July 16, 200521 yr Rule 5 pick Adam Stern, a Red Sox bench player, got his first hit tonight in the 8th inning in the Red Sox lopsided win and Derek Jeter realized he had, retrieved the ball, and gave it to the Boston bench. "It was pretty cool," said Stern. "Those guys are superstars out there and it's great for someone like that to recognize a first hit." Say what you want about Jeter, im his crtic and heckler often, but I have and always will respect what he does for the game and how he conducts himself on the field. Very classy Derek.
July 16, 200521 yr while jeter is class act, there's nothing remarkable about that, at all...that happens everytime someone gets their first hit
July 17, 200521 yr while jeter is class act, there's nothing remarkable about that, at all...that happens everytime someone gets their first hit 858530[/snapback] yeah thats true jeter is a class act, but this is standard for any first hit
July 17, 200521 yr Usually someone from the person's team fetches the ball...not the captain of the opposing rival.
July 17, 200521 yr Author Usually someone from the person's team fetches the ball...not the captain of the opposing rival. 859672[/snapback] Exactly...he made a point of realizing the situation and making sure it got done. Class.
July 17, 200521 yr This is not a special occurence, for a player to throw the ball in the dugout, it happens all the time. It's not especially classy.
July 17, 200521 yr Author This is not a special occurence, for a player to throw the ball in the dugout, it happens all the time. It's not especially classy. 859690[/snapback] The ball wasnt going to be kept though, Jeter realized it, stopped, made sure it went in the right place. I saw it live, as a Red Sox fan I thought it was a big deal...
July 17, 200521 yr Rule 5 pick Adam Stern, a Red Sox bench player, got his first hit tonight in the 8th inning in the Red Sox lopsided win and Derek Jeter realized he had, retrieved the ball, and gave it to the Boston bench. "It was pretty cool," said Stern. "Those guys are superstars out there and it's great for someone like that to recognize a first hit." Say what you want about Jeter, im his crtic and heckler often, but I have and always will respect what he does for the game and how he conducts himself on the field. Very classy Derek. 858087[/snapback] Clearly, the man is a saint. :whistle Just because it was in a game between the Red Sox and Yankees, doesn't make this pretty routine act any more newsworthy.
July 18, 200521 yr This is NOT anything special. Jeter is not a Class act because of this. He is following a mlb folkway. It's just what you do.
July 18, 200521 yr This is NOT anything special. Jeter is not a Class act because of this. He is following a mlb folkway. It's just what you do. 861478[/snapback] Exactly. It is no big deal.
July 18, 200521 yr Some of you just can't get beyond your blind hatred 861442[/snapback] Every flippin' time a ML players gets his first big league hit they collect the ball. It's nothing new. Your blind hatred argument isn't gonna work for everything.
July 18, 200521 yr Some of you just can't get beyond your blind hatred 861442[/snapback] Every flippin' time a ML players gets his first big league hit they collect the ball. It's nothing new. Your blind hatred argument isn't gonna work for everything. 861661[/snapback] From the sound of the article Passion posted, it sounded like the ball was in jeopardy of being thrown to the side (or to a fan or somewhere else equally losable) and Jeter made sure it was saved.
July 18, 200521 yr Some of you just can't get beyond your blind hatred 861442[/snapback] Every flippin' time a ML players gets his first big league hit they collect the ball. It's nothing new. Your blind hatred argument isn't gonna work for everything. 861661[/snapback] From the sound of the article Passion posted, it sounded like the ball was in jeopardy of being thrown to the side (or to a fan or somewhere else equally losable) and Jeter made sure it was saved. 861849[/snapback] Clap............ Clap............... Clap...... Clap..... Clap.... Clap... Clap... Clap.... *Applause*
July 20, 200521 yr Some of you just can't get beyond your blind hatred 861442[/snapback] Or, mabye we just see it like it is.
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