Comments on: Jeter.

By: Jeeves

Jeeves — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:12:41 +0000

As well as people trying to use that play as a basis of why he’s a good defensive SS as I had quoted

By: die_eagles_die

die_eagles_die — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:48:35 +0000

Sorry, I am not a stat guy. Can someone tell me how many points you get on your slugging percentage for running half way across the field and make a game winning play in a playoff elimination game?

@ Jeeves, if “mad amounts of love” are Sportscenter highlights and people calling him stupid for diving, then I guess you are right.

By: Jeeves

Jeeves — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:42:01 +0000

And I don't think I've seen any shortstops go diving into the stands and wrecking themselves on the seats face first on a pop fly except Jeter

July 1st - Jeter runs a long way to catch the ball around the foul line, continues to run full speed after the catch and dives into the stands. Gets mad amounts of love because he's Derek Jeter and he gets a bruise/cut on his cheek.Game 4 of the World Series in the 9th inning of a 1 run ball game - Juan Uribe runs toward and dives into the stands to make a catch, in a far more important spot. Gets some love from Chicagoans cuz he's a fun little tubby guy that made a great play, but not nearly to the levels of the love that Jeter got....Just saying is all

By: Lenn Sakatas Media Assassin

Lenn Sakatas Media Assassin — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:33:14 +0000

Jeremy Giambi was safe.

By: jimmy

jimmy — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:05:27 +0000

who is better, pete rose or derek jeter?

(ducking)

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/joe_posnanski/09/16/posnanski.jeterrose/index.html

By: sparty

sparty — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:55:09 +0000

but there is also routine balls he can’t ever get to, now.

/let’s be fair.

this was not always the case.

By: Jesus

Jesus — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:54:47 +0000

@Tampa Bo:

Well, you have to be careful with the gingers. Can’t trust them, not one bit.

@Billy Buckner:

Well, Ripken had a nice little streak of showing up to work everyday there for a bit, but did he ever curse out a fig tree like Yours Truly? No, didn’t think so.

Advantage, Me.

By: benji

benji — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:51:57 +0000

CJ, that’s the point!! People see two awesome plays on the big stage and assume he does that everyday. He has made some awesome plays, but there is also routine balls he can’t ever get to.

By: Jesus

Jesus — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:51:45 +0000

Ah, clown, you keep Me laughing.

How about this, just to stoke an argument:

Jeter > Kobe

By: sparty

sparty — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:50:49 +0000

whoa CJ…close replay shows that ball was not a strike.

good call, blue.