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Jeter: Valentine 'Must Be Bored' To Take Jabs At YankeesDerek Jeter is "indifferent" to recent comments made by Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine about the Yankees. "I'm indifferent, really," Jeter said. "I don't know Bobby well enough to know what he's trying to do. I could care less. I guess that's the best way to put it." Speaking to reporters in Red Sox camp on Tuesday, Valentine questioned whether the Yankees really practiced the famous "flip play" Jeter made at home plate against the Oakland A's in Game 3 of the 2001 ALDS that caught Jeremy Giambi at the plate, as Jeter has always maintained, and implied that the fabled play, which protected a Yankees 1-0 lead, was in fact a misplay. "I think [Jeter] was out of position," Valentine said. "And the ball gets [Giambi] out if [Jeter] doesn't touch it, personally." Jeter seemed more bemused than annoyed at the assertions. "We do practice it, but not the flip home," Jeter said. "But who cares? Why are we talking about this? He must be bored over there, huh? I don't understand." Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Misc Rumor Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Valentine: Jeter's Infamous Flip Against A's Was UnnecessaryBobby Valentine continued to add his own flair to the Red Sox-Yankees rivalry on Tuesday with comments made about New York's Derek Jeter. While discussing Boston's practice of the fundamentals of relays and cutoffs, Valentine took a shot at Jeter's renowned backhand flip in Game 3 of the 2001 AL Division Series against Oakland. On the play, Jeter raced from his shortstop position to the first-base line to retrieve a throw that had sailed over both cutoff men, then threw out Jeremy Giambi with a backhand flip at home plate. "We'll never practice that," Valentine said. "I think [Jeter] was out of position and the ball gets [Giambi] out if [Jeter] doesn't touch it, personally." Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Misc Rumor Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Valentine May Have To Address Lingering Anger Over 'Snitch'Bobby Valentine admitted that he may have to address some lingering anger among his players about a clubhouse "snitch." Controversy dominated Boston's offseason after reports surfaced that some of the team's starting pitchers spent off days drinking beer and eating chicken in the clubhouse. "Somebody was trying to save their own ass, and it probably cost a lot of people their asses," Josh Beckett told WEEI.com. "The snitching (expletive), that's (expletive). It's not good. "There's two things with the clubhouse thing that I have a problem with: If I'm going to say something about the clubhouse, my name is going to be on it. The second thing is you never want to be remembered as that guy because that will follow wherever you go. It's just mind-boggling to me." Valentine was asked if he might have to bring the topic into the open. "I'm not sure about addressing it," the manager said. "Maybe as the group gets smaller and that seems like a situation that's festering, and if it hasn't come to a head by the time March whatever comes around, I don't know." Asked whether he saw the potential for an ongoing problem, Valentine said: "Maybe. A problem, or something good. Teams are built on trust, right? And teamwork. Those are probably the two most important things championship teams have, so if there is distrust I think it eventually would have to be addressed. In my experience, those things usually present themselves." Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Varitek To Announce Retirement ThursdayLongtime Red Sox catcher Jason Varitek will formally announce his retirement on Thursday in Fort Myers, according to sources. Varitek, who won a pair of World Series with Boston, was the team's captain from 1997-2011. He hit .256 with 193 home runs and 757 RBIs and was a three-time All-Star and a Gold Glove winner. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Francona Calls Boston's Beer Ban A PR MoveTerry Francona doesn't think Boston's move to ban beer from the clubhouse is going to work. "I think it's a PR move," Francona said on ESPN Radio's "Mike and Mike in the Morning" show. "I think if a guy wants a beer, he can probably get one. You know, it's kind of the old rule ... If your coach in football says no hard liquor on the plane -- I mean, you serve beer and wine -- somebody's going to sneak liquor on the plane. "If you furnish a little bit, it almost keeps it to a minimum." Francona managed the Red Sox for eight seasons, but his tenure ended badly when the team missed the playoffs last fall. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Red Sox Feb 2012 Archive
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