Jeter offers his side of the non-story about his friendship with A-Rod. And there's not much he's telling.

"Has our relationship changed? I've had a lot of relationships change over the years. But what we do away from the field, how much time we spend together really makes no difference when we're playing."

Jeter insisted there is no "rift" between them, saying, "Let's get that straight. We go out and work together. This is our fourth year we're playing together. It's annoying to hear about it all the time. Everybody assumes they know what our relationship is."

I think the best way to end this is for Derek and Alex to do something really funny, like make out in the dugout. While someone is interviewing Jeter, Rodriguez should just come up and start with, "Derek, we've been apart too long. I need you now." Sort of like Bonds in the dress last year. :-)