Comments on: Execute or be Executed

By: Boatzilla

Boatzilla — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 12:34:15 +0000

[2] Well stated. This whole thing seems so unlike Jeter, but then again he has never really let us get to know him. Another fascinating aspect of this process is Cashman, who has gradually (before our eyes) grown into a focused, unblinking power broker.

By: OldYanksFan

OldYanksFan — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 11:59:22 +0000

One of my favorite Political talk shows in ‘Morning Joe’, with Joe Scarborough. So I’m watching now, and in their very brief ‘Sports Review’, the subject is Derek Jeter. The panel, which includes Yankees fan Willie Geist, are unanimous in thinking Jeter is crazy. It’s pretty weird listening to Pat Buchanan weigh in, who also thinks Jeter needs to take the 3/$45m and run.

One said the offer already includes a $5m/yr bonus fo’r Being Derek’. Another said the offer is twice his onfield worth.

Something that hasn’t been discussed that much is what Jeter is doing to HIS own ‘Brand’. As one of the panelist pointed out, Jeter has a Brand and career far past the extra year or 2 he wants as a Yankee, and that if he jumps to another team, he will seriously hurt his future.

I spend an unhealthy amount of time on Yankee Blogs. Last year, quite a few, if not the majority, were in the ‘GIVE HIM WHATEVER HE WANTS!’ club. Now, one year later, the majority of comments I read feel that the Yankees offer is VERY fair, and that Jeter is screwing up. The number of ‘Let Jeter Walk’ opinions is growing daily. There is even blasphemous talk that the Yankees are BETTER letting Jeter walk and using the $45-$50m savings elsewhere.

It’s quite stunning how fast things have turned around.

I think the bottom line here is Jeter’s ego and his issues with ARod. I believe ‘ARod’s contract’ is driving Jeter’s boat, and that he is so consumed with it, that he is not seeing straight.

When Jeter resigns (for 3/$50m) all of this will be forgotten. But in the meanwhile, Jeter is losing a lot of respect. And while I highly doubt it will happen, if for some bizarre reason he doesn’t re-up as a Yankee, he is going to destroy his legacy…. which whether he will admit it ir not, is built as much on the fact that he is a NEW YORK YANKEE, as he is Derek Jeter.

By: Bruce Markusen

Bruce Markusen — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 00:33:34 +0000

Managers have never had it tougher than they do today, from spoiled players who, on average, make far more money than their bosses, to general managers who treat them as nothing more than caretakers
(ala the Billy Beane philosophy).

Part of a manager’s job is to say no, but most players today just don’t want to hear the word, ‘no.’ I guess when you’ve had ‘yes’ said to you your entire life…

I know that there’s a strong appeal to being a manager of a major league club, but at some point these guys have to ask, is it worth it? For some, they love the game too much to give it up, which I guess is an admirable quality.