tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post6290586743034590357..comments2024-03-29T03:05:05.850-05:00Comments on Althouse: "Jeter became the 28th player in history to reach 3,000 hits, but only the second to do so with a home run..."Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-40181146118192247282011-07-10T12:27:47.549-05:002011-07-10T12:27:47.549-05:00Hey, I can't stand A-Rod, and he's a cheat...Hey, I can't stand A-Rod, and he's a cheater. But that doesn't mean he wasn't better than Jeter in 2004. He had just won the MVP award and the Gold Glove at short. It's almost not debatable if you're not a slobbering fanboy.<br /><br />People are showing blind reverence for Jeter that's not unlike the "He can do no wrong" view some people have of Obama. The guy is human. He has positives and negatives. <br /><br />I'll just say this: A fair starting definition of "overrated" might be if you say a guy is a great player and a deserving Hall of Famer and people react with emotional outrage because they think it's faint praise.fivewheelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00511002180195360137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-45514587070101126932011-07-10T11:20:09.903-05:002011-07-10T11:20:09.903-05:00Congrats to Jeter. My daughter fell in love w/ him...Congrats to Jeter. My daughter fell in love w/ him when she was 10 years old. It told me things bode well for her future regarding men, and indeed it has.<br /><br />Let's take off our cynical hats[myself included] and give kudos to Christian Lopez; who's only request after catching a ball worth 6 figures, was that he return the ball to Jeter in person. Classy..and the Yanks showed class taking care of this guy w/ luxury free tix. There is honor and class in this world, you simply have to keep your eyes and hearts open to it.ndspinellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01446291993043775612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-15932880011157238462011-07-10T10:41:27.928-05:002011-07-10T10:41:27.928-05:00Jeter is model pro ball player. His respect for th...Jeter is model pro ball player. His respect for the game, to himself, and for those around him is a testament to how all ball players should be. Congratz Jeter, you deserved it and much more. Awesome stuff.Methadrashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07828014989470539375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-26838060694212789412011-07-10T08:55:57.121-05:002011-07-10T08:55:57.121-05:00Cedarford wrote: >3,000 hits is a metric for a...Cedarford wrote: <i>>3,000 hits is a metric for a successful baseball player likely to get into the Hall of Fame on that stat (unless you are Pete Rose).</i><br /><br />Or Rafael Palmeiro. And yes, I know he did roids.LLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16804436798897573110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-29225499553025095382011-07-10T08:36:21.902-05:002011-07-10T08:36:21.902-05:00A nice background story on Jeter from the hometown...A nice background story on Jeter from the hometown newspaper:<br />http://www.mlive.com/sports/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2011/07/derek_jeter_just_had_everythin.htmlThird Coasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18164034977282528857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-82695781656713471382011-07-10T07:52:18.570-05:002011-07-10T07:52:18.570-05:00"Do you think Jeters is gonna get lucky tonig..."Do you think Jeters is gonna get lucky tonight? He is the king of NYC."<br /><br />Jeter could go 0-5 and commit an error that cost the Yanks the World Series and get lucky. It's good to be King.Curious Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14440726941494085334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-48566932942702636012011-07-10T06:17:40.976-05:002011-07-10T06:17:40.976-05:00Wow, I just read some of the comment thread and se...Wow, I just read some of the comment thread and see some tool called 'fivewheels' blathering some bullcrap about Jeter/ARoid... are you f'ing serious? Shows you don't know shit about baseball.<br /><br />You claim you are 'averse' to sacred cows? Hahahahahaha. Then why would the Yankee captain and shortstop be obliged to move over for ARoid?<br /><br />Anyone who knows baseball KNOWS this was the correct move, guy. Your 'sacred cow' ARoid did not deserve the SS position on the Yankees.<br /><br />What a joke. I'm all in with sunnyj, fafhrd and realwest, who recognize the man as a baseball player of class and ability and not some elite hired gun like ARoid who 'should have' been allowed the SS position.<br /><br />Moronic.Toad Trendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03113877205525601966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-74495687198368098712011-07-10T06:09:02.354-05:002011-07-10T06:09:02.354-05:00I am not a Yankee fan, never have been.
But, I wi...I am not a Yankee fan, never have been.<br /><br />But, I will say that Derek Jeter is always welcome as a shortstop on my favorite team.<br /><br />Jeter, a consummate professional, embodies what it means to play the game the right way.<br /><br />By all accounts, he is a model teammate as well. And, he has managed to keep his image squeaky clean playing all these years in NYC.<br /><br />My ball cap is off to Derek Jeter for reaching this milestone. I had one eye on the TV while I was doing household chores yesterday and was happy to see his 3000th hit, a nice blast into the left field bleachers.<br /><br />Yankee fans everywhere should be proud of this guy. Definitely one of the best.Toad Trendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03113877205525601966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-51460124201232113482011-07-09T23:20:51.049-05:002011-07-09T23:20:51.049-05:00I'm going to ignore the negative comments abou...I'm going to ignore the negative comments about Derek Jeter. Captain of the Yankees, the only Yankee player to have achieved more than 3000 hits in a career, the all time Major League leader in hits in post season play, the all time leader in hits in World Series play and he never used steroids in an era when folks who think A-Rod was such a great SS that Jeter should have moved to 3rd base, and are willing to ignore A-Rod's steroid use.<br />And more important than any of that, Derek Jeter never used drugs, was never involved in any public altercations or drunkeness or any public behavior any decent person would shun.<br />Hell, two of my best friends are BoSox fans and even they agree that Derek Jeter is the kind of man they'd like to see their sons grow up to be.<br />#2 for the New York Yankees, the Captain, Derek Jeter. Nothing more really needs to be said about him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-36826426711083307402011-07-09T23:18:44.046-05:002011-07-09T23:18:44.046-05:00I guess I'm just naturally averse to sacred co...I guess I'm just naturally averse to sacred cows. People think the guy walks on water, and if you say anything about him that isn't an abject blowjob, you get explosions of anger from people like SunnyJ, who I will note is also anonymous, and so knowledgeable about baseball he thinks the Yankees uniforms have "Yankees" on the front and names on the back.fivewheelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00511002180195360137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-63695608797458282172011-07-09T22:59:29.575-05:002011-07-09T22:59:29.575-05:00Actually, I think Jeter's a better shortstop t...Actually, I think Jeter's a better shortstop than A-Rod is, and A-Rod could at least shift over to 3rd, while Jeter really can't. It's simple baseball mathematics.<br /><br />I'm a Mets fan, but I've always respected Jeter (I hate A-Rod and Clemens, though). He plays the game the way you want the game to be played, and isn't the prima donna that other players are (see the Yanks' 3rd Baseman). He has always been classy, and for that, I thank him, and salute him.<br /><br />And now, can the Yanks please not make the playoffs? Us Mets fans want to make fun of the Yanks some.fafhrdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040093170034809006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-81790643720169113462011-07-09T22:56:49.325-05:002011-07-09T22:56:49.325-05:00Good for Jeter. I'm still an Al Kaline guy hav...Good for Jeter. I'm still an Al Kaline guy having seen my first game at Briggs Stadium in Detroit when Frank Lary shut out the Yankees and Kaline hit a home run for the 1-0 win.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-83481309658578799162011-07-09T22:55:54.130-05:002011-07-09T22:55:54.130-05:00@fivewheels - STFU, only useless wannabe's ty...@fivewheels - STFU, only useless wannabe's type crap like that in the annonymous universe, while Jeter shows up with Yankees on the front and Jeter on the back to do his job, under the glare of the lights. You sir/madamm are a coward.SunnyJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738205079155502744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-13575359634661881302011-07-09T22:37:59.862-05:002011-07-09T22:37:59.862-05:00I'm a Yankees fan and Jeter is my favorite mod...I'm a Yankees fan and Jeter is my favorite modern era player. He's a fine player, excels in his leadership role (the first Yankee captain since Thurman Munson, my favorite player of his era)and is one of the true gentlemen of the game. I don't ask athletes to be role models (although I wish they could be), but Derek comes by the role naturally because of the way he's comported himself through the years. He's on his way to Cooperstown and deserves to be.<br /><br />What a ballgame that was today. Jeter had an outing most players can only dream of. I laughed, I cried, I cheered--it was fabulous.SukieTawdryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07219517365750894110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-85421244531633158712011-07-09T22:21:31.197-05:002011-07-09T22:21:31.197-05:00Keep watching baseball Ann!Keep watching baseball Ann!Elliott Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08926851577632076982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-54337533298331887232011-07-09T22:13:00.061-05:002011-07-09T22:13:00.061-05:00Fivewheels wrote - Otherwise, he's still a gre...Fivewheels wrote - Otherwise, he's still a great player and a Hall of Famer. But overrated nonetheless.<br /><br />Overrated? He has 5 World Series rings, 1996 Rookie of the Year, World Series MVP in 2000, and 5 Gold Gloves. And he is the only Yankee with 3,000 hits. <br /><br />His post-season play has been pretty clutch, especially compared to A-Rod (the guy you think was the best player in baseball). <br /><br />I'd agree that his current value is overrated but his career certainly is not overrated.LLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16804436798897573110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-62623273379222430832011-07-09T21:59:20.567-05:002011-07-09T21:59:20.567-05:00He also went 5 for 5 at the plate and he drove in ...He also went 5 for 5 at the plate and he drove in the game winning run. <br /><br />Do you think Jeters is gonna get lucky tonight? He is the king of NYC.LLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16804436798897573110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-75967303851318464312011-07-09T20:16:49.161-05:002011-07-09T20:16:49.161-05:00The great UCLA basketball coach John Wooden consid...The great UCLA basketball coach John Wooden considered Jeter to be the best player in baseball.G Jouberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00521745492112085630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-18662769446505437832011-07-09T20:09:22.348-05:002011-07-09T20:09:22.348-05:00I'm not impressed with this guy though.
Could...I'm not impressed with <a href="http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/22297882/30546386" rel="nofollow">this guy</a> though.<br /><br />Couldn't he think of a charity?<br /><br />Idiot.Lem the artificially intelligent https://www.blogger.com/profile/03569712564034666751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-2503700128010555682011-07-09T20:02:04.517-05:002011-07-09T20:02:04.517-05:00One thing Jeter never did was put his team ahead o...One thing Jeter never did was put his team ahead of himself. When the Yankees bought the best player in baseball, a player who had just won the Gold Glove at shortstop, did Jeter step aside for the good of the team? No, he said, "I'm the goddamn Yankees shortstop" and selfishly refused. <br /><br />As a leader ... well, he led the biggest choke in the history of sports in 2004. Bar none.<br /><br />Otherwise, he's still a great player and a Hall of Famer. But overrated nonetheless.fivewheelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00511002180195360137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-3582456416831212892011-07-09T19:59:41.504-05:002011-07-09T19:59:41.504-05:00Jeter, the pride of Kalamazoo Central H.S.Jeter, the pride of Kalamazoo Central H.S.Third Coasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18164034977282528857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-7919917918245138462011-07-09T19:55:46.851-05:002011-07-09T19:55:46.851-05:00Can't say I'm a Yankee's fan (have gon...Can't say I'm a Yankee's fan (have gone neutral on them when the Brewers left the AL - hated them, prior) but have always liked Jeter. Props to Hammerin' Hank and Rockin' Robin, too!<br /><br />Anyway, I'm watching, too, and hoping for a sweep!kjbehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02205930548533839170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-63626486493994308862011-07-09T19:45:04.860-05:002011-07-09T19:45:04.860-05:00A three way with Jeter and Posada would be so hot....A three way with Jeter and Posada would be so hot.Titushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09505398901816313803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-35984433789902642122011-07-09T19:44:59.377-05:002011-07-09T19:44:59.377-05:00Bears!
Hey maybe one of the players will kill and...Bears!<br /><br />Hey maybe one of the players will kill and eat a Japanese tourist.<br /><br />Cool.<br /><br />I could root for that.Trooper Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-34313798320782557242011-07-09T19:39:28.913-05:002011-07-09T19:39:28.913-05:00Lots of today's politicians can say the same t...Lots of today's politicians can say the same thing as Jeter: "this is the only thing I've done."<br /><br />wv: basheria: what this is meant to be.Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06981706601001285694noreply@blogger.com