The Mets also added a platoon of left-handed relievers, another element of the staff.
Rodriguez rushed to Jeter's defense, calling him the "ultimate team player" and adding, "For a platoon player to talk about Derek, I thought that was ironic".
Rather than build new battalions, we could simply add more platoons and companies.
He added that if the American unit, a platoon of the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, had coordinated with him ahead of time, perhaps he could have headed off any hard feelings — perhaps even the shooting itself.
The Red Sox have undergone their own makeover, creating an entirely new infield (made up of J. T. Snow, Mark Loretta, Alex Gonzalez and Mike Lowell), replacing Johnny Damon in center with Coco Crisp, adding Wily Mo Peña to platoon in right and inserting a new No. 2 starting pitcher, Josh Beckett.
His name will be added to the speed-dial list of a platoon of church officials who work on Catholic concerns like liturgical translations and the plight of Christians in Baghdad.
"No one would dramatize the real experience" of a platoon in Afghanistan "because it's too boring," he added.
But as part of a platoon and as someone who can play all three outfield positions, he adds value.
Is it a platoon situation?
