Comments on: Jeteronomy the Milestone: Six More Hits, Please

By: Will Weiss

Will Weiss — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 17:29:12 +0000

[11] Word to the Erick Almonte era. … [2] and [10] Looking at the play again, Huckaby was sliding toward third at the moment he caught the throw to make the play. Either way, Jeter was going to be injured. The damage may have been worse had he slid feet first. It was a bang-bang play, and I don’t believe there was any intent to injure on Huckaby’s part. It’s one of those things that happens on an “old country hardball” type of play.

By: RagingTartabull

RagingTartabull — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 20:57:40 +0000

For the life of me I can’t believe that Toronto game was 8 1/2 years ago already, damn.

I agree that while not a “dirty” play per se, it was a reckless and irresponsible one. But hey at least we got the Erick Almonte Era out of it, amirite? I have a weird soft spot for the 2003 team.

By: William J.

William J. — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 20:36:12 +0000

[2] Agree 100%. Nothing to add but ditto.

By: monkeypants

monkeypants — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 20:20:47 +0000

[8] I guess the old stadium, like a lot of older fields, had a pretty noticeable incline for drainage.

By: Alex Belth

Alex Belth — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 20:06:40 +0000

7) LOL. Seriously, that really struck me, how much of a dip the field took. And I was like, “Forgive me Derek for doubting you.”

By: Hank Waddles

Hank Waddles — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 19:41:19 +0000

[6] I agree with you. I was talking to Derek the other day, and he told me that he wasn’t being reckless, he was just trying to make the play.

PS — I wasn’t really talking to Derek, just doing my best to one-up Alex’s casual “I was walking on the field…” comment. Aren’t I clever?

By: Alex Belth

Alex Belth — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 19:19:44 +0000

I once thought that the Jeter dive was potentially reckless on his part, epsecially in a regular season game. But I quickly changed my thinking on that. When an athlete makes a play, he goes on instinct. But more to the point, I remember walking on the field at Yankee Stadium a few years later and noticed that on that part of the field, the grass sloped downhill toward the stands. So if you are running full speed, you were also running downhill. No way he could have stopped.

By: The Hawk

The Hawk — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 18:05:43 +0000

Depending on your perspective, it’s the “game where Jeter broke his face”

… or?

By: bp1

bp1 — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 17:57:26 +0000

It’s the greatest regular season game I’ve ever seen. Word to that, Will. Remember how when Jeter came back the next game that a bunch of fans had the same bandages on their face as he did? That was freakin’ funny.

3K is a huge distraction and I hope they get it over with as quickly as possible. I’ll probably choke up a little bit when it happens – hey I’m a dad we’re allowed – but I hope this is over by the All Star Break. I’m sure he feels the same way. The constant scrutiny and questioning is sucking the life out of it.

By: monkeypants

monkeypants — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 17:29:16 +0000

[1] He should have been pissed. Plus, that he was called out after basically getting jumped on and pushed off the bag only added insult to the moment!

By: monkeypants

monkeypants — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 17:28:06 +0000

[0] It wasn’t a dirty play, it was incidental contact.

It may not have been a dirty play, but it was reckless and dangerous. I felt that way then, and still think the same way. As per the account: while Huckaby attempted to catch the baseball and block Jeter from reaching third. A fielder simply should not be allowed to impede the baserunner (i.e., block him from the bag or plate) if he does not already have the ball. And it’s especially dangerous when the fielder is a catcher wearing his full armor. It’s the flip side of the crash into the catcher play, and both should be explicitly outlawed, IMO.

By: Alex Belth

Alex Belth — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 17:27:33 +0000

What I remember about that Toronto incident was that Jeter gave the kid the cold shoulder after, didn’t forgive him. He was pissed off, man.