tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5132588.post6904645607917917931..comments2023-09-11T10:35:26.165-04:00Comments on The Flagrant Fan: The Jeter Incident - RevisitedWilliam J. Taskerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02313204947130235560noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5132588.post-9739398182659043532010-09-17T17:36:01.615-04:002010-09-17T17:36:01.615-04:00I agree, this is a non-story. Jeter did nothing w...I agree, this is a non-story. Jeter did nothing wrong. Don't blame Jeter, blame the umpire, blame the archaic system of MLB that refuses to implement replay. What about the instances where a player does get hit but they call it a foul tip instead? (That happened to Giambi a couple years ago.) This isn't golf; there are paid umpires right there. This kind of thing happens in the NBA all the time (flopping), Manu Ginobli and Pau Gasol do it all the time. Do you call them dirty cheaters?Mileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15666117885474424041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5132588.post-37611488837075896172010-09-17T09:51:22.648-04:002010-09-17T09:51:22.648-04:00And I feel this is much ado about nothing. No rul...And I feel this is much ado about nothing. No rule was broken. This is just an extenuation of the selling players do towards umpires. Scuffing a baseball, using ped's, breaking rules-- that's cheating. This is just another example of his alertness and quick-thinking. Kudos to DJ.bobooknoreply@blogger.com