Derek Jeter Did No Wrong on Hit by Pitch

Filed under: Yankees, MLB UmpiresWhen a runner on first against the Yankees takes off running, and the batter hits a fly ball, and Derek Jeter pretends it's a grounder to try to "deke" the runner into not going back to first, is that wrong?

No. Of course not. It's a long-standing practice entirely within the rules, and if the runner gets doubled off, it's his fault, not Jeter's.

What is Jeter supposed to do, yell, "To be honest, it's a fly ball! Go back!"

Of course not.

Wednesday night's play at Tampa Bay was no different. Jeter shortened up to bunt and then spun away from an inside pitch. Although the pitch hit his bat, Jeter acted as if it hit his left forearm.

Whether or not Jeter helped convince him, home plate umpire Lance Barksdale ruled Jeter was hit by the pitch. Rays manager Joe Maddon argued -- the call, not Jeter's acting -- and got ejected. And Jeter wound up scoring the tying run on Curtis Granderson's homer, which gave the Yankees a 3-2 lead late in a game that the New York bullpen wound up squandering.

Jeter did nothing wrong.

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