Comments on: A nation mourns Derek Jeter’s tragic, heroic calf strain

By: cur68

cur68 — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 19:05:58 +0000

nps; lets be a bit open to the idea, whaddya say? There is a certain logic to it and if I recall correctly Pena and Girardi were having a bit of a chuckle about something as Jeets was hrpling off with the trainer in the dugout. It might be true and no offense to Jeets. This might serve several purposes; he’s aging and tired and needs the rest, so pride saved if he gets ‘injured’; the Manager loves it as an idea because, let’s face it, a better short stop now takes over so the defense improves no end behind Burnett; the Sox are killing everyone and the Yankees really need better offense than Jeets has been laying on; and of course he gets to come back home and get # 3000.

If he really is faking it then it might be one of the best decisions he’s made on the field all season. Of course he also gets to cuddle up with Minka a lot more, too. Bet that was the clincher on this deal.

By: nps6724

nps6724 — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 18:53:24 +0000

Because if there’s one thing we know about Jeter, it’s he fakes injuries.

By: macjacmccoy

macjacmccoy — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 18:41:55 +0000

Ha I called this injury 2 weeks ago. Everyone was starting to talk about Jeter possibly hitting his 3000 hit at home and I said I bet if it comes to point where he knows its not going to happen before the Yankees go on the road that he will come up with some kind of reason on injury not to play again until the Yankees come back for a home stand.

And what do you know as soon as it became obvious that he wasnt going to ge to 3000 before he went on the road that he would probably get his 3000th hit in some other stadium he pulled a calf. How convenient. He didnt break anything or tear anything he pulled a calf. The one injury that doctors really cant put a time table on or even see on an mri. You can be out from anywhere from a day to months bc of a calf strain.

Im sorry I dont buy it. It just works out a little to perfectly in Jeters favor to be a coiendence. Especially bc I knew it was gonna happened before it did. The only way Ill believe that it isnt bs is if he gets his 3,000 hit in any place except Yankee stadium.

By: bobwsc

bobwsc — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 17:58:00 +0000

should go for your comment too

By: xmatt0926x

xmatt0926x — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 17:29:01 +0000

What nps6724 just said. It’s not anything against an aging, future hall of famer. It’s the absurdity with which the media deals with his slightest ailments. I was watching espn last night and I knew he was injured but wasn’t aware it was just a calf strain at that point. To listen to the baseball tonight crew and their lowered voices and somber faces you would have thought he was killed in a car crash. And then to have it be the lead story for the next 5 hours on any program dealing with sports was just rediculous. And then to act like the yankees would somehow now self-destruct because this guy who is running on fumes and just hanging on would miss 2 weeks was just as bad. As if Girardi wasn’t secretly thanking the lord that he could now throw a lineup out there without being forced to throw the cooked Jeter in there.

By: bobwsc

bobwsc — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 16:51:11 +0000

I strained my calf roller skating on a field trip in the 8th grade…but I kept on roller skating. I wonder if Ian O’Connor would hold that feat in the same regard.

By: nps6724

nps6724 — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 16:13:17 +0000

I was playing in a tournament a month ago and I got cramps in both my calves simultaneously. I could barely walk the rest of the day so I imagine a calf strain is even worse.

But again, it’s not about Jeter. It’s about the media bringing up Joe DiMaggio and Jeter’s “unwritten pact with the public” and every single injury of Jeter’s career…because of a CALF STRAIN.

By: tuftsb

tuftsb — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 16:10:57 +0000

It is a battle between the heart and mind, memories and reality that reporters leverage for tearjerking stories when they are lazy.

Jeter’s career is worth celebrating – but as for the present, as a leadoff hitter and shortstop he now leaves much to be desired – whether you use your eyes or OBP and UZR.

By: Elwood Larf

Elwood Larf — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 15:54:12 +0000

Anyone who has ever hurt their calf, ankle or foot playing sports knows that while it isn’t the worst thing that can happen, it is a giant pain in the ass, and while you don’t have to go around in a wheelchair or anything, if you keep running on it all the time it only gets worse and then spreads. Ankle/foot/calf injuries can spread all over the place because to compensate for them, people tend to put weight on another part of the leg, which sends pain and soreness all over the place because the muscle and bone structure of your leg is made to absorb impact and hold weight a certain way. So he’s not being a baby about this, and even if he wanted to play on it, 1)it would be a bad idea and 2) the team would never let him, especially at his age.

By: paperlions

paperlions — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 15:43:25 +0000

Craig Biggio’s OPS from his final season: 0.666. Jeter in 2011: 0.649

By: paperlions

paperlions — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 15:38:54 +0000

Not sure why, but that reminds me of this old story: http://www.onionsportsnetwork.com/articles/derek-jeter-makes-easy-play-look-easy,6805/

By: jwbiii

jwbiii — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 15:29:55 +0000

Not at all, Sam244. Craig Biggio, the last player to reach 3,000 hits, was generally regarded as a millstone around the neck of the Astros, a team that was only a season removed from winning a pennant.

By: Justin

Justin — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 15:13:45 +0000

I’ll never forget where I was the night of Jeter’s calf strain

By: unsatisfiedmind

unsatisfiedmind — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 15:03:42 +0000

This is a touching tribute to the Captain, but you’re underselling his importance just a bit. It’s not simply a nation that mourns Craig, it’s the entire Yankees Universe™

http://mlb.mlb.com/nyy/fan_forum/universe.jsp

By: Old Gator

Old Gator — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 15:02:34 +0000

Another no-story Jeter story. Beep-Beep is becoming the Kim Kardashian of designatedhitterball.

By: aronmantoo

aronmantoo — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 14:56:28 +0000

I thought old age might creep up on the Yanks, it actually seems like it’s heading towards a gallop

By: nps6724

nps6724 — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 14:52:40 +0000

That’s fine, but said player also gets major props for the size of his most recent bowel movement. How anyone can honestly think the praising of everything Jeter doesn’t go overboard is beyond me.

By: ndirishfan1

ndirishfan1 — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 14:48:29 +0000

It’s hard for me to believe that a guy on the verge of 3,000 hits doesn’t deserve major props from the media. While some may believe the praise is overboard, but the guy has played the game the right way and handled himself the right way his entire career in the largest media market in the world. I imagine that’s a heck of a lot harder than a lot of fans care to believe.

By: cur68

cur68 — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 14:41:11 +0000

sam; FYI around here you can get the same sentiment across with a succinct “Leave Derek Alone”. You can dress it up with the right number of exclamation points to make your depth of feeling known if you like.

When the daily anti ARod post goes up you pay attention to Len; he’ll show you how its done.

By: nps6724

nps6724 — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 14:37:11 +0000

It doesn’t really have anything to do with Jeter. It’s more about the insane idol-worshiping of Jeter from the media.

By: sam244

sam244 — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 14:32:51 +0000

I do not understand the vehemence exhibited towards Derek Jeter. Jeter is a class player and future Hall Of Famer. He is on the cusp of achieving something only a handful of players have done in the history of the game. I have never recalled such harsh criticism of prior players getting to 3,000 hits. Yaz, Ripken, Carew, and Gwynn, who were well past their primes when they obtained 3,000 hits, were never subjected to such ill-motivated criticism that Jeter routinely is. Jeter may not be the stellar player of a few years ago, but I do think he deserves a little more respect.

By: dirtyharry1971

dirtyharry1971 — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 14:06:36 +0000

the real title should be “Craig had nothing even remotely interesting to say today so he wrote this junk”

By: cur68

cur68 — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 13:40:36 +0000

Thank you. I’ll be here all day; its raining again (on my day off, too! There aughtabealaw!) and can’t mow the lawn, trim the hedges, or keep an eye on the newly wed young couple who moved in across the street. Soooo bored…and now no Jeets reaching 3000 hits to look forward to, sniff…

By: cur68

cur68 — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 13:35:38 +0000

My god, yes. It was bad enough when Petit was clutching his last season. Oh the humanity.

By: Panda Claus

Panda Claus — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 13:30:08 +0000

Regretably Jeter has but one sporting life to give. Were it not for that he’d have [cleanly] won those Tour de France races instead of Lance. It was only because of a scheduling conflict that he couldn’t bail out DWade and LeBron just this week. Heck, the secret training he was going through preparing for this year’s Triple Crown is probably how he tweaked “The Calf” in the first place.

Someone should go check, but I’m pretty sure I saw Derek’s signature on the Declaration of Independence last time I was at the Archives. Which would explain a lot. Dude’s getting up there.

By: proudlycanadian

proudlycanadian — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 13:28:16 +0000

Good thing that it isn’t his groin. I wouldn’t want Lupica to have to arrange a vigil over Jeter’s groin.

By: yankeesfanlen

yankeesfanlen — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 13:23:54 +0000

A bedside vigil is now being arranged by Mike Lupica.

By: mercyflush

mercyflush — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 13:21:43 +0000

“And the Yankee defense got immediately better over at short subsequently thereupon.”

LOL nicely done.

By: nps6724

nps6724 — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 13:14:22 +0000

The title of the article: “Derek Jeter pays price for extra effort”

Since when did running to first become “extra effort”?

By: kopy

kopy — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 13:08:43 +0000

Great. It was my birthday yesterday, so now all my co-workers think I’m vomiting because I’m hung over and not because I read that excerpt about the late Derek Jeter.