Jeter was also one of the GOAT SS's who had 4 rings when ARod showed up. ARod offered to move to 3b
Didn't Ortiz? Didn't Manny? Every player tries to hold their team's by the balls to get more money. Welcome to baseball economics 101. I think you are missing something here. Jeter was a hell of an offensive force, even to the end. He had a slash line of .316/.362/.429 in 2012 when the Yanks went to the ALCS. He broke his ankle that post season and missed nearly the entire following season due to complications. His final contract was a last hurrah season, but it also was one where there was optimism that he could still be an offensive force. His last healthy season's slash line was pretty solid and he was going to do it one more time. He didn't end up being any good, but asking for and getting what he got for a last hurrah of an all time great player is economics. Unless you're a socialist pig?Did Derek Jeter hold Cashman and the yankees hostage and do a PR hissy fit negotiating his final contract?
They missed the POs in 2013 without him. I doubt he "forced" anyone to wear a patch. My bet is the Yankees front office realized they weren't going to the POs in 2014 and "forced" everyone to wear itDid Derek Jeter force the Yankees to wear the Re2pect patch for a month and invite the "retirement tour" which splintered the clubhouse and no doubt was a main factor in the NYY missing the postseason for the first time in a million seasons?
Hal sucks
You're just a Jeter hater. The guy won 5 rings. He went to the POs 17 times. He amassed 3,465 hits. His triple slash was .310/.377/.440 over 12,602 PAs. His post season line was pretty similar, cementing himself as a great post season player. He's an auto-in. But he won't be unanimous. Not because he shouldn't be, but because the HOF inductees get a vote and he did them dirty in Florida when he took over the Marlins. He'll be a 98%er
Hal sucks
i simply asked you for 3 yes or no answers jacksonianmarch.
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Selfishness has nothing to do with my opinion.
He was a very good hitter, especially for a SS, but to me his defense was so bad it made him just an overall very good player- maybe even great, but not great enough for the HOF.
I'm pretty tight with my HOF expectations. I'm not even sure Schilling belongs.
I'm not delusional- some voters are.
When you say it's gonna happen now
When exactly do you mean?
When you say it's gonna happen now
When exactly do you mean?
also...i live in the area so i heard/read all about it in realtime in the early 2000's so it's not revisionist history.
there were alot of articles written about it over the years and you can certainly google them for yourself.
here's one that i find pretty spot on to my feelings on the matter:
https://eoinhiggins.com/jeter-not-a-...e-ec02a559b1dc
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