I'm sick of seeing him pretend like pitches are close to hitting him when they aren't even inside the batters box. If he would stop crowding the plate and placing his hands there this wouldn't happen. Years ago, I saw him get awarded 1st base when a pitch hit his hands, that were over the plate. The proper call would have been a strike, and a dead ball. He's a drama queen.

Jeter is getting older and needs to get on base anyway he can. Is he correct in putting his body out there?

Not really, but he figures him being on base is better than him being an out.

It is about time! Go UMPS! Don't let Derek Cheater get away w/ any more....not only does he get on base he is given benefit of the doubt with double plays too (case in point the other night when he clearly did not have the ball and was awarded the call at 2nd).

Any umpire that blows that kind of call by not asking for help or looking for evidence DESERVES to be shown up as Jeter did.

If an umpire makes that call in the minors his progress would certainly halt. It is a shame upires who make call like that don't get rehab assignments in the minors. If they did they would do a better job.

doesn't matter if Jeter gets calls or not. ARod got on on Friday night which was as bad a call as Jeffrey Maier's steal in 94. disgraceful.

Jeffrey Maier's steal in 94.

Don't ever mention that little bastard again!

Never talk about Jeffrey Maier!

Don't even use Jeffrey Maier's name!

I don't want to hear another word about Jeffrey Maier!

es claro, si?

The Jeffrey Maier incident was in 1996 -- here's my source [I do believe it was October 9]:

http://www.comcast.net/slideshow/sports-badsportscalls/10/

9. Jeffrey Maier Joins the Yanks
1996 MLB ALCS Game #1 /New York Yankees vs. Baltimore Orioles: Yankees player Derek Jeter’s hit fly ball to right field in the bottom of the 8th against the Baltimore Orioles looked like it was going all the way. That is until Baltimore Orioles right fielder Tony Tarasco jumped after the ball and was inches away from catching it when it was smacked out of reach by 12-year-old Yankee fan Jeffrey Maier.

The call was ruled a homerun by Umpire Rich Garcia who completely missed the game interference by Maier. Tarasco screamed at the officials that the ball had been playable, but the call stood. The Yankees went on to win the game and eventually the 1996 World Series title. (Photo: AP)

Derek Cheater and Jeffrey Maier belong in a museum. One wearing a glove leaning over the wall, the other a wuss faking pain.

Maybe the umps aren't afraid of the Yankees anymore. Now that George is no longer with us, he can't bully the umps or MLB into being biased.

All of the major league sports are going to have to deal with the technology we have today. To say that sports should remain pristine with all the human flaws inherent in them is just not realistic.

Hockey is the only sport that has, in essence, added an additional official in the booth and they use that facility liberally. Bad calls by umpires and football officials show up all the time and they should be corrected on the spot.

Balls and strikes remain a problem, but for now, the best of the best should do ALL games behind the plate. Rotating among the crew just isn't good enough because there are just too many lousey ball/strike umpires.

Personally, I'm waiting for the batter/catcher camera so you can see just what it's like to face a 90+ cut fastball.

Can you believe that Jeremy Guthrie actually apologized for hitting Cheater, I mean Jeter, with a pitch. Wasn't he cheating again?! Eff those Bozo's! Stand up to'em and don't ever apologize again. You apologize to your wife not to the other team.
If I had a dime for every time a Yankee pitcher put one of the Oriole's players on his back and then pretended it was an honest mistake, I wouldn't have to work.
Now that I've gotten that off my chest, maybe you are right Pete; but I still believe they'll be back to getting all the calls soon enough.