Just eight games into the new season, Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter has nixed his new batting approach. New York batting coach Kevin Long confirmed before the team's loss to Boston on Sunday night that Jeter has abandon his stride-less approach. "It is more of what Derek Jeter has done for his whole career, yeah," said Long of the shortstop returning to tapping his front foot. "Even from my standpoint, it looks a lot more like what he did in the past. Again, he has had a very successful career and it has worked out well for him." Jeter entered Sunday's game hitting .233. "He is just doing average," Long said. "He is not off to a bad start. He is not off to a good start, but I think he is feeling more and more comfortable and I think he is feeling pretty good about his at-bats."