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No room for Jeter 2011
Topic Started: Aug 11 2010, 10:09 AM (197 Views)
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Joel Sherman
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One of the interesting subplots in the 1996 ALCS was the changing of the guard at shortstop that played out on the field. Cal Ripken was still a steady fielder, making few errors. But the Orioles icon simply had lost his range. He turned 36 during that season and the age clearly showed in his game. He was the face of the organization, the most beloved player among the fans. Still, the Orioles could ignore the limitations no longer and, though Ripken did not want to move, Baltimore signed Mike Bordick as a free agent to play short and Ripken was shuffled to third.

The young shortstop in the 1996 ALCS was Derek Jeter. He was spry, agile and quick. He fielded balls that eluded Ripken. He was the future.

Fast forward to now. It is Jeter who turned 36 this year. It is Jeter who is the face of an organization, beloved by fans. But it also is Jeter not getting to balls. Like Ripken in 1996, Jeter is steady, making few mistakes on balls he can reach. But always range challenged, Jeter appears that to be getting to fewer and fewer as this season goes along – as if an older player is tiring as the year goes along.

Michael Young opened the 10th inning last night with a grounder not hit particularly hard to Jeter’s right. It was a tough play, but Young is no speedster. I have a feeling the Rangers’ young shortstop Elvis Andrus makes the play. Heck, in the ninth inning, Jeter had hit into a double play on a hit-and-run and with Andrus momentarily double-clutching at second, but yet still having the arm strength to peg out Jeter.

Young beat Jeter’s throw by a step and Texas had initiated the rally that would beat Mariano Rivera and the Yankees.

Jeter cannot be moved to third like Ripken was because the Yanks already have a transplanted shortstop at third in Alex Rodriguez. He cannot play on the right side of the infield where Robinson Cano and Mark Teixeira are entrenched. Could he play left field? Maybe, but he has never done it and he is sure to resist that or the notion that he should DH more often – and, really, with his offense also going south, he is not someone the Yanks should want to DH too often.

This all provides more information and intrigue to this offseason when the Yanks will have to negotiate with Jeter as a free agent.


Really I've seen enough,. let him finish his career in Tampa where he lives .....
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It's not even worth reading. He'll be back next year no matter what.
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I swear I've seen this same article from Sherman at least 3 times now this year.
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Joel Sherman will be in the baseball Hall of Fame some day.
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:lmao:
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If moronic dicks like Bill Madden and Peter Gammons are in, Joel will be too.
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Aug 11 2010, 05:53 PM
Joel Sherman will be in the baseball Hall of Fame some day.
It's funny because it's true. You ever watch Madden on Daily News Live (SNY)? That old f*ck sounds so clueless and old. You're just like, "Go home, man. Don't tell anyone anything. Just go home."
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Its a joke that writters can just vote their friends into the hall of fame. An absolute joke. They already ruined it by voting in undeserving players, so whatever.
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Aug 13 2010, 11:59 AM
Its a joke that writters can just vote their friends into the hall of fame. An absolute joke. They already ruined it by voting in undeserving players, so whatever.
Mmhmm. The Hall of Fame is so watered down it's not even special. And I'm talking players. Writers shouldn't even be part of it. It doesn't make sense to me to give some scribe or broadcaster the same honor as a legendary athlete. Create a sports journalism Hall of Fame or some sh*t. Writing is subjective anyway. I'll think something is crap and others will like it. So there's no stats for it. These old men get in for years of service; being around long enough to have made enough connections.
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