New York Yankee Notes: Still All About Jeter

by Ed Valentine on Nov 28, 2010 7:00 AM EST in New York Yankees News

I really did not want to make this morning's New York Yankee notebook Derek Jeter-centric. Really, I didn't. Unfortunately, that is just about all anyone is writing about these days when it comes to the Yankees. So, we begin with links to several Jeter posts. Sorry!

New deal for Jeter was never a sure thing - SweetSpot Blog - ESPN
I still think everything will work out OK in the end. The Yankees will move some, Jeter will move some, and everyone smiles a lot and says all the right things when the shortstop gets his $19 million per season. It's like Sam Goldwyn said about one of his movie stars: "We're overpaying him, but he's worth it."

It might not work out OK in the end, though. Either way, I'm reminded of how many pundits were so sure, just a few weeks ago, that of course Derek Jeter would never leave the Yankees. Something like that would be impossible.

Except it's really not impossible, and never was.

New York Yankees fans side with team over Derek Jeter in contract debate - MLB News | FOX Sports on MSN
While Derek Jeter and the Yankees remained poles apart in contract negotiations Saturday, a survey of baseball fans found the public opinion was swinging firmly behind the New York franchise. New York Yankees fans side with team over Derek Jeter in contract debate.

Pinstripes have seen mud before - NYPOST.com
You have to be pushing 50 to really remember a time when it used to be this way all the time, when the men who own and operate baseball teams held the golden hammer tight within their desperate grasp and took great delight in using that leverage to squeeze even their most beloved players dry of nickels and shekels.

Only Baseball Matters " Siding With The Captain
He’s insulted, he’s angry, and he’s right to be. A-Rod is signed through his age 42 season, and the Yankees are telling Jeter they are only willing to go to his age 39 season. He knows that the Steinbrenner family is wealthy beyond their father’s wildest dreams, and he knows that he is one of the reasons, one of the main reasons that they are. For Hank and Hal Steinbrenner to try and tell him about who earned what and how much it should be is disgraceful. They were born into wealth, they have built nothing. Work? All they do is sign checks and wear expensive suits. They know nothing about real hard work. They were sitting in the luxury box watching Derek Jeter build their dad’s team into financial juggernaut and a modern-day dynasty the likes of which we’re likely to never see again.

Finally, let's get to a couple of posts from around SB Nation about things other than Derek Jeter.

Scouts Evaluate Manny Ramirez - DRaysBay
DRays Bay wonders if Ramirez would fit in Tampa Bay as a DH.

Three questions still facing the Tigers - Bless You Boys
Victor Martinez is a Tiger, but Detroit still has questions.

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can"t we all get it together

come on cash and jeet bad for the yankee image(,pavano,brown,vazqez)?this is jeet part of yankees come to agreement

by John Pimental on Nov 28, 2010 8:07 AM EST reply actions

A dollar says

this goes on til Christmas

Chris Samba pulled a goal back for Rovers near the end, from a cross by young substitute Josh Morris, but Blackburn will be glad this performance came after their recent takeover had already gone through. It was fowl.

by dorsal on Nov 28, 2010 8:19 AM EST reply actions

I hope it doesn't go until it's time to report to camp.

I hope Jete gets signed.

I believe it will be OK in the end.

"I’m never really surprised, but I am thrilled sometimes." Joe G. 2010

by Cbeck3 on Nov 28, 2010 1:11 PM EST up reply actions

When all’s said and done, NY should make a truly final (and truly exceedingly generous) offer of 4 yrs/76 million. That takes Jeter to 40 and gives him an oh-so-slight bump over his current pay. Per the linked article’s quote of Samuel Goldwyn, we’ll be overpaying him but he’s worth it.

I’m not sure NY will offer that much, though, and I’m not so sure Jeter will be willing to accept it even if they do. If they do, I certainly think he should take it.

Evidently George Steinbrenner was the ultimate wagoner.
Your fellow Yankee fans are not the enemy.

by Yankee Frankee on Nov 28, 2010 2:58 PM EST reply actions

Why

They have made Jeter a VERY generous offer and aren’t bidding against anyone else. No need to up their offer. Clearly they are already above what the market is willing to pay Jeter. That should be good enough.

All this talk about “marketing” is a bit off the mark. Jeter’s marketing dollars, that is the ones the team gets for having him play for them are worth the same to every team he could play for. To say the marketing value is worth more to the Yankees is only true if you factor in the value the Yankees bring to the equation. And they certainly shouldn’t have to pay Jeter for that.

by NYYankeeDude on Nov 28, 2010 8:54 PM EST up reply actions

I liked the ManRam and Tiger links. (I'm getting sick of the Jeter mess).

ManRam = Healthy Nick Johnson? That’s a real bringdown from the raking machine he was three years ago.

The Tiger blog makes the Yankees problems pale into insignifigance. Just the rotation, the pen, and the middle of the lineup. Nothing to worry about there.

by designatedquitter on Nov 29, 2010 11:32 AM EST reply actions