Derek Jeter Faked It!!!

[allstarsplus]

Derek Jeter admitted he faked getting hit by a pitch on his arm.

In the Yankees/Rays game last night in the top in seventh after plate umpire Lance Barksdale -- over the objections of the Rays -- ruled that Qualls' first pitch struck Derek Jeter on the left arm and Granderson followed with his 18th homer.


Maddon argued unsuccessfully that the ball hit Jeter's bat, eventually drawing an ejection from Barksdale.


Jeter, who stood doubled over while receiving attention from a trainer, confessed that the ball hit the end of his bat and he sold the call to Barksdale with a good acting job.


"He told me to go to first base. I'm not going to tell him I'm not going to first, you know," Jeter said.


"It's part of the game. My job is to get on base. Fortunately for us it paid off at the time, but I'm sure it would have been a bigger story if we would have won that game."


Maddon disliked the call, but didn't fault Jeter. "If our guys had did it, I would have applauded that. It's a great peformance on his part," the Tampa Bay manager said. "Several players are very good at that. And again, I'm not denigrating it. If our guy does it, I'm very happy with that if we end up getting the call. ... Fortunately it didn't cost us."

[ironmanfan]

The way Jeter has been playing, I guess he'll take first base any chance he can get..(obviously he wasn't going to tell the umpire that he didn't get hit...no one would).

[suave1477]

Players do it all the time no big deal

[Dach0sen0ne]

Its like in the NFL when kickers fake contact, sometime you gotta do what you gotta do. First place and home field in the playoffs is on the line here.

[PwKw13]

I think the point is that most people don't view Derek Jeter like the average player in terms of integrity. I wouldn't expect Jeter to tell the umpire that he made the wrong call, but I'm surprised that he faked it in order to "sell" the wrong call.

[suave1477]

Have you ever watched Derek Jeter? He does it all the time. Have you ever noticed at every bat if a ball comes in even a drop close he makes the gesture that he bends his back out as if he is trying to get out of the way. Is it because he is sincerely trying to get out of the way of a ball that is no where near him or to hopefully try to get a "ball" call from an ump not really paying attention.

[PwKw13]

If Jeter's okay with getting a HBP call when the ball actually hits the bat, he should have no problem with being called out at 3rd base on a phantom tag because the ball beat him. Just go along with the ump's decision.

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/ba...nst_twins.html

[jobathenut]

Dont you know "suave" it does not matter that players do it all the time.When a yankee player does something wrong or something like this thats done all the time,its called out.I mean could they show anymore of the replays during the terrible espn broadcast of the game.So to ansewer what you said.It is a big deal when a yankee does it.

Players do it all the time no big deal

[godwulf]

I don't think I've ever heard of a player, Yankee or not, in that situation, coming out later and admitting that he'd faked being hit. Isn't that why it's even a story at all...not what team the man plays for?

[sox83cubs84]

Good thespian performance by Jeter...like it or not, it's part of the game.

Dave Miedema