Jeter

[calvindog]

I'm not a Yankees fan either and after watching Roger Goodell's press conference today I have even greater respect for Jeter.

I feel like if I hate Jeter just for being a Yankee then, in turn, I'd have to hate Ruth, Gehrig, DiMaggio, Mantle and so on and so forth. Not willing to do that. Bottom line is I may dislike the Yankees, but all biases and cheaters aside, my generation witnessed three all-time players Ken Griffey Jr, Frank Thomas, and Derek Jeter.

[clydepepper]

Originally Posted by Gobucsmagic74

I feel like if I hate Jeter just for being a Yankee then, in turn, I'd have to hate Ruth, Gehrig, DiMaggio, Mantle and so on and so forth. Not willing to do that. Bottom line is I may dislike the Yankees, but all biases and cheaters aside, my generation witnessed three all-time players Ken Griffey Jr, Frank Thomas, and Derek Jeter.

Truth be know, I don't really hate the Yankees. I sure hated that they beat the Braves in two World Series, but, a former Brave, Joe Torre, along with Jeter and Bernie Williams, etc. ushered in Class that had been missing for a while.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Gobucsmagic74

I feel like if I hate Jeter just for being a Yankee then, in turn, I'd have to hate Ruth, Gehrig, DiMaggio, Mantle and so on and so forth. Not willing to do that. Bottom line is I may dislike the Yankees, but all biases and cheaters aside, my generation witnessed three all-time players Ken Griffey Jr, Frank Thomas, and Derek Jeter.

Guerrero was very comparable to Griffey and Thomas on a 162 game average (his career stopped a bit early) and had a much better batting average. Playing his prime years in Montreal did not help him achieve fame, for sure.

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Guerrero was very comparable to Griffey and Thomas on a 162 game average (his career stopped a bit early) and had a much better batting average. Playing his prime years in Montreal did not help him achieve fame, for sure.

Cool. Griffey, Thomas, and Jeter are first ballot HOF'ers though...same can't be said for Guerrero. Ivan Rodriguez was another great player of the era if we're just talking great players.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Gobucsmagic74

Cool. Griffey, Thomas, and Jeter are first ballot HOF'ers though...same can't be said for Guerrero.

We shall see.

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

We shall see.

Yes, we surely shall

[LincolnVT]

Griffey Jr...although plagued by an injury late in his carrer, was the best player of the late 80s and 90s. Jeter...carried himself well, played hard and deserves to be in the HOF.

Too bad all of there cards were so over printed....

Go Red Sox!

[chaddurbin]

Originally Posted by Gobucsmagic74

Cool. Griffey, Thomas, and Jeter are first ballot HOF'ers though...same can't be said for Guerrero. Ivan Rodriguez was another great player of the era if we're just talking great players.

vlad, griffey, thomas, jeter...pudge. hmm one name is unlike the others. yea it's pudge.

As Spaeth said, I guess we'll see

[chaddurbin]

i like pudge, but with the ped rumor he's not getting in.