This subject seems to illicit such a fevered response I thought I would give it its own thread. Some folks act as though you kicked their dog and insulted the virtue of their mother at the mere mention of someone not liking Jeter. No other athlete seems to get such polarizing reactions from fans.
In another thread someone compared Jeter to Barry Larkin, which given their respective sample size seems like a fair comparison as it stands right now. Their numbers of AB, H, HR, RBI, R, are about the same. Barry struck out less and drew more walks, Derek's AVG and OBP is higher and both won 3 gold gloves. Granted, it took Barry 5 more years to compile his career stats, and Jeter should more than surpass Larkin in career numbers. As it stands right now though, I do not see the 2 as that different.
That said, I am not a big fan of Jeter. I do not like having to be told OVER AND OVER again by the media that I must tip my cap to a given player cause he is so great. In fact I usually root against teams/players the media christens as the greatest/best ever. History should be the judge of which teams/players were the best ever. The media at the events should leave such hyperbole to the side and report on the happenings of the event. That said I respect Jeter but I do not like him.
It should also be noted (as I stated in a similar thread) I also do not like Wayne Gretzky, Michael Jordan, and Brett Favre.
In another thread someone compared Jeter to Barry Larkin, which given their respective sample size seems like a fair comparison as it stands right now. Their numbers of AB, H, HR, RBI, R, are about the same. Barry struck out less and drew more walks, Derek's AVG and OBP is higher and both won 3 gold gloves. Granted, it took Barry 5 more years to compile his career stats, and Jeter should more than surpass Larkin in career numbers. As it stands right now though, I do not see the 2 as that different.
That said, I am not a big fan of Jeter. I do not like having to be told OVER AND OVER again by the media that I must tip my cap to a given player cause he is so great. In fact I usually root against teams/players the media christens as the greatest/best ever. History should be the judge of which teams/players were the best ever. The media at the events should leave such hyperbole to the side and report on the happenings of the event. That said I respect Jeter but I do not like him.
It should also be noted (as I stated in a similar thread) I also do not like Wayne Gretzky, Michael Jordan, and Brett Favre.
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