Re: Jeter Worst SS According To Penn Study
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Originally Posted by rician blast
My thoughts:
(1) I never thought any less of Jeter for not offering to make the move to a new position...in fact I think he did the right thing. It's his position, they want him to move, they should move him, but he had no responsibility to offer up such a position change.
(2) As for ARod's supposedly commendable actions I viewed his decision to move to third as pathetic and desperate.
When we were all growing up and playing ball what was the most prestigious position on the field when we weren't pitching? Shortstop. Hands down.
So if you are supposedly one of the top SS in the game why would you ever agree to play 3B unless you were desperate to get out of a situation and were handicapped by your excessive contract?
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What's your point? Growing up, I'd rather be the RF on a winning team than the SS on a losing one. How is that any different? He wanted to go to the Sox first, but after that fell through, he went to the best team in the game at the time, and switched positions. I think you're making a point, but I'm not sure what it is.
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