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Because Jeter is an excellent player and a WINNER. When people try to discredit his abilities and achievements with this ridiculous argument, it pinches a nerve. And despite what you guys like to say and whatever defensive numbers you throw out there, he's not a bad shortstop at all. He does have 2 gold gloves. Granted, the competition wasn't at it's peak and they came after A-Rod switched positions, but he did still beat out 13 other AL shortstops those 2 years...including Nomar/Cabrera, and Renteria. The only thing that Red Sox Nation's attempts to put Jeter down does, other than irritate me, is prove just how good Jeter is. To draw the kind of negative attention he gets speaks volumes. Bad players don't get booed. Well thats not true, but not by opposing fans...
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I dont think that you have your pulse on why so many of us hate Jeter, or THAT so many of us hate Jeter. I liken him very much to an aging version of Tom Brady, though its difficult because Brady has a much greater impact on his game as a quarterback, so his praise/criticism will vary accordingly.
Jeter is a very good player. There was a time where he was one of the top couple in the game. But that does not mean he is not overrated. His gold gloves are a JOKE, absolutely laughable, and a half dozen shortstops should have won over him last time he won.
We can't stand Jeter because he is ballwashed at every corner. The great Derek Jeter just wins. Thats great. I guess Mike Timlin should be revered the same way?
The ENDLESS media and fan obsession with Derek Jeter is why people turn against him. He is a very good player, and even when he was (arguably) the best player in baseball he was still completely overrated from a media and new york fan perspective. We don't loathe Derek Jeter (I mean, he is a yankee, so we have to, but as far as the ridiculous level of it), we loate the image of Derek Jeter that is presented to us by the media and by New york fans. The article linked here is the perfect example. Look at the defenses for him? Laughable. He's a team leader. He has intangibles. Great. That has nothing to do with his play.
So if you want to blame someone for the "unnecessary" hating on Jeter, blame YES, ESPN, and people such as yourself who still cling on to the notion that he is a very good defensive player just because he's Derek Jeter.
As a side note, I personally lost a lot of respect for a player who watched the best shortstop in baseball switch positions so that he could keep his position since he's the "captain" (take a page from Michael Young) and then that same captain left that man out to dry when he endlessly struggled with the media. Despite his dragged out "Team Leader" title, IMO those championship rings had a lot more to do with the right fielder's leadership, (and the centerfielder's play) than the shortstop.