i don't know what the hell this newsday person is going on about for most of the story but this made me l oh l, as they say:

Though Jeter has the right, of course, to refuse any position switch, the most fascinating question is would he have dared say no if asked to move now? By relocating Jeter to center and sliding Rodriguez back to shortstop, you could argue the Yankees improve two positions at once. They could shop for a third baseman rather than settle for some mediocre centerfielder or overpay Johnny Damon in a panic.

But it ain't happening. And now what?

Because all this is supposedly make-believe, anyway, Jeter should gild his name even more by calling Reuters to say - wink, wink - he'd embrace a move to center.

Anything to help the ol' team. [newsday]

Labels: team a-rod, yanquis