Jeter

[chaddurbin]

Originally Posted by dabigyankeeman

With a little over a week to go in his career, Jeter, PLAYING SHORTSTOP HIS WHOLE CAREER, never shifting to first or third base like others have, has this incredible list of stats:

this is nothing to be proud of. he hurt the yankees by continuing to play SS when better options were available...just like him continuing hitting 2nd this year putting up historically bad offensive number.

edit: the card companies tried to one-up each other in the late 80's early 90's. first you have the '89 upper deck hologram, then donruss came with the '90 leaf...and topps answered with the '91 topps stadium club. those were the golden years of pack rippings (that my allowance couldn't afford).

[yanks12025]

Originally Posted by chaddurbin

this is nothing to be proud of. he hurt the yankees by continuing to play SS when better options were available...just like him continuing hitting 2nd this year putting up historically bad offensive number.

edit: the card companies tried to one-up each other in the late 80's early 90's. first you have the '89 upper deck hologram, then donruss came with the '90 leaf...and topps answered with the '91 topps stadium club. those were the golden years of pack rippings (that my allowance couldn't afford).

Please tell me what other players would have been better this year at shortstop or to bat second. No one on the yankees hit well this season.

[MMarvelli]

Olberman has the straight scoop on the captain...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__UJ9VZB508

[WhenItWasAHobby]

Originally Posted by MMarvelli

Olberman has the straight scoop on the captain...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__UJ9VZB508

Ouch! That's a pretty tough op ed piece, but Obermann makes some valid (and hilarious) points.

I agree with Bill Gregory, Obermann and some other sports writers who've spoken out on this point - it's been taken to an overkill level, if not a morbidly absurd spectacle. Besides the over saturation of media hype, the worst case as Obermann pointed out is putting the "#2" on the Yankee's caps while he's still alive, let alone still playing is disturbing. Just yesterday, I read about all these public farewell appearances Jeter's making for huge bucks. Nothing is sacred anymore as long as money can be made.

[dabigyankeeman]

Originally Posted by chaddurbin

this is nothing to be proud of. he hurt the yankees by continuing to play SS when better options were available...just like him continuing hitting 2nd this year putting up historically bad offensive number.

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Yankees, no matter Jeter wanted, could have played him anywhere and could have batted him anywhere in the lineup. If you dont like where he played (who did they have that would be better this year?) and if you dont like him batting second, then talk to Joe Girardi and Brian Cashman, its their fault he didnt move out of either spot.

But look at the batting averages of most of the Yankees, and their horrible stats with RISP, almost the whole offensive team failed this year, not just Jeter, the old man.

[Rickyy]

I admired him for how he could tolerate and exist in the most crazy and high profile media scrutiny and performed consistently well for so many years..... I am going to miss not seeing him play anymore...

Ricky Y