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Wednesday 13 december 2017

WICKED TUNA

New Yankee Giancarlo
Stanton shows off his new
jersey during the Major
League Baseball winter
meetings in Orlando, Fla.,
Monday, Dec. 11, 2017.
Associated Press
Glow is

gone for

Derek Jeter

as Marlins

CEO after

2 months

By STEVEN WINE
AP Sports Writer
MIAMI (AP) — Reacting
to the Giancarlo Stanton
trade, a Miami Marlins sup-
porter who is a priest sug-
gested in church that fans
boycott the team’s games
in protest.
Does Derek Jeter have a
prayer?
Always a winner as captain Brady intercepted twice as
of the New York Yankees,
Jeter is now trying to revive Dolphins beat Pats 27-20
the downtrodden Marlins,
and so far he appears out
of his league as a CEO.
Barely two months into the
job, he has been faulted
for his handling of the Stan-
ton deal, and that’s not
all. Critics contend Jeter
is to blame for clumsy fir-
ings, delegating too much
and hanging in the back-
ground rather than ac-
cepting his role as the face
and voice of the franchise. New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) is sacked
And long-suffering Marlins by Miami Dolphins defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh (93),
fans wonder: If Jeter’s own- during the second half of an NFL football game, Monday, Dec.
ership group didn’t have 11, 2017, in Miami Gardens, Fla.
enough money to pay
Stanton, why did they buy Associated Press
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