Yankees put Reggie Jackson on timeout

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After Reggie Jackson's disparaging comments about Alex Rodriguez and others last week, he was essentially benched by the Yankees and told to stay away from team events indefinitely, according to AL sources.

Jackson was not in Boston over the weekend, where the Yankees played the Red Sox.

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Jackson, a special advisor the Yankees, usually is around the team.

But at this time, there is enough anger at the Hall of Famer from within the organization that the team has decided that he should keep his distance until otherwise determined.

Jackson spent Friday apologizing to Rodriguez and Yankees hierarchy, officials with knowledge of the conversations told ESPNNewYork.com.

Jackson contacted A-Rod, manager Joe Girardi and Yankees officials to apologize for the comments he made in last week's edition of Sports Illustrated. Rodriguez confirmed Jackson called him, but declined to reveal the nature of the talk.

"We're going to keep that very private," Rodriguez said Friday.

Rodriguez and Jackson have been friends for years, which caused the third baseman to joke about the comments.

"With friends like that, who needs enemies," Rodriguez said.

SYRACUSE — Wally Backman is livid with Reggie Jackson for what the former Mets second baseman feels is a shot Jackson took at his late former teammate Gary Carter.
In a recent Sports Illustrated interview, Jackson said he never saw several players, including Carter, as deserving of the Hall of Fame.
“He is going a long ways saying something like that,” Backman, now manager of the Mets’ Triple-A affiliate in Buffalo, said Sunday. “Especially with a guy like Gary and his status. It’s not only the player, it’s the person, too. That’s going overboard.
“To me, it’s a disgrace to the Yankee family with him saying that.”
Carter died in February after a battle with brain cancer. That did not stop Jackson from throwing dirt on Carter’s career.
“I didn’t see Kirby Puckett as a Hall of Famer. I didn’t see Gary Carter as a Hall of Famer. I didn’t see Don Sutton as a Hall of Famer. I didn’t see Phil Niekro as a Hall of Famer. As much as I like Jim Rice, I’m not so sure he’s a Hall of Famer,” Jackson was quoted as saying.
Backman just shook his head at Jackson’s comments.
“I think it’s a disgrace,” Backman said. “It’s off the wall.
“I don’t know what he was thinking when you throw guys’ names in there like Kirby Puckett. I played 14 years in the big leagues and Kirby Puckett was the best player I ever played with,” Backman said. “And I played with Barry Bonds, too.
“I thought it was bad,” Backman summed up,


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“I don’t know what he was thinking when you throw guys’ names in there like Kirby Puckett. I played 14 years in the big leagues and Kirby Puckett was the best player I ever played with,” Backman said. “And I played with Barry Bonds, too.

Clearly both Reggie and Wally still drink heavily.