Great Article on The Captain - Derek Jeter

[DJ Fog]

I was very surprised when I watched Game 1 of the Twins-Yankees series. Sure, Derek Jeter made nearly all the big plays and led his team to a comeback win, but what the heck was Joe Girardi doing playing Jeter at SS? Shouldn't he have put Jeter at DH?! This IS the playoffs. I think its just a disaster waiting to happen by playing the least effective defensive player in the MLB at the SS position.

My guess is that the Twins win the next 3 games and the Yankees get knocked out of the postseason.

Seriously.. maybe Jeter can switch with Matsui and he could play SS for a game or two to see how he does. It isn't possible to downgrade from the worst is it?

[Senser81]

Seriously.. maybe Jeter can switch with Matsui and he could play SS for a game or two to see how he does. It isn't possible to downgrade from the worst is it?

I've heard that Brian Cashman is interested in acquiring Adam Dunn in the offseason, and then inserting Dunn into the SS position. Cashman said he wants to shore up the left side of his infield.

[DJ Fog]

I heard the Yankees we having open tryouts for SS for the first time in history in the offseason, since they're so sick of saying Jeter is the worst short stop to ever live, and figure even a random bum off the streets of the Bronx could cover more ground than the Captain.

[Senser81]

I heard the Yankees we having open tryouts for SS for the first time in history in the offseason, since they're so sick of saying Jeter is the worst short stop to ever live, and figure even a random bum off the streets of the Bronx could cover more ground than the Captain.

That would actually be pretty sweet. My brother works in New York, and his UZR/150 rating in Little League was off the charts! He'd fit in well alongside A-Rod.

[Anthony]

I tried out for the SS position they said I wasn't as bad as Jeter defensively. Needless to say I didn't make the team.

[Rayman]

Holy shit, how did I miss the gold in this thread? The idiotic generalization, the supporting of stats one doesn't even understand and the subsequent backtracking make me smile.

And whoring out your own crappy radio show in the process? That's just doubly sweet.

Nothing else needs to be said here. Carry on.

[Senser81]

I'm surprised that more isn't being made of the Yankees unlikely run to the World Series. They have been severely handicapped in every matchup, basically playing without a shortstop. It reminds me of the Loyola-Marymount College bball team from 1990...overcoming tremendous adversity while being a huge underdog.

Can anyone recall the last time the Yankees won the World Series? Its probable that this would be their first.

[DJ Fog]

The Yankees haven't won the WS in eons.. something like 3480 years or so.


Or something like the year 2000 I heard. Derek Jeter was on the team, but if I remember right he was benched.

[Senser81]

So, the Phillies are the defending champs, a great team from top to bottom, and they lose to the Yankees in 5 games? Losing 4 straight after winning game 1?

My question is: where do you rate the Yankees win over Philly in the overall list of greatest upsets in sports history? To beat a great Phillies team with the least effective defensive player in baseball regardless of position playing shortstop is incredible...it would be like the Dolphins winning the Super Bowl with Ronnie Brown at QB. I am stunned at this outcome. Here is where I would rank this upset...

1) 1980 US hockey vs. USSR
2) 2009 Yankees vs. Phillies
3) Buster Douglass vs. Mike Tyson
4) SB III Jets vs. Colts
5) Appalachian State vs. Michigan in college football

[SethMode]

So, the Phillies are the defending champs, a great team from top to bottom, and they lose to the Yankees in 5 games? Losing 4 straight after winning game 1?

My question is: where do you rate the Yankees win over Philly in the overall list of greatest upsets in sports history? To beat a great Phillies team with the least effective defensive player in baseball regardless of position playing shortstop is incredible...it would be like the Dolphins winning the Super Bowl with Ronnie Brown at QB. I am stunned at this outcome. Here is where I would rank this upset...

1) 1980 US hockey vs. USSR
2) 2009 Yankees vs. Phillies
3) Buster Douglass vs. Mike Tyson
4) SB III Jets vs. Colts
5) Appalachian State vs. Michigan in college football

It was in six games, but I like the sentiment. This thread is never going to go away and I love it. :laughing:

Allow me to add by saying that I hope the bridge that NY is going to build in honor of Jeter is more effective at handling traffic than Jeter is at fielding a routine grounder. Things could get ugly!

[Senser81]

It was in six games, but I like the sentiment. This thread is never going to go away and I love it. :laughing:

Allow me to add by saying that I hope the bridge that NY is going to build in honor of Jeter is more effective at handling traffic than Jeter is at fielding a routine grounder. Things could get ugly!

I heard the bridge will have a higher UZI rating than Jeter.

[DJ Fog]

So, the Phillies are the defending champs, a great team from top to bottom, and they lose to the Yankees in 5 games? Losing 4 straight after winning game 1?

My question is: where do you rate the Yankees win over Philly in the overall list of greatest upsets in sports history? To beat a great Phillies team with the least effective defensive player in baseball regardless of position playing shortstop is incredible...it would be like the Dolphins winning the Super Bowl with Ronnie Brown at QB. I am stunned at this outcome. Here is where I would rank this upset...

1) 1980 US hockey vs. USSR
2) 2009 Yankees vs. Phillies
3) Buster Douglass vs. Mike Tyson
4) SB III Jets vs. Colts
5) Appalachian State vs. Michigan in college football

I spit out coffee reading this .:laughing:

[DJ Fog]

Wow, it was just announced the Derek Jeter won the gold glove award.

I guess this year it meant you can afford a gold glove, and had nothing to do with fielding ability.

[Senser81]

Wow, it was just announced the Derek Jeter won the gold glove award.

I guess this year it meant you can afford a gold glove, and had nothing to do with fielding ability.

But, as we all know, the gold glove is such a political award that they usually give it to the worst fielder in baseball regardless of position....so its not that surprising for Jeter to win a gold glove. Kinda like how Jason White won the Heisman that one year.

[FirstTimer]

? Make all the cracks you want about nerds like that living in their mom's basement with nothing better to do (those kinds of jokes seem to suit your intellectual abilities),

at this quote in retrospect.