Jeter - minus 1? WTF??

[packs]

I think the conversation should start with WHY JETER? Mariano Rivera was maybe the greatest inning per inning pitcher of all time. There has never been another one like him and there probably won't be again. Jeter is a HOF player but he's not more than that. I don't think he was ever really considered the best shortstop in baseball at any one point in his career. Knowing that, how can there be so much support for 100% induction?

[Snapolit1]

Typical Yankee fan response:

I'm outraged that Jeter didn't get 100% of the votes.

Who is Larry Walker?

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From 538.com:

Still, in some ways, Jeter would have been a curious choice to become the Hall of Fame’s first unanimous position player. He never won an MVP award, though he had eight top-10 finishes. He never led the league in batting, on-base percentage, slugging or WAR in any of his 20 seasons. He was named AL Player of the Month only once (August 1998). He ranks 88th all-time in WAR.

Jeter’s game also had a glaring weakness: He had a suspect glove. His five Gold Gloves were likely based more on reputation than skill, according to metrics that have long regarded Jeter as a poor defender. Jeter has the worst Defensive Runs Saved total (-152) since the stat was first recorded in 2003. The stat measures a defender’s ability to convert batted balls to outs relative to his positional peers. Had he played in today’s game, Jeter might very well have been moved off of shortstop. Yet Jeter played all 23,225 2/3 of his career innings in the field at one of the game’s most demanding defensive positions.

[Bpm0014]

Jeter is clearly overrated, people thinking he deserved a higher HOF percentage than Ruth, Mays et al.

Spot on

[maddux31]

I always hoped that Greg Maddux would get the first unanimous call to the hall, then a voter with asinine reasoning stepped in.

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/...l-of-fame-vote

[maniac_73]

This whole unanimous thing has become nuts. Like others have said if Ruth and Aaron weren't unanimous, why would Jeter be? HOF caliber player but if he played his career in Atlanta unanimous wouldn't even be in the convo.

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by maddux31

I always hoped that Greg Maddux would get the first unanimous call to the hall, then a voter with asinine reasoning stepped in.

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/...l-of-fame-vote

Jeter not getting 100% of the vote is silly. Just like many many before him should have got 100%.

[Orioles1954]

Who cares? He's in. Bitching for the sake of bitching.

[nsaddict]

Jimmie Foxx 79% in his 7th year of being eligible!

Jeter overrated for sure!