Wow. Batting over 300 and right up there with league leaders at SS in HR’s, SB’s and RBI’s — yet HE’s the problem?

C’mon. No one is saying he’s the player he used to be — but he’s still in the upper echelon.

Going 2-5 against the Mets and Sox and thinking its wound lickin’ time v. the Nats and Fish — only to lose both series — with A-rod benched at .2twenty chumpchange while the Sox are starting to disappear over the horizon…

Now THAT’s a problem.

Sorry. I take that back. Cano usually strikes out in the clutch.

Of course its been frustrating lately — but Jeter still has more clutch hits this year than DP’s — despite what it feels like right now. He is far from done — or “the problem”. Also — if you are enjoying the new stadium — good.

He built it.

Love all those guys. But Jeter is the icon. The face of the team. My point is simply there is a world of problems with this team — and if you are going to list all of them — Jeter’s name is waaaaaay down the list.

In my opinion, I think this team lacks heart — and an honest sense of knowing itself and what it means to be a winner. There is no way that affliction belongs to Derek Jeter.

and Jeter not only pre-dates Posada but Posada also has a tendency to get under the skin of some of his pitchers. Which doesn’t mean he couldn’t be captain — he certainly could — but not when Jeter is also on the team. Maybe Co-Captain if you want — okay with me.

Look — simply put — I’m not worshiping Jeter — just saying he is F-A-R from the problem with the ‘09 Yanks. BTW — if you remember the April long slump (and the boos) he went through a few years back you’ll know he doesn’t always get a pass.

Why u hatin? Clearly Jeter is not perfect — but the cause?

Because a Captain is an everyday player. Unless you were suggesting Andy and Posada as Co-captain’s to replace Jeter? THAT would make this team better?

We are straying. What’s with you and Jeter? If everyone were playing like Jete and Tex do you think we’d be heading south instead of north? Seriously. You think Derek Jeter is the problem with this team? Like — just start Peña and be done with it?

I’m scrathcin my head here. You are rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic if you think Jete is problem.

They have to have guys like Gardner and Cabrera bunt more often. Not just to move runners over but to try and get on base. Gardner runs like the wind and if he knew how to bunt well he could get 15-20 hits a year on bunts, or at least get on base by making the fielder have to rush his play and throw the ball away. People don’t realize that small ball leads to big ball. Jeter hit into a DP in the 8th on Saurday with 1st and 2nd and no outs. They were down by a run and usually you play to win on the road. I think Damon was up next and it would’ve been lefty against lefty so I understand Girardi’s thinking but in that instance you’ve gotta bunt the runner over in that instance. Jeter has lost some bat speed. They are beating him with good heat (93 and up) right down the middle of the plate and tieing him up big time. That’s not something that can be fixed unless he alters his swing or starts using a lighter bat. Yesterday Cano is up in the 9th with 1 out and he’s ahead in the count 1-0. The team is losing 6-3 and you need baserunners. LIndstrom is wild at times and the scouting report they shared with the players surely made mention of that. So what does Cano do? He swings at the next pitch and makes an out. Proof that you cannot teach patience. Some players get it and some don’t. Soriano never got it when he was here and still does not get it now. Soriano by the way is the leadoff hitter for the Cubs and his OBP is LOWER than .300!!!! Last year Cano’s OBP was lower than .300. This year it’s fine but the flaws in his game are just exasperating at times. There was once a time in baseball where if the players were doing something wrong and it was glaring the front office would not suggest they stop doing it. They would tell them to either work out the flaw and soon or you’re gonna be benched or sat down. It’s too bad things have changed to the point that the Manager or GM can’t be more forceful in dealing with players physical deficiencies. If they are not eliminated at a young age they won’t go away and the player never changes.

Agreed agreed agreed.

A-Rod is getting “buried” for Kate Hudson because he’s batting .212. If he were batting .312 we’d be driving Kate Hudson to his house. (If he’d bat .390 I’d drive my wife to his house — but then he’d probly start slumping again….)

I never said that.