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In the speech, a number of outlets quoted him as saying that Derek Jeter was among those tarnishing the game of baseball. "You see a Manny Ramirez, you see an A-Rod, you see [Derek] Jeter ... Guys that I played against and with, these guys you're talking about cannot compare," said Rice. Rice added, "We didn't have the baggy uniforms. We didn't have the dreadlocks. It was a clean game, and now they're setting a bad example for the young guys." He claims his words were miscast, and that the current Yankees-Red Sox series in Boston didn't help. "What do you expect?" Rice said. "Who are the Red Sox playing? The Yankees. What else do you expect but some controversy involving the Red Sox and Yankees? I was misquoted." Jeter appeared to take the comments in stride. "I didn't know I was like that," he told reporters on Friday. "That would be a first for me." |
Jim Rice claims that he was misquoted following a speech given to Little League players on Friday.