Posted By:
Rhett YeakleyJeff, I actually called Jeter a "very" good ballplayer. And reread my post I hardly spent a "few words" criticizing Jeter and the rest attacking the Yanks, it was half an half. I don't hate the Yanks, but they are hardly my favorite team. I do feel strongly that as a "very" good ballplayer Jeter gets too much credit from people like you who already have him hitting 3000 hits, 400 SB's, 300 HR's (he's only about half way there), and 2000 runs. IF he does all those things you think he will, someday he might be elevated to "marginally great" until that time however, he will be relegated to the "very good" category. Also, what NY fans did to Arod this year was grotesque, how do you do that to somebody that just won an MVP award, all booing Yankee fans should be ashamed of themselves. I love it how Yankees fans can justify their actions booing Arod because he makes so much, but last year when Jeter was hitting less than .250 to start the season nobody was booing, but then again he makes so much less than Arod ($25M vs. $21M). Also, would you call Wheat, Manush, etc. great ballplayers or very good? I think we each have a different definition as to what great is, in my opinion great palyers are the best to ever play, Jeter is NOT in that class.
-Rhett