Derek Jeter Appreciation Thread

[soxfan1468927]

he hit home runs

300+ in 10349 at bats

also rarely struck out, unlike "Capn Clutch"

And yet, he was never top 5 in the league like the true greats of Steve Balboni and Gorman Thomas.

 

[black francis]

boston defending jeter

cant beat em, join em

 

[soxfan1468927]

sometimes numbers are so impressive, they cannot be improved upon

see Brett, George

An .859 OPS in that World Series definitely could have used some improvement.

 

[black francis]

Sorry, we dont reward George for being a brittle bitch his entire career

ken huckaby says hi

 

[black francis]

An .859 OPS in that World Series definitely could have used some improvement.

jeter reached that twice in his 100 world series appearances

 

[soxfan1468927]

boston defending jeter

cant beat em, join em

Yes, I can't beat the argument that Jeter is clutch so I've joined the argument.

 

[soxfan1468927]

jeter reached that twice in his 100 world series appearances

Doesn't matter, that's higher than his career OPS and therefore it's clutch according to you. However, since Brett's performance was a decrease from his regular season, it's not clutch.

 

[DirtDirtDirt]

Doesn't matter, that's higher than his career OPS and therefore it's clutch according to you. However, since Brett's performance was a decrease from his regular season, it's not clutch.

 

[black francis]

Doesn't matter, that's higher than his career OPS and therefore it's clutch according to you. However, since Brett's performance was a decrease from his regular season, it's not clutch.

Like I said, some numbers are so amazing, they cannot be duplicated

 

[black francis]

yeah, that's what i thought

thanks for playing

 

[soxfan1468927]

Like I said, some numbers are so amazing, they cannot be duplicated

 

[Voltaire26]

Derek Jeter was "a little" overrated, but a clutch player, playing his entire career for the Yankees and a positive role model all contribute to the Hall of Famer he is.

Thank you Derek Jeter, the state of Michigan is proud of you!!

 

[Chewbaccer]

Chipper>Brett>>>>>Jeter

 

[soxfan1468927]

Chipper>Brett>>>>>Jeter

Chipper vs Brett is a good comp. State your case.

 

[Chewbaccer]

Chipper vs Brett is a good comp. State your case.

What if I think they're pretty close and I'm just talking shit?

I'd give Chipper the slight edge. Hit for more power and hit for a better average. Both had more walks than strikeouts in their career(Chipper did have about 500 more of each than Brett).

Kind of a shame that injuries kept Chipper out of the 500 HR and 3000 hits club.

 

[black francis]

Derek Jeter was "a little" overrated, but a clutch player, playing his entire career for the Yankees and a positive role model all contribute to the Hall of Famer he is.

Thank you Derek Jeter, the state of Michigan is proud of you!!

You do know that he doesnt claim Michigan, right?

positive role models evade taxes and suck teammates dicks.

 

[soxfan1468927]

What if I think they're pretty close and I'm just talking shit?

I'd give Chipper the slight edge. Hit for more power and hit for a better average. Both had more walks than strikeouts in their career(Chipper did have about 500 more of each than Brett).

Kind of a shame that injuries kept Chipper out of the 500 HR and 3000 hits club.

Well that's fine too if you're just talking shit. I just like the comp. I think they are both in the top 5 all-time 3rd basemen. And I think the Boggs/Brett/Jones group is a fun debate. I think Schmidt and Mathews are 1 and 2.

Brett hit for a better average than Chipper, and considering the era in which the two played, the gap compared to their peers is even larger for Brett. As far as power, once again taking into account the era in which they played, Brett was better than the average 3rd baseman in the league than Chipper was.

 

[black francis]

Chipper vs Brett is a good comp. State your case.

Yep

Injuries kept Brett from probably reaching 3500 hits and maybe 700 doubles.

I probably give Larry the edge.

 

[soxfan1468927]

What if I think they're pretty close and I'm just talking shit?

I'd give Chipper the slight edge. Hit for more power and hit for a better average. Both had more walks than strikeouts in their career(Chipper did have about 500 more of each than Brett).

Kind of a shame that injuries kept Chipper out of the 500 HR and 3000 hits club.

I hope this doesn't happen to Beltre. I think he's a surefire HOFer, but I'm just not sure if he's viewed that way unless he gets these milestones.

 

[soxfan1468927]

Yep

Injuries kept Brett from probably reaching 3500 hits and maybe 700 doubles.

I probably give Larry the edge.

WOW! Really? Well props to you for being unbiased. Personally I think I would lean towards Brett.