 2009 at 3:53 PM
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Worst Writer Ever.
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- gromit - Oct 28, 2009 at 4:05 PM
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Craig….I saw Jeter repeatedly say he drove a Ford. They run that commercial at least 5 times every game. I bet if you follow him around you can get a picture of him in another car. Think of what a scoop that would be.
Douche.
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- gromit - Oct 28, 2009 at 4:08 PM
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It’s inexplicable.”
WE HAVE A WINNER!
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