| Posted by Phil Allard on February 19, 2008 at 11:24 AM |
I was doing my usual morning stroll though baseballreference.com this morning when I came across this article about Derek Jeter:
http://www.dugoutcentral.com/blog/?p=982
It seems to me that the growth of the delusional Jeter fan boy militia has reached dangerous proportions. Does this guy actually believe what he is writing… Equating Jeter to General MacArthur with bizarre statements such as “ the Yankees want to win the World Series this year, they need the 2008 Spring Training to be Jeter’s Inchon."
I am not accustomed to commenting on other writers’ work. God knows it’s a thankless profession and there is always someone who will disagree with you.
But frankly, this article scares me. Every observation is dangerously misguided.
Most Yankee fans with a functioning brain understand that Jeter is a poor defensive shortstop. This has been objectively proven time-after-time with statistical data that I won’t repeat here. The man has no range on grounders. Yes, he is good at pop-ups, but a shortstop's main responsibility is ground balls.
Most Yankee fans with a functioning brain also realize that Jeter is an above-average offensive player who is racking up base hits at a level only matched by Pete Rose and Ty Cobb. Yes, he is going to the hall of fame. But he continues to do a dis-service to his team by playing shortstop.
As far as his leadership skills, ask A-Rod.
It continues to amaze me that these same members of the delusional Jeter fan boy militia also think that Jeter is a “clutch” hitter.
Jeter usually hits well in the post-season because he is a good hitter, not because he dons some sort of super-human apparel.
It’s impossible to discuss Derek Jeter objectively in New York. He has been deified.
People, he's a ballplayer. He doesn't turn water into wine or attack Manchuria. He is not in the linear chain from Abraham. Enjoy him for what he is--a damn good player.
I Can't help but quote one of the readers at Baseball Think Factory:
"In addition to his clutch hitting and gold glove defense, Jeter also will lead the league in CCPSAR (Corn Cob Pipes Smoked Above Replacement) and fire up the team with his unquenchable lust to bomb Manchuria." |
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