Not a lot acquired below Derek Jeter’s pores and skin throughout his enjoying days, however Boomer Esiason managed to irk him along with his “elitist” remark and hypothesis about why Jeter is skipping this yr’s Previous-Timers’ Day.
WFAN host and former Giants star working again Tiki Barber relayed the message after spending time with Jeter over the weekend to have fun CC Sabathia’s induction into the Corridor of Fame.
“(Jeter stated) ‘He should have called me,” Barber said Monday during his show with co-host Evan Roberts. “‘Don’t speculate about me. Simply speak to me.’ He was sizzling. I needed to calm him down.”
This controversy stems from Jeter not being a part of the Yankees’ upcoming Previous-Timers’ Day on Aug. 9 that may have fun the franchise’s 2000 World Collection championship workforce.
This yr’s version will function an precise baseball recreation for the primary time since 2019.
The following day, Esiason and co-host Gregg Giannotti took Jeter to job for skipping out.
“It’s a little bit insulting … I think he should be there, he should be a part of it,” Esiason stated on “Boomer and Gio” on final Tuesday. “It seems elitist to me.”
Giannotti then talked about how Jeter stated eventually yr’s occasion — the second he attended since retiring after the 2014 season — that the followers gained’t see him hit once more since he’s “afraid I would hurt myself.”
“Mickey Mantle and Joe DiMaggio played in an Old-Timers’ game together,” Esiason stated final week. “If those guys put a uniform back on then (Jeter) certainly can.”
He later added: “I just think, to me, he’s the captain, he was the guy that was embraced by the fans and loved by the fans and still is to this very day. It just feels a little bit elitist, that’s all.”
Nicely, these feedback made their option to Jeter and he’s apparently not blissful.
WFAN analyst Suzyn Waldman stated final week that Jeter would miss the sport for his daughter’s birthday and the ex-shortstop confirmed that’s the case to Barber.
“I went up to Jeter and I said to him, ‘Geez, I got a question for ya.’ Because my partner says you don’t want to hit, you don’t want to look like you couldn’t hit,’” Barber stated to co-host and die-hard Mets fan Roberts.
“I said, ‘What happened?’ And he says, ‘I have a birthday party for my kids.’”
When Roberts requested Barber if he denied the report that he didn’t wish to hit, Barber — with amusing– known as out his co-host and Esiason for putting out.
“No, he doesn’t care. He would,” Barber stated of allegation. “You were dead wrong. More importantly, Boomer was dead wrong. He was so mad at Boomer I had to go buy him shots. So mad that I had to like dump water on his head to cool down and chill out.”
Barber later famous how the entire thing may have been prevented with a cellphone name, though he wasn’t certain if Esiason had Jeter’s digits.
“Boomer, just call him, just ask,” Barber stated. “He’s not an elitist.”
