Manny, A-roid...agree with Rice.
Jeter, no, even though I hate the Yankees.
Rice was totally out of line when he mentioned Jeter. I can see trashing A-Rod and Manny because they made the steroid list. Trashing Jeter IS insane. Derek has always played the game the right way He plays hard, plays hurt, and never takes a game off (in a bad way). I have a lot of respect for Rice, but he is 100% wrong when he says that Jeter sets a bad example. Totally wrong. And, as I mentioned on a previous thread, Jeter ain’t gonna wait 14 years for his HOF induction like Rice did, so Rice had better get used to the fact the Jeter will be sitting along side of him at future HOF ceremonies.
exactly!! the haters might not agree with us but Jeter has always conducted himself in what I consider a professional manner, even when he was a younger kid getting exposed to all the pro sports world can throw at a kid. when rice ran his mouth in late ‘75 following Lynn’s MVP and ROY awards being given to Lynn, because he was a white player, instead of Rice himself, who did have a case with his own ‘75 numbers, because he was black.....plus he accused the red sox of pushing Lynn over himself for the race reason also.
Hey Jim, have riods effected your mind?
Derek Jeter? Rice can’t be serious about that one.
Rice sounds like a cranky old man. Jeter was a terrible example for him to use.
"What you see right now is more individuals, it's not a team," said Rice, a newly minted hall of famer who played for the Red Sox for 15 years. "Now you have guys coming in, they pick the days they want to play, they make big money."
"The first thing they see are dollar bills."
I think I see why Rice is so cranky - - today's players are zillionaires and he thinks he missed the boat by a mere 30 years or so. He's probably running camps to make ends meet.