Opening day and Jeter is out
Not that I have many readers, but of my small audience, the number of people that care about baseball is approximately zero. That said, I like it and I’m going to write about it here—at least until Chris D and I start our dedicated baseball site.
The good news? Today is opening day for the Yankees and the score is 8-0 after six and a half.
The bad news? Jeter had a nasty collision at third base and early reports indicate that it is a separated shoulder. That can’t be good. We’re probably looking at him being out for several months or the full season.
I’ve always liked Jeter, even if he has fallen to a distant 3rd or 4th in the AL shortstop standings. It is for the simple reason that he 15 days younger than me and he come up for the Yankees when I got back into baseball for real.
The Yankees have nothing as a backup—Enrique Wilson is no option. Andy Phillips at AAA looks pretty good, but he definitely needs another year in the minors. Let’s see what Cashman can do.
