Derek Jeter

    I'm sure a lot of people tuned in to watch the Rays vs. Yankees game three on Wednesday night. The whole series has been astonishing, because it's like watching post-season baseball during the regular season. The first game went into extra innings, and the second was the same story. So, with the series tied at one game a piece, the Rays and Yankees squared off in the final game. The Rays were up one run for a majority of the game, with the Yankees hanging on with whatever amount of will power they had. Then came "the" play. The play that was going to be talked about around the water cooler the next morning, the one that would be discussed in high school cafeterias. Derek Jeter stepped to the plate and, seemingly, got hit by a pitch in the elbow to put the go-ahead run up at the plate. I say seemingly because he grabbed his elbow and winced in pain, and was quickly tended to by the trainers from the Yankees. Upon further review however, it was obvious that the ball actually hit the butt end of his bat, not his arm, and went fair. Basically, it should have been an out. Next pitch was a home-run giving the Yankees the lead and almost costing the Rays the game. Now if the Rays hadn't of hit the game winning home-run the next inning, I probably would have gone off the deep-end about this. However, the Rays did indeed win. I think Jeter is a cheater, and that the MLB should fine him at least for his actions. People say "Oh he's just trying to win, he's doing whatever it takes." I for one, disagree with that. Aren't professional players supposed to set examples for kids? Teach them virtues such as integrity and sportsmanship? I for one, saw neither by Jeter. The play wasn't OK by any means, and it wasn't  acceptable, it should have resulted in some sort of a penalty for either Jeter or the Yankees.