Series Thread: Freight Train Rangers who Cannot Lose vs Team that fell apart, but will still make the playoffs

[romeo212000]

I know everybody is sick of all this Jeter stuff, but it's the top of the 9th - kind of a nice scene with him out there...

Be glad when he's gone.

 

[saddles]

To me, it looked liked he hit .395 when we were ahead or behind by 3, and .260 when it counted.

Can't tell you the number of games I sat through back in the 80's when he'd go 3-4 and we'd lose by 5. Then the next night we'd win by one and he was 1-5.

Wow, I don't remember him that way at all. I just remember him hitting ropes all over the park and not striking out very much.

 

[donaldson79]

The Winter Meetings are in San Diego this year Dec. 7-11. If I remember correctly the Rule 5 draft is usually done on the last day.

Again, my sincere thanks for knowing the facts.

This year's WM may be a lot more interesting than some in the recent past.

 

[romeo212000]

Again, my sincere thanks for knowing the facts.

This year's WM may be a lot more interesting than some in the recent past.

Maybe, but I've gotten geared up and been let down before.

 

[donaldson79]

Be glad when he's gone.

And thank you Gawd for the Yankees not making the post season!

Can you imagine the Jeter jerk-off we'd have had to put up with if they had managed to wiggle in?

 

[romeo212000]

Wow. 112 pitches for Colby tonight. Not saying we absolutely need to pick up Colby next year, but if we don't, someone will. Frankly, I thinks he's the perfect back end of the rotation pitcher.

 

[romeo212000]

And thank you Gawd for the Yankees not making the post season!

Can you imagine the Jeter jerk-off we'd have had to put up with if they had managed to wiggle in?

 

[DT LUNA]

Be glad when he's gone.

D id you hear Keith O'berman's take on him?

 

[BLeslie59Rangers]

And the O's tie it in the 9th, so we get more Jeter!!!

 

[saddles]

Again, my sincere thanks for knowing the facts.

This year's WM may be a lot more interesting than some in the recent past.

I suspect we will have some trades done even before then trying to reduce our roster size. We are going to have do do a handful of 2 for 1 trades or 3 for 2 trades to get our roster down to size.

 

[romeo212000]

D id you hear Keith O'berman's take on him?

Nope.

 

[DT LUNA]

Nope.[/QUOTEHe named off several Yankee greats and said Jeeter doesn't belong in the same class with the Babe Mick DiMaggio etc.

 

[donaldson79]

I suspect we will have some trades done even before then trying to reduce our roster size. We are going to have do do a handful of 2 for 1 trades or 3 for 2 trades to get our roster down to size.

My thoughts exactly. And frankly, maybe in part, we'll be dealing from a power position due to our surge late in the season and the showing of all the youngsters.

 

[romeo212000]

He named off several Yankee greats and said Jeeter doesn't belong in the same class with the Babe Mick DiMaggio etc.

He's right. He's a legitimate HOF'er, but not on the same tier as those guys

 

[DT LUNA]

He's right. He's a legitimate HOF'er, but not on the same tier as those guys

Totally agree.

 

[romeo212000]

Totally agree.

To hear these guys tell it, he's the greatest Yankee who ever played.

 

[saddles]

Had Jeter played his entire career with the Rangers and Michael Young played his entire career with the Yankees what would be the difference in how their careers are viewed?

 

[darrylgann]

Again, my sincere thanks for knowing the facts.

This year's WM may be a lot more interesting than some in the recent past.

I am looking forward to this. Better chance on getting a pitcher I suppose.

 

[DT LUNA]

To hear these guys tell it, he's the greatest Yankee who ever played.

Well they probably didn't even know about Kubeck and Richardson.

 

[donaldson79]

Nope.[/QUOTEHe named off several Yankee greats and said Jeeter doesn't belong in the same class with the Babe Mick DiMaggio etc.

True....but then again, how could he? How could anyone?

I'm sick, sick, sick of hearing all the Jeterism.

But when you look at what he accomplished - under the biggest spotlight on the baseball planet - and compare his numbers to other SS, much less players.....he's been truly terrific.

It's not like I hate him. Don't. I'm just totally fatigued with the NY driven media carping about him.