Sunday, May 13, 2012



Jeter vs. Jeter

He is not going out in the style, I would want a great player (as he is) to end his days as a Yankees.

1) Jeter has never been in the top 2-3 SS in the AL...Gold Gloves are political statements not for their defence.
2) The good part is Jeters Hitting, he is not a bad SS at all, just not as good as some others at defence but, one of the three best of all time hitters!
3) The stats Jeter is putting up right now is a big aberration, there is little too no chance he will end-up over .310 or even .300.
4) Jeter still has much better baseball instincts then most players I have seen over the years

As a baseball nut, let me state....I would like to have Ozzie Smith as my everyday SS rather than Jeter! The big thing to remember is; the make-up of said team....Now just think, don't go cold to the touch here.!
From 1995 on, the Yankees have had exceptional players, a very well balanced team...don't count the unbalanced teams! For the last 15-17 years this team has needed a All-Star defensive SS more than an Ok defensive big hitting SS. Be Strong Defensively up the middle, is an old saying but, true none the less.
When Jeter came up, he showed a very good bat, better than OK defense but the thing I saw through all the newsprint and everything else was; 1)-Baseball Instincts and 2)- his ability to handle the press.
We have all heard talking heads say things like, "I don't know what it is but, it makes him a better ballplayer!" Well, as one that has dealt with this so call "thing", let me clue you in...it is called Instincts! Instincts can make an avg+ player into a very good player.
Thus, we have Jeter, if we take away his baseball instincts we have an ok SS...nothing more. But, he has that thing so he is bound for the HoF

Some will say I am stupid and a Jeter hater...the problem is, you guys are fans of baseball and read stats and think you see the same Jeter of years past. Look, and you shall see, let us not  forget the short days or weeks of Jeter being amazing...they will slowly get shorter, if he stays to long.