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re: Olbermann calls out Jeter Lovefest...I suprisingly agree
Posted on 9/23/14 at 7:09 pm to tduecen
Posted on 9/23/14 at 7:09 pm to tduecen
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The guy slammed more dime pieces than any of us will see in a lifetime and kept all of that out of the tabloids.
That's something to be celebrated in the context of a legendary sportsman? Is that what society has come to?
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He has been a true professional and a model for kids everywhere, so let him be honored.
define "true professional" in relation to so many others who are eventual HOF'ers and didn't get this suckfest.
This post was edited on 9/23/14 at 7:14 pm
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Posted on 9/23/14 at 7:10 pm to titmouse
Google the story about him demanding analingus from a recent hookup and tell me hes not legend bra
Posted on 9/23/14 at 7:11 pm to SirWinston
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Cal Ripken- he of zero titles
Posted on 9/23/14 at 7:12 pm to Choupique19
Ripken won a title? Early 80s? Did not know that - was he key player he had to have been super young
This post was edited on 9/23/14 at 7:13 pm
Posted on 9/23/14 at 7:14 pm to tduecen
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you mean the year he led the league in hits, hit .316 with a .362 OBP, and slugged .429 for a .791 OPS....
How have his numbers been since coming back? I'll hang up and listen.
Posted on 9/23/14 at 7:14 pm to SirWinston
1983 World Series champs
1983 AL MVP
Led the MLB in hits and doubles. Led the AL in fielding percentage.
2nd year in the league.
1983 AL MVP
Led the MLB in hits and doubles. Led the AL in fielding percentage.
2nd year in the league.
This post was edited on 9/23/14 at 7:17 pm
Posted on 9/23/14 at 7:17 pm to Choupique19
Cool did not know that and I stand corrected.
Posted on 9/23/14 at 7:17 pm to USAF Hart
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All of the above mentioned doesn't even factor into his defensive abilities which was phenomenal.
I'm sorry what
Posted on 9/23/14 at 7:21 pm to SirWinston
Well he did hit only .167 in the Series that year. 
This post was edited on 9/23/14 at 7:23 pm
Posted on 9/23/14 at 7:24 pm to titmouse
quote:Wilt Chamberlin wrote an entire book on this it sems
That's something to be celebrated in the context of a legendary sportsman? Is that what society has come to?
Posted on 9/23/14 at 7:24 pm to SirWinston
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This trendy Jeter backlash is lame. Dude was a stud for 15 years and we didn't hear this griping about boring arse Cal Ripken - he of zero titles.
I wonder how Craig Biggio or Paul Molitor would be remembered if they played in New York with the greatest assemblage of talent this side of Billy Martin's Yankees or Dick Williams' A's.
This post was edited on 9/23/14 at 7:25 pm
Posted on 9/23/14 at 7:25 pm to tigerpimpbot
quote:You mean his 1 season since coming back? You mean this season, his only full season since coming back. That of being a 40 year old SS in his 20th season in MLB
How have his numbers been since coming back? I'll hang up and listen.
Posted on 9/23/14 at 7:27 pm to titmouse
I would normally be the first to agree but I can't. First my favorite team is whomever the Yankees are playing. I hate those SOBs. I hate the organization and their belief/ability to buy championships. I hate their classless fans. However I do love the game. I don't know his stats like I once did but the guy has always seemed to be the consummate professional in a city that is the hardest in sports to play in. The guy has lasted a LONG time in a city that quits on players with a 3 game slump. He has been the captain and fulfilled the role fantastic. So not only on his accomplishments, but also on the way he has conducted himself- I will say that the send off is well deserved.
Posted on 9/23/14 at 7:29 pm to USAF Hart
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I think the big allure to Jeter is that in a time of steroids on top of steroids, he kept his nose clean and collected 3,000+ hits while not being all jacked up.
How sure are we about this? I've always been pretty amazed his 2012 season, at 38 years old, hasn't at least brought this question forward.
Posted on 9/23/14 at 7:30 pm to Open Your Eyes
Posted on 9/23/14 at 7:30 pm to lsutigers1992
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I wonder how Craig Biggio or Paul Molitor would be remembered if they played in New York with the greatest assemblage of talent this side of Billy Martin's Yankees or Dick Williams' A's.
Life's not fair - can't blame the Captain for this. If Rickey Jackson had been a Giant and LT a Saint their legacies may be reversed as well.
This post was edited on 9/23/14 at 7:34 pm
Posted on 9/23/14 at 7:34 pm to Open Your Eyes
Same as we should be questioning Biggio, Chipper, Ripken, and any player who played during the 90's
Posted on 9/23/14 at 7:37 pm to Fun Bunch
quote:he's the best case for people saying he's overrated so much to the point he's underrated.
He is extremely overrated as a baseball player.
Posted on 9/23/14 at 7:37 pm to SirWinston
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Life's not fair - can't blame the Captain for this. If Rickey Jackson had been a Giant and LT a Saint their legacies may be reversed as well.
Exactly, which is why I think the "Farewell Tour" is ridiculous and the backlash is not overblown or inappropriate. If the difference between the three mentioned here is negligible, then what are we celebrating? That he was really, really, really popular and he did it in New York City?
I'm not saying Jeter isn't great, because obviously he is. But why are we celebrating the fact that he won baseball's version of the genetic lottery?
The really offensive thing about Jeter's farewell tour is that he gets to be the Greek God of Baseball and the other great hitters of the last 20 years are footnotes.
This post was edited on 9/23/14 at 7:50 pm
Posted on 9/23/14 at 7:39 pm to titmouse
Well you're pretty fricking stupid like he is then..
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