Who can you compare Derek Jeter going back to 1869.

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Posted By: Jeff Lichtman

I'm not a Yankees fan but I'm still capable of appreciating what Jeter is as a ballplayer. The anti-Yankee and NY basis is kind of laughable here. The small ball guys claim that Jeter is overrated cause his power numbers aren't huge. The small town guys claim that the NY press over-praises Jeter (without acknowledging what the NY press has done to ARod this year). The fact is that NY is the toughest place to play and Jeter has won big, with great SS numbers, and done it with style and big plays (did we forget that flip against the A's in the playoffs that got the runner out at home? Think Manny could have made that play?). 3000 hits, 300 HRs, 2000 runs, 400 SBs and all the intangibles ever and he's still overrated? Admit it: you hate him because he's on the Yankees, he makes a lot of money, he's biracial and he's good looking.