Memo To Big Papi

Dear Big Baby-
Seeing that your team lost and you're probably hanging out in the clubhouse, fresh off an 0-4 performance, perhaps you have the Yankee game on and you caught the bottom of the 7th inning. But then again, maybe you didn't, and here's what you missed:
Derek Jeter leads off the inning and reaches first base, albeit on an error. He then steals his 30th base of the season. So there's now a runner on second with no outs. Bobby Abreu steps up and hits a double play ball to short. Remember now, Jeter stole second base so the Rays couldn't turn two. So instead of 2 out and no one on, there's 1 out and a runner on 2nd. A-Rod then came up and hit a single to left, moving Jeter to 3rd. A-Rod, being the speed demon that he is, stole second. So now there are runners on second and third with 1-out. Stay with me Dave. With first base open, the Devil Rays elect to walk the next batter, Jason Giambi. So now the bases are loaded with 1 out. Up steps Robinson Cano and he lines a 2-run double. The Yankees end up scoring 2 runs and extend their lead to 4 runs.
Now David, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure this one out. Derek Jeter made that entire inning possible. Had he not stole second base, he would have been forced out at second base as part of a DP. A-rod might have been pitched around. Giambi likely would not have been walked to load the bases. Odds are the Yankees wouldn't have scored any runs. But Derek Jeter, being the valuable player that he is, gave the Yankee bullpen a little more breathing room. Jeter is always doing things like this to help the Yankee win ball games. He doesn't have to hit HRs to make things happen, and therein lies his value. He doesn't have to be a 40-HR guy to help us out. He is a multi-dimensional player, unlike yourself who just swings the bat.
David, the bottom line is, the guy who hits 40 home runs and knocks in 100, is not the only guy that you know helped your team win games, as evidenced by Derek Jeter. It does matter how much you've done for your ball club. And quite frankly Big Baby, Derek has done more for the Yankees than you could ever do for the Red Sox.
Your season ends on October 1st. Take the pacifier out of your mouth and nibble on that for a while.
J-Boogie