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Posted by: min0 lee

U.S. teammate Dustin Pedroia thinks World of Derek Jeter

BY ANTHONY MCCARRON
DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER

Monday, March 9th 2009, 10:25 PM

TORONTO - When Dustin Pedroia saw the ad in a magazine, he knew it was too good to resist. So he clipped out Derek Jeter's deodorant endorsement, in which the Yankee captain is depicted keeping cool despite being in a hostile environment - outside Fenway - and pasted it near his own locker nameplate.

"That was pretty funny," Jeter said, laughing. "He's pretty fun to be around....It's all in good fun and I enjoy it."

"They go at it constantly," Chipper Jones said of Jeter and Pedroia. "It's fun when Yankees and Red Sox go at each other, because you know they're going to hate each other in a month."

The World Baseball Classic has made for strange teammates for the Yankee shortstop. On one side is Pedroia, the catalyst for Boston who is now Jeter's temporary double-play partner. On the other is his celebrity counterpart from across town - Met third baseman David Wright. Across the diamond is Red Sox first baseman Kevin Youkilis.

Monday, as Team USA worked out on an off day, Jeter, Wright and Pedroia were in a group that gently mocked each other while seeing who could drive batting-practice fastballs high into the blue seats of the Rogers Centre. If you failed, your hitting session was interrupted by a set of pushups.

"One of the good things about something like this is you get to put the personalities with the players," Jeter said. "I enjoy spending time with some of those guys."

Jeter's burgeoning relationship with Pedroia adds a different dynamic to the Yankee-Red Sox rivalry. The two met at last year's All-Star Game when Pedroia and Youkilis were among the Sox All-Stars who dressed in enemy territory - the Yankee clubhouse.

Jeter says he admires the way both Pedroia and Youkilis play "every game like it's the last game they're going to play. You appreciate that."

"It's awesome to play with him, especially because we play against him so much during the season and he's always getting hits and doing things, so you respect him so much," added Pedroia. "We don't hate them and I don't think they hate us. It's great competition. That's what makes it fun - playing against great players and trying to win."

Jeter has seen former teammates go to Boston, such as David Cone, Ramiro Mendoza and David Wells, and noted that feelings about opposing players are somewhat different than they once were because of all the player movement in baseball. Still, he noted, "Even though you have relationships with guys and you respect them and admire them, it's still a rivalry."

Wright and Jeter mostly know each other from the Subway Series, but the Met has made a point of observing his fellow All-Star this week. He notes how Jeter, despite his accomplishments, still works on his game diligently. "He's a leader and a winner and that's something I'd like to be," Wright said.

"The thing with him, I respect the way he handles himself in New York," Jeter said of Wright. "I can relate to what it's like coming up at a young age. He's a great player, it goes without saying that.

"But I'm more impressed with the way he handles himself. It seems like he's a guy on that team that people look toward. The thing I like about him is you don't have to be a rah-rah guy and run your mouth all the time to show leadership. I think he shows all the right leadership skills - he leads by example and he's not phony. What you see is what you get from him. It's not an image he's trying to portray; I think that's how he is as a person."

Posted by: IronAddict

Good story. Mutual respect for another players talent, very professional.

Posted by: min0 lee

No, he wants to do Jeter.

Posted by: IronAddict

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No, he wants to do Jeter.

Hahah..It seems you two have something in common.

Posted by: min0 lee

Posted by: IronAddict

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Min0, you're the man! If I knew who you were, I'd buy you a beer.

Posted by: min0 lee

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Min0, you're the man! If I knew who you were, I'd buy you a beer.

What's really sad is that Lee wants to do him.

Posted by: IronAddict

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What's really sad is that Lee wants to do him.

While thats going on, I'll go through his pockets!

Posted by: I Are Baboon

Pedroia > Jeter

Posted by: Triple Threat

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Pedroia > Jeter

By ">" do you mean "sucks off"?

Posted by: IainDaniel

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Pedroia > Jeter

Read the LargePkg thread about that symbol.... It should help

Posted by: largepkg

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Read the LargePkg thread about that symbol.... It should help

What, Pedroia is fatter too?

Posted by: IainDaniel

I actually think it means Jeter would like to eat out Pedroia.

Posted by: soxmuscle

There are several players better than Derek Jeter.

He's an average player at this point in his career.

Posted by: I Are Baboon

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Read the LargePkg thread about that symbol.... It should help

Second grade arithmetic.

Posted by: min0 lee

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There are several players better than Derek Jeter.

He's an average player at this point in his career.

Your still on this hate Jeter campaign...

Posted by: soxmuscle

I don't hate Jeter - I'm being realistic.

There are several short stops slash middle infielders that I would choose for my 2009 squad over Derek Jeter.

He's no longer an elite player. Like every other player in every other sport, declining comes with age.

Jeter is the Wizards version of MJ from this year forward.

Posted by: IainDaniel

Who would you chose over Jeter?

Posted by: soxmuscle

It depends on whether or not we're factoring money into the equation or not; if we are factoring money into the equation, there isn't enough bandwidth to post all the names. So, in order to prevent IM from shutting down for the next couple hours, here's a list of middle infielders who were better than Derek Jeter last year:

- Stephen Drew
- Brian Roberts
- Dustin Pedroia
- Alexei Ramirez
- Brandon Phillips
- Jhonny Peralta
- Mark DeRosa
- Placido Polanco
- Hanley Ramirez
- Dan Uggla
- Miguel Tejada
- Howie Kendrick
- Rafael Furcal
- Orlando Hudson
- JJ Hardy
- Jose Reyes
- Chase Utley
- Jimmy Rollins
- Jose Lopez
- Ian Kinsler

This is purely on statistics alone. IMO and looking through the list of rosters, there are plenty more who I left off. And again, if money is factored into this discussion, the list grows even more and more.

Once again, Derek Jeter is a league average player at this point in his career.

Posted by: min0 lee

Best.Shortstop.Ever.

Posted by: soxmuscle

You can probably make that argument, but I disagree.

All I've said all along is that Derek Jeter is a league average short stop at this point in his career.

That doesn't take anything away from his career as a whole. Just that as a Red Sox fan it's exciting to have such an albatross contract/player on the Yankee roster locked up for an eternity and an ungodly price when a year or two from now he should be delegated to a utility role and be paid the league minimum.

Posted by: I Are Baboon

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Best.Shortstop.Ever.

He's not the best shortstop on his own team. A-Rod gets that honor.

Posted by: soxmuscle

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He's not the best shortstop on his own team. A-Rod gets that honor.

Good point.

Posted by: min0 lee

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You can probably make that argument, but I disagree.

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I was just about that. I know he's not the best but I don't think he is as awful as you make him sound.

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He's not the best shortstop on his own team. A-Rod gets that honor.

You know....at this point if we can get some good players for him in a trade I wouldn't mind. I am talking about good position players.
I am tired of the drama he brings, holy crap....and it's stupid things.
I'll probably forget about all the BS once he starts hitting and winning a few games but it gets old.

I'll trade A-rod for a young Bernie Williams, Paul O'Neill and a Mo anyday.

Posted by: soxmuscle

Nobody can afford A-Rod.

In bidding against themselves, the Yankees priced him out of other teams' range.

Who could honestly take his contract on? And better yet, who the hell would give up anything of value in a trade to take on his albatross contract?

He's going no place. He'll be a Yankee for the next ten years.. or until he retires or dies.

Good luck with that.

Posted by: soxmuscle

I'm not trying to make Jeter sound awful.

He's had a heck of a career, regardless of how overrated/overhyped I believe him to be.

That said, his prime has come and gone and as a Red Sox fan, it makes me have butterflies inside knowing that he'll be the short stop of the New York Yankees for the next five or so years and put up league average and worse numbers over that span.

The Yankees aren't going to do the right thing and cut him loose like they did with Bernie Williams.

They'll let his corpse sit out there at short stop and be the terrible player he's beginning to become.

Posted by: min0 lee

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The Yankees aren't going to do the right thing and cut him loose like they did with Bernie Williams.

They'll let his corpse sit out there at short stop and be the terrible player he's beginning to become.

Wrong about that, the Yankees have a history of not keeping players past their prime...from Ruth to Jackson.
Now what they do have a problem is in hiring bad pitchers past their prime.

Jeter has too much pride in himself to play past his prime. He will follow Mattingly's path.

Posted by: soxmuscle

See:

Posada, Jorge

Posted by: min0 lee

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See:

Posada, Jorge

Wrongo, his bat is still potent. Yes, he's been hurt but he can still hit.

Posted by: IainDaniel

Omar Minaya is retarded enought to take A-rod off the Yanks hands.

Posted by: soxmuscle

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Wrongo, his bat is still potent. Yes, he's been hurt but he can still hit.

The point is: he's past his prime, hurt all the time, can't be the starting catcher, etc... and is being paid (for three more years might I add) as if he's the highest paid catcher in baseball.

Not wrong in the least, Min0.

I understand defending your team but you're beginning to scare me.

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