They're coming
The Yankees (and the Blue Jays) now trail the Red Sox by a half game, with Boston coming to town this weekend.
A few weeks ago, with the Yankees' luck being what it was, Jeter would have dropped the ball and both players would have had to be helped off thefield. Luck's a funny thing in a long baseball season.
They're still four and a half games behind the Orioles, but it was expected it would take until the end of June for them to gain this much ground on the AL East leaders. And, as evidenced by Jeter's play, they're not taking anything for granted this year.
In the Detroit seventh, with two runners on, one run in, one out and the Tigers threatening to rally for more, Jeter chased a pop fly off the bat of Marcus Thames that had drifted in the wind to short center field. Also in pursuit were Robinson Cano, the rookie second baseman, and Bernie Williams, charging in from center field.
Jeter caught up to Cano and the ball at about the same time, running over Cano while making the catch with his back to the infield, both players losing their caps as they tumbled to the ground, but Jeter holding onto the ball and keeping the two runners where they were.
A few weeks ago, with the Yankees' luck being what it was, Jeter would have dropped the ball and both players would have had to be helped off thefield. Luck's a funny thing in a long baseball season.
They're still four and a half games behind the Orioles, but it was expected it would take until the end of June for them to gain this much ground on the AL East leaders. And, as evidenced by Jeter's play, they're not taking anything for granted this year.
posted by John at 9:55 AM
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