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this dude becomes red sox manager and all of a sudden he starts his bulls**t with the yanks again
http://content.usatoday.c...rodriguez/1#.T04UkvGPWrk
Bobby Valentine pokes at Jeter heroics, A-Rod
New Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine doesn't need a learning curve in agitating the New York Yankees. After all, he fought for the back pages of the tabloids for six-plus seasons as manager of the New York Mets.
That said, he's spreading the anti-Yankee gospel of New England surprisingly quickly, taking on Yankees' captain Derek Jeter in just the second week of spring training.
Valentine was discussing the fundamentals of relays and cutoffs Tuesday when he dismissed Jeter's now-iconic back-handed flip that nailed Jeremy Giambi at the plate in Game 3 of the 2001 AL Division Series against Oakland. It was a critical play in a game in which the Yankees faced elimination. They won three straight and then defeated Seattle for the AL pennant.
"We'll never practice that,'' Valentine said, as reported by ESPNBoston.com's Gordon Edes. "I think [Jeter] was out of position and the ball gets [Giambi] out if [Jeter] doesn't touch it, personally.''
Few agree with that assessment. Oakland catcher Ramon Hernandez said the ball would have hit him in the on-deck circle if Jeter hadn't caught it.
Added Valentine: "That was amazing that (Jeter) was there. I bet it's more amazing that he said he practiced it. I don't believe it.''
The real question, of course, is if Giambi would have been safe if he slid. We'll defer to Lou Brock on that one.
Valentine also took the occasion of Jason Varitek's retirement to take a poke at Alex Rodriguez, who was on the receiving end of a poke from the Red Sox catcher in a July 2004 game many believe was a turning point for the world-champs-to-be.
"He was everything you want a guy who wears a 'C' to be,'' Valentine said of Varitek. "He was a man's man, he was a big hitter when needed, he was the leader of the pitching staff. … He was able to beat up Alex, all that stuff. He was exactly what he was supposed to be.''
this dude was on baseball tonight last year praising jeter and that play as one of the single greatest if not the greatest plays he's ever seen . now he's poppin s**t
and varitek and arod ? c'mon man , really ?
whats next, the mustache
AI , Deadset , enjoy this cornball ...... we gon murder dem this year ,, 19-0
http://content.usatoday.c...rodriguez/1#.T04UkvGPWrk
Bobby Valentine pokes at Jeter heroics, A-Rod
New Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine doesn't need a learning curve in agitating the New York Yankees. After all, he fought for the back pages of the tabloids for six-plus seasons as manager of the New York Mets.
That said, he's spreading the anti-Yankee gospel of New England surprisingly quickly, taking on Yankees' captain Derek Jeter in just the second week of spring training.
Valentine was discussing the fundamentals of relays and cutoffs Tuesday when he dismissed Jeter's now-iconic back-handed flip that nailed Jeremy Giambi at the plate in Game 3 of the 2001 AL Division Series against Oakland. It was a critical play in a game in which the Yankees faced elimination. They won three straight and then defeated Seattle for the AL pennant.
"We'll never practice that,'' Valentine said, as reported by ESPNBoston.com's Gordon Edes. "I think [Jeter] was out of position and the ball gets [Giambi] out if [Jeter] doesn't touch it, personally.''
Few agree with that assessment. Oakland catcher Ramon Hernandez said the ball would have hit him in the on-deck circle if Jeter hadn't caught it.
Added Valentine: "That was amazing that (Jeter) was there. I bet it's more amazing that he said he practiced it. I don't believe it.''
The real question, of course, is if Giambi would have been safe if he slid. We'll defer to Lou Brock on that one.
Valentine also took the occasion of Jason Varitek's retirement to take a poke at Alex Rodriguez, who was on the receiving end of a poke from the Red Sox catcher in a July 2004 game many believe was a turning point for the world-champs-to-be.
"He was everything you want a guy who wears a 'C' to be,'' Valentine said of Varitek. "He was a man's man, he was a big hitter when needed, he was the leader of the pitching staff. … He was able to beat up Alex, all that stuff. He was exactly what he was supposed to be.''
this dude was on baseball tonight last year praising jeter and that play as one of the single greatest if not the greatest plays he's ever seen . now he's poppin s**t
and varitek and arod ? c'mon man , really ?
whats next, the mustache
AI , Deadset , enjoy this cornball ...... we gon murder dem this year ,, 19-0
