Jeter, Ortiz 'joke around'
Jeter, Ortiz 'joke around'
David Ortiz smiles after Derek Jeter tapped him on the backside during yesterday's action.
Big Papi had the last laugh, with both Derek Jeter and his teammates after the Red Sox took the first game of yesterday's day-night doubleheader, 5-2.
Boston DH David Ortiz had created a firestorm with his jabs at the Yankee captain last week - saying only power hitters such as himself should be awarded the MVP. And Ortiz only fueled the ire of Yankee fans by blowing off the media before Friday night's rainout. Big mistake.
Papi felt the wrath of the Bronx every time he stepped to the plate, with many in the crowd of 55,091 booing him and chanting "Der-ek Jet-er!" during his every at-bat. But Ortiz was unfazed, reaching base five times and finishing 2-for-2 with two doubles and three walks while raising his average to .285. He did not play in the nightcap.
Did the Yankee shortstop hear his name being chanted when Ortiz was at the plate? "You can't not notice it. It makes you feel good," said Jeter, who added that any back-page fodder involving the Boston slugger was "over with."
Jeter, whose average fell to .343 following his 2-for-10 performance in the doubleheader, admitted he did "joke around" with Ortiz after the Boston slugger's doubles in the first and third innings. But he wouldn't comment on whether he had buried the hatchet with Ortiz Friday night.
Trailed by reporters after the nightcap, Ortiz was asked what he thought of the fans' reaction in the opener. After a pause he apparently muttered, "Same ---." He was also asked whether everything has been smoothed over with Jeter, but he didn't answer that, either.
Christian Red and Darren Everson
Originally published on September 17, 2006
All contents © 2006 Daily News, L.P.
David Ortiz smiles after Derek Jeter tapped him on the backside during yesterday's action.
Big Papi had the last laugh, with both Derek Jeter and his teammates after the Red Sox took the first game of yesterday's day-night doubleheader, 5-2.
Boston DH David Ortiz had created a firestorm with his jabs at the Yankee captain last week - saying only power hitters such as himself should be awarded the MVP. And Ortiz only fueled the ire of Yankee fans by blowing off the media before Friday night's rainout. Big mistake.
Papi felt the wrath of the Bronx every time he stepped to the plate, with many in the crowd of 55,091 booing him and chanting "Der-ek Jet-er!" during his every at-bat. But Ortiz was unfazed, reaching base five times and finishing 2-for-2 with two doubles and three walks while raising his average to .285. He did not play in the nightcap.
Did the Yankee shortstop hear his name being chanted when Ortiz was at the plate? "You can't not notice it. It makes you feel good," said Jeter, who added that any back-page fodder involving the Boston slugger was "over with."
Jeter, whose average fell to .343 following his 2-for-10 performance in the doubleheader, admitted he did "joke around" with Ortiz after the Boston slugger's doubles in the first and third innings. But he wouldn't comment on whether he had buried the hatchet with Ortiz Friday night.
Trailed by reporters after the nightcap, Ortiz was asked what he thought of the fans' reaction in the opener. After a pause he apparently muttered, "Same ---." He was also asked whether everything has been smoothed over with Jeter, but he didn't answer that, either.
Christian Red and Darren Everson
Originally published on September 17, 2006
All contents © 2006 Daily News, L.P.
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