Re: [新聞] Strawberry: Jeter must 'embrace' A-Rod

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http://0rz.tw/852eZ (From NJ.com) Strawberry: Yanks lack team spirit Wednesday, December 20, 2006 BY DAN GRAZIANO AND ED PRICE Star-Ledger Staff How dysfunctional are things in the Yankees' clubhouse? Even Darryl Strawberry thinks it's messed up. "I think the Yankees' problem is they just don't support each other," Strawberry said yesterday. "Back in the day we all supported each other. I think they need to get back to that. The talent is there, but everyone seems like they go their own separate ways." Strawberry, the former Met and Yankee who once brawled with Mets teammate Keith Hernandez during the team's spring training photo day, was at a news conference in lower Manhattan to promote a film in which he will appear in 2008. But when asked by reporters about the current Yankees, Strawberry had plenty to say -- especially about the Derek Jeter-Alex Rodriguez relationship. "Jeter and A-Rod are two class acts in baseball, and I would hope they would put their relationship back together," Strawberry said. "They've got to come together. It's time for them to mend that relationship. Both of them are leaders and they need to come together as leaders and bring the Yankees back up to par." Strawberry said that the Yankees' lack of chemistry comes through when he watches them play on TV. "They've separated themselves as individuals," he said. "A-Rod is a big part of that team. He's a great player, a great person, but they need to embrace him. It's kind of sad they haven't done that. You hate to see that because he's part of helping you win, and you need to embrace every piece to win. I hope Jeter would embrace him this year and bring him into the circle as part of the Yankees family. If Jeter does it, everybody else will respond." Strawberry echoed a popular sentiment about Rodriguez and the way he's been "handled" by New York and by his own teammates. "A-Rod's a great guy, man. He's a sensitive guy," Strawberry said. "You don't get booed in Texas. You don't get booed in Seattle. You come here, the pressure's on. The team needs to embrace him. They need to make him feel he's part of the Yankees, not an outcast." Strawberry also scoffed at the notion that Rodriguez hasn't performed up to expectations as a Yankee. "He won the MVP two years ago -- what do they mean it's not working out?" Strawberry said. "He hit 35 (homers) and drove in 100 (runs). What do they mean it's not working out? He hasn't performed like Jeter has in the playoffs, but Jeter's a different breed." -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 211.76.83.15