NFT: Are the timing of Jeter's retirement and Arods suspension

they were planned by George Bush, just like 9/11

when Arod returns next year has to have an appeal to Jeter.

his retirement.

but if Jeter really wanted to keep playing, he wouldn't retire because he's afraid of being around for the circus of A-Rod's return (if he ever even returns to the Yanks). It may have helped him make his decision if he was already leaning strongly towards retirement, but I highly doubt he'd walk away because of A-Rod if he otherwise wanted to come back. I mean even if none of this had happened with A-Rod, I don't think anyone would have been too surprised with Jeter deciding to retire.

Why would Jeter care what A-Rod does. He made it clear that it is his time to leave and he is ready.

Oh I agree. Not trying to suggest that is the reason Jeter is retiring this year. I just think it had to appeal to him and go into his thinking. It might even be a good thing that it worked out this way. Jeter deserves whatever attention he gets this year.

His contract is up after this year anyway, he's 40, and doesn't want to retire as a shell of his former self.

I think after last year, Jeter busted his ass to get healthy for one last season, but realized it's probably too much to expect he could stay healthy consistently going forward.

I hope he does and has a good season, really want to see him leave on a high note

but Jeter is going out on his own terms. If Alex returned, he might have stayed one additional season but who knows.

Either way, it's time.

He just wants to slay Pussy full time instead of part time.

Next year will be a circus when AROD returns. At this point why does Jeter want to put up with that BS?

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Oh Alex will return. To much money on the table to walk away and he gets to find out what life as a Yankee is like without Jeter around. That has to have an appeal to him as well, its a shame he has screwed things up so bad he might not get to assume the role of the big dog that he craves.

projecting of motives and emotions in your assumptions wgenesis. Maybe, just maybe, life on the Yankees wasn't the As the World Turns soap opera some would have you believe

Per Mook - if Jeter was a good captain he would wait for A-Rod to return and help him weather the storm : )

Good point, its all tea leaves, but sometimes there is alot of human nature in assumptions. Anyway its the offseason.

Would do anything other than that which is based on Derek Jeter.

Jeter knows that ARod can take over for him at SS in 2015.

Had not considered that. I wonder if Alex can still do it?

He would have been bombarded with questions about his retirement and his contract all season long so announcing his retirement was probably the lesser of two evils. Jeter is the man.

In comment 11527149 wgenesis123 said:

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Had not considered that. I wonder if Alex can still do it?

Um, pretty sure Jim was being sarcastic. A-Rod by 2015 with his bad hips and without PEDs might have less range than Jeter at this point

Arod might not even be on the team next season. I'm sure Jeter wouldn't make major life decisions based on Arod anyway.

again. The Yankees aren't going to want him back and they will have to buy him out of his contract and no other team is going to want anything to do with him or the circus that he'd bring. He's just not good anymore and not worth the circus at this point in his career. 3 years ago...maybe.