Is Derek Jeter a Cheater?

There has been an outcry over the Derek Jeter incident from the Yankees/Rays game Wednesday night; I wanted to give my point of view on the incident.  Jeter was apparently hit on the wrist by a pitch and awarded first base by the umpire.  Video replay showed that the ball hit the knob of the bat.  Jeter was attended to by the trainer and seems to sell the injury all the way to first base. Tampa Bay Manger Joe Madden came to argue the call and was thrown out of the game.  What Jeter did I am all for and I see absolutely nothing wrong with what he did.  If you do not like my stance Tampa Bay Manager Joe Madden said he would expect the same thing from his players.  Jeter said it best after the game it is his job to get on base, end of story.  You’re in a pennant race against your closest competition the Rays you need to win and win now.  My question is if this was some nobody player for the Pittsburgh Pirates would anyone care or is it because it’s Jeter?  My guess is because it’s Jeter.  Players in every sport will do whatever it takes to get a competitive advantage over their opponent.  We can keep the examples to baseball even going to the high school level.  When a player slaps a tag on an opponent we were always told to come up and show the ball to the umpire rather we touched him or not.  Is that not deceiving the umpire to get an advantage, Yes it is.  When a catcher catches a ball on the outside of the plate but he moves it back to try to get a strike is that not deception, Yes it is. For crying out loud hundreds of players took steroids and HGH in the game of baseball during the 90s to get an advantage.  And we want to yell at Jeter for selling being hit by a pitch.  What did you want him to do turn around to the umpire and say no, I did not get hit by the ball I want to stay right here? Nobody would do that at any level if the umpire misses the call that’s on him not the player to correct the mistake.  Jeter was in the right and he did what any other player would have done to get a competitive advantage over an opponent.

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