Interview w/ Jeter

Here's some highlights of the Captain's interview on XM:

• With respect to A-Rod's 3 errors: It's the type of game everyone has. You forget it and move on. What's important is winning the game.
• He feels that the bottom line is pitching. He feels the pitching staff is carrying the team right now.
• He said you have to have a good team if you're going to win. The young guys have played well and have filled-in admirably through the injuries. Good teams make the playoffs. Teams with good players don't necessarily make the playoffs. He feels the Yanks are a good team.
• He said it was a good thing they didn't trade Mo to Seattle back in '96 (for Felix Fermin). editor's note: Duh.
• Jeter and Rivera go back to 1993 and nothing Mo does amazes him anymore. He thinks it's tough to imagine where they'd be without him.
• The young Yankees deserve the right to be there and to continue to play.
• He doesn't like that home-field is decided by the ASG. He thinks it should be the team with the best record.
• He says there are 77 games left and it's not how you start, it's how you finish and he hopes they finish strong.
• Injuries are a part of the game but there are still a lot of guys around that are capable and they don't feel sorry for themselves.
• He gave a lot of credit to Toronto as being a tough team. Thinks Roy Halladay is the best pitcher in the league.
• When asked who he thought which team had the best staff, he thought the Tigers were tough but he didn't really answer the question. editor's note: that's the interviewer's fault
• You can't be bothered by getting hit a lot at the plate. Make adjustments and move on.
• They talked a little about intentionally throwing at guys and he says teams have to protect their players and the pitcher can throw if they feel they are protecting.
• He thinks the Yanks are playing the best they have all year.

All and all, a good interview. My recap, not as good. It's hard to "live-blog" an interview.
J