15-GAME WINNER LEAVES RED SOX
JETER ALSO RETIRES
BOSTON - THE QUESTION MARKS CONTINUE DURING THE OFF-SEASON FOR THE RED SOX.
15-GAME WINNER JASON DUCHSHERER RETIRED ABRUPTLY TUESDAY, THE SAME DAY FORMER RED SOX SHORTSTOP DEREK JETER GAVE UP THE GAME, JUST A FEW MONTHS AFTER BOSTON LOST ALEX RODRIGUEZ TO RETIREMENT.
"IT'S SIMPLE: MY ARM HURTS AND THE REST OF ME DOESN'T FEEL THAT GREAT EITHER," SAID DUCHSHERER, WHO WAS USED EXTENSIVELY IN EARLY AND MID-SEPTEMBER LAST SEASON IN EFFORT TO KEEP THE RED SOX IN CONTENTION FOR THE AL EAST TITLE.
JETER RETIRED AT A NEW YORK PRES CONFERENCE, FUELING SPECULATION HE WOULD BE SOON REPLACING JOE GIRARDI AS THE YANKEES' MANAGER.
"THAT'S THE FIRST I JHAVE HEARD OF THAT," JETER SAID. "I AVE ALREADY MOVED MY FAMILY TO CALIFORNIA AND HAVE BEEN WORKING ON A TELEVISION PILOT FOR TWO MONTHS NOW."
OTHER RETIREES INCLUDE:
JIM THOME, JARROD WSBURN, ORLANDO CABRERA, DAN WHEELER AND A.J. PIERZYNSKI.
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