Weather K's one-HR Jeter as cleanup hitter

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Riding the momentum from his first home run of the season, Derek Jeter was ready to put his power stroke on display again Sunday, but rain washed away what would have been his second career appearance as the Yankees' cleanup hitter. [link]

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Baseball Today: Monday, May 12
Published 5/12/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... (I also agree with his criticisms of Patriot Reign, for the exact reasons he states.) Holley talks about the Sox book with the Boston Globe. ENOUGH, ALREADY: It's one thing for opponents to be irritated by Joba Chamberlain's pumping and screaming and dancing. But now Goose Gossage is telling him to knock it off and act like a Yankee. (Bergen Record) MISSED CHANCE: Yesterday's rainout in Detroit cost Derek Jeter a chance to hit cleanup. (New York Daily News) JUST TRYIN' TO CAPTURE THE ...

Rain K’s Derek Jeter as cleanup hitter
Published 5/12/2008 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
Rain K’s Derek Jeter as cleanup hitter Whew!...For a minute there, I thought Taylor Rain had turned down Jeter for “Un-natural #18”! Riding the momentum from his first home run of the season, Derek Jeter was ready to put his power stroke on display again Sunday, but rain washed away what would have been his second career appearance as the Yankees’ cleanup hitter. Jeter snapped his 128 at-bat homerless skid - his longest to start a season in his career - on Saturday. “He’s hitting cleanup?” said an amused Mike Mussina after learning of the lineup. “He hits one home run and now ...

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