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Originally Posted by One Red Seat
The fact that Jeter has won GGs and was included with Ozzie Smith on the ballot for the Rawlings All-time Defensive team is the reason this article called out Jeter in the introduction of this new statistical measure. To Gom, it is universally accepted that Manny blows in LF and Ortiz is slow. It is not universally accepted by the majority of Yankee fans and the mainstream baseball media that Jeter isn't good in the field, and he is touted (see the GGs et al mentioned above) as an excellent fielder. Hence the article. To 26, please explain how researchers at UPenn equates to Sox fans trying to besmirch Jeter? I don't see it. Face it, you are the reason the article was written.
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Damn, that was good. I guess pigs can fly now. Manny sucks in the field, so does Ortiz, and Jeter isn't that great at short. His range blows, but he's as good as I've seen at pop ups. His jump and throw at short is a normal stop and throw by a good defensive shortstop. I never said Jeter is a great fielder, but overall, offense/defense/running, etc., I'd take him over most shortstops of the game. Can we end this silly discussion yet?
By the way, Yankee fans who don't realize that he's a poor defensive player are clueless.