Dear SI: Are you friggin' kidding me?

[MFS62]

Kalamazoo has given the world Shakespeare fishing rods, Gibson guitars, Checker cabs, no good reason for Mets Guy In Michigan to consistently visit and Jeter's will to win, in that order of rigidity.

[ashie62]

Jay Witasick..Ok, he has a terrible inning at the worst time.."At least I had some fun"..just a little self deprecating humor not to be taken so seriously...

Wouldn't most players give Jay a little support in the moment..something like

"Yeah, you really got your tits ripped off" with a little chuckle?


As far as SI in general, it is a shell of what it was. They couldn't even afford to keep one of their prime assets Rick Reilly...

[Guest Edgy DC]

What does somebody have to do to be the ultimate team player in baseball?[/quote:287od7d2]

Here're some ideas:

[list:287od7d2][*:287od7d2]Be willing to move when there's a better shortstop on the team and second base is an open position.

[/*:m:287od7d2]
[*:287od7d2]Don't fuck up in the World Baseball Classic. Come ready to play.

[/*:m:287od7d2]
[*:287od7d2]Don't use your juice as Derek Fucking Jeter to force the WBC manager to allow you to share your position with a guy coming off an MVP and two Gold Gloves (more justifiable ones than yours, and you know it) in the previous two years, including nonsensical substitutions in the middle of important games. Say publickly, "If Davey feels we're a better team with Jimmy out there, then Jimmy should be out there. I'll back him up, play another position, DH, whatever I can do. And if there's anything I can offer Jimmy to help us win, believe me, I will. You know, it's about my country, not me. I'm humbled just to wear the uniform and share the locker room with all these great players working for something larger than themselves."

[/*:m:287od7d2]
[*:287od7d2]Stop feeding propaganda with transparent self-centered bullshit statements along the lines of "I hope people see how I do things they don't see" and "I don't like talking about myself and I don't mind talking about it. Other guys talk about themselves. My team is full of those douchebags and I don't mind talking about them. Because I'm not like that. Which you'd know if I talked about it. But I don't. Oh, and it's all about the team winning. Me and the douchebags."

[/*:m:287od7d2]
[*:287od7d2]Stand up to the druggies in his clubhouse.

[/*:m:287od7d2]
[*:287od7d2]Put your arm around Jay Witasick and say, "You sucked today. But you're a great pitcher and a New York fucking Yankee and we're going to need you tomorrow. I've had some crap-ass days too, but you take what you can and put the rest behind you. That's how I got four rings and that's how we're going to get a fifth tomorrow. Right? RIGHT?! Fucking RIGHT, Jay! I expect you to be the first guy at the park tomorrow."

"Now let's stop licking our wounds and get out there and root like hell for Choate. We're bringing that trophy home to New York, and this time tomorrow Curt Schilling will be licking your left cheek and Osama Bin Fuckin' Laden will be kissing the other one."[/*:m:287od7d2][/list:u:287od7d2]

[Willets Point]

A committee meets to decide on a prestigious award. No agreement can be reached so finally someone says "This person hasn't done anything to deserve the award but he seems like a good guy, let's just give it to him." Is it the Nobel Peace Prize or Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year? Oh wait, it's both!

[Centerfield]

A committee meets to decide on a prestigious award. No agreement can be reached so finally someone says "This person hasn't done anything to deserve the award but he seems like a good guy, let's just give it to him." Is it the Nobel Peace Prize or Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year? Oh wait, it's both![/quote:jvbckyvg]

What? Jeter won the Nobel Peace Prize?

[Willets Point]

What? Jeter won the Nobel Peace Prize?[/quote:1et9hm2c]

He makes the whole world around him better.

[MFS62]

A committee meets to decide on a prestigious award. No agreement can be reached so finally someone says "This person hasn't done anything to deserve the award but he seems like a good guy, let's just give it to him." Is it the Nobel Peace Prize or Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year? Oh wait, it's both![/quote:zzrsy6tj]

What? Jeter won the Nobel Peace Prize?[/quote:zzrsy6tj]
Vegas is making him 3:5 on the early line for next year. Y'see, he has this plan for world hunger .....

Later

[Fman99]

Every sunrise is a fresh shot at victory for Derek Jeter.

OMFeckingG


That rivals the Klapisch " applause like soft rain" quote.....it's disgusting.

[MFS62]

Every sunrise is a fresh shot at victory for Derek Jeter.

OMFeckingG


That rivals the Klapisch " applause like soft rain" quote.....it's disgusting.