tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458013228717314951.post1760099454465937946..comments2024-01-03T06:08:24.783-06:00Comments on An A-Blog for A-Rod: Why So Candid?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03481118946284243411noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458013228717314951.post-39229591040027318582011-01-28T13:02:21.057-06:002011-01-28T13:02:21.057-06:00He's in Tampa working on his hitting already, ...He's in Tampa working on his hitting already, so that theory of yours already seems to be spot on.<br /><br />I think Cash saying that Jeter not moving was his version of damage control after the initial statement. Everybody can say it's not an issue all they want in the public, but the numbers show that Jeter is already defensively-deficient SS and behind closed doors, everybody in the organization knows it.<br /><br />Based on the stats alone, it would be wrong to say the "Jeter at SS" issue isn't relevant.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03481118946284243411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458013228717314951.post-52316799076620746002011-01-28T07:47:20.879-06:002011-01-28T07:47:20.879-06:00Ok, but I have to disagree with you on the relevan...Ok, but I have to disagree with you on the relevancy of this because Cash said himself that Jeter moving was not something that they needed to look at right now. His own words were, "Jeter's our shortstop, period." And as for it being discussed with Jeter, yes, I'm certain that his decline has been discussed as it had everything to do with the stalemate between him and the front office, but I seriously doubt that anyone has ever discussed with Jeter moving to another position. <br /><br />I have no problem with accepting Jeter aging. During the "Jeter negotiations," I even blogged that the front office needed to make Jeter and his agent realize his decline is a big factor in the team not bending on giving him a ridiculous contract. I just see no reason to antagonize a situation that 1)according to Cash himself, is not even on the radar yet and 2)won't be an amicable situation even when the time comes for it to happen. <br /><br />I'm a big-time fan of Cash. But I just think that this would have been one of those times when he could have "skirted" around the question for the sake of damage control. What is a positive to this, I believe, is that Jeter has even more incentive to work his ass off this offseason and rake when the season starts.Rasheeda Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02102386493517920140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458013228717314951.post-14361406954734097972011-01-27T11:49:33.792-06:002011-01-27T11:49:33.792-06:00My big thing with it is still the bad rap Cash got...My big thing with it is still the bad rap Cash got for speaking in the first place. Players can talk about anything, their agents can talk about anything, owners can talk about anything. Why can't Cash?<br /><br />And I would have to disagree with the thought that this isn't a relevant issue right now and has never been discussed with Jeter. As I said before, his defense has been in serious decline for a while now. Everybody knows it. That point is very relevant and that's why there are all sorts of sabermetric defensive stats that can show the number of balls Jeter doesn't get to. I guarantee that point got brought up multiple times during the contract negotiations.<br /><br />I don't disagree with the point that feelings get hurt, and nobody likes/wants to see Jeter get old. But it's a fact of life and everybody has to accept it, Jeter included. It's not meant to be personal, it's a business decision. And I don't have a problem with the GM of the Yankees discussing business decisions.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03481118946284243411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458013228717314951.post-49683395230464044492011-01-27T07:17:48.386-06:002011-01-27T07:17:48.386-06:00Morning Captain,
I think the problem that people ...Morning Captain,<br /><br />I think the problem that people had with this--myself included--is not what Cash said, but the fact that he said it. It has never been discussed with Jeter, to anyone's knowledge that he would ever be moved, and we can all safely assume that after playing the same position for his entire career and excelling at it at the level Jeter has, it's unlikely that even when the front office approaches him on this--the right way--he's going to be happy about it. So, why even bring this up to the media? Yeah, it's a hypothetical at this point, but should it be discussed outside of the person it's relevant to?<br /><br />If you worked as, say, a manager for a company all your life and then as you approached retirement age, realizing that your production is slowing down, you and everyone familiar with your company may know that you could be moved to a lesser role until you call it quits, but how would it feel to you to know that your demotion was being discussed, even hypothetically, among your peers without that discussion ever having been made with you?<br /><br />It's probably inevitable that Jeter's days as an SS are numbered, but it's bad PR to discuss that when it's not even a relevant situation at this point, or when it hasn't been posed to Jeter.Rasheeda Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02102386493517920140noreply@blogger.com