Derek Jeter All-Star

Cliffy6745

JonnyPistachio wrote:

Cliffy6745 wrote:

Hitting 3,000 hits and never saying a fucking word, winning 5 rings and being in the middle of all of it. Having a .314 career average and being the face of the most famous sports team on the face of the earth. Alex Rodriguez makes it 100% clear that there is one Derek jeter.

Yes, Derek jeter is getting old and is going down hill and yea, people like the hatred and assholes in this thread will love it, but fact is, us Yankees fans have witnessed such an incredible career that none of these fuck faces will ever get to enjoy. So hate all you want, no, jeter should not be an all star this year but he has had one hell of a career and given me more memories than any baseball player ever will.

I think he has a lot of respect of his team mates and players across the league.. That is class. He also has always looked like he is having fun playing the game. I personally feel like following Jeter over the last two decades has brought a sense of old school baseball to the present day.

Glad my drunk angry Jeter rant caught on. Agreed, I think the respect he has across the league shows in the fact that he still wins gold gloves.

Newch91

Cliffy6745 wrote:

JonnyPistachio wrote:

Cliffy6745 wrote:

Hitting 3,000 hits and never saying a fucking word, winning 5 rings and being in the middle of all of it. Having a .314 career average and being the face of the most famous sports team on the face of the earth. Alex Rodriguez makes it 100% clear that there is one Derek jeter.

Yes, Derek jeter is getting old and is going down hill and yea, people like the hatred and assholes in this thread will love it, but fact is, us Yankees fans have witnessed such an incredible career that none of these fuck faces will ever get to enjoy. So hate all you want, no, jeter should not be an all star this year but he has had one hell of a career and given me more memories than any baseball player ever will.

I think he has a lot of respect of his team mates and players across the league.. That is class. He also has always looked like he is having fun playing the game. I personally feel like following Jeter over the last two decades has brought a sense of old school baseball to the present day.

Glad my drunk angry Jeter rant caught on. Agreed, I think the respect he has across the league shows in the fact that he still wins gold gloves.

Cliffy, if I can add a few things to the first paragraph of your rant: he's the all-time hits leader for short stops, going to be the first Yankee to get 3,000 hits, and he was the first player to win both All-Star and World Series MVP in the same season. Also, the play that he's probably most known for, the flip play, saved the division series and the season for the Yankees.

JonnyPistachio

polaris_x wrote:

JonnyPistachio wrote:

I think he has a lot of respect of his team mates and players across the league.. That is class. He also has always looked like he is having fun playing the game. I personally feel like following Jeter over the last two decades has brought a sense of old school baseball to the present day.

right but is he deserving to be the starting SS on the AL all star team this year?

off the top of my head I would say no, there are better players with better stats for the last 3-4 months. But is all star voting limited to performance over a few months? Is he deserving? maybe.. if we think outside the box and realize that he is a clutch hitter with a .314 career average.

In addition..Now that the all star game is correlated to the WS (ridiculous, btw), I would also say he doesnt belong, especially coming off injury.

Cliffy6745

Newch91 wrote:

Cliffy, if I can add a few things to the first paragraph of your rant: he's the all-time hits leader for short stops, going to be the first Yankee to get 3,000 hits, and he was the first player to win both All-Star and World Series MVP in the same season. Also, the play that he's probably most known for, the flip play, saved the division series and the season for the Yankees.

All great stuff. And he has done it all without an ounce of controversy aside from the contract negotiations, which is pretty impressive considering the Internet/TMZ age we live in.

The Fixer

I just want him to get his 3,000th hit so I don't have to hear about it anymore.

As for the AS game, I don't know why people get so riled up about it. Who fucking cares?

Newch91

Cliffy6745 wrote:

Newch91 wrote:

Cliffy, if I can add a few things to the first paragraph of your rant: he's the all-time hits leader for short stops, going to be the first Yankee to get 3,000 hits, and he was the first player to win both All-Star and World Series MVP in the same season. Also, the play that he's probably most known for, the flip play, saved the division series and the season for the Yankees.

All great stuff. And he has done it all without an ounce of controversy aside from the contract negotiations, which is pretty impressive considering the Internet/TMZ age we live in.

True. I think he was disappointed someone spoke to the media about the negotiations. You make a good point with the Internet/TMZ age we live in. There was that "incident" (don't think that's the right word) with him and George back in 2002/2003 about him staying out late and partying, which they made fun of in that Visa commercial.

Newch91

The Fixer wrote:

I just want him to get his 3,000th hit so I don't have to hear about it anymore.

As for the AS game, I don't know why people get so riled up about it. Who fucking cares?

I think he wants to get it over with so he doesn't have to worry about it anymore.

Cliffy6745

Newch91 wrote:

Cliffy6745 wrote:

Newch91 wrote:

Cliffy, if I can add a few things to the first paragraph of your rant: he's the all-time hits leader for short stops, going to be the first Yankee to get 3,000 hits, and he was the first player to win both All-Star and World Series MVP in the same season. Also, the play that he's probably most known for, the flip play, saved the division series and the season for the Yankees.

All great stuff. And he has done it all without an ounce of controversy aside from the contract negotiations, which is pretty impressive considering the Internet/TMZ age we live in.

True. I think he was disappointed someone spoke to the media about the negotiations. You make a good point with the Internet/TMZ age we live in. There was that "incident" (don't think that's the right word) with him and George back in 2002/2003 about him staying out late and partying, which they made fun of in that Visa commercial.

The negotiations were handled poorly by everyone, I guess it was pretty inevitable though.

Haha, yeah, if that is the biggest problem he has had, I think he is doing alright. If I were him, I can't even begin to tell you the type of shit I would get into.

rival.

is it bad that i didn't know the all-star game was in phoenix up until 2 weeks ago or so?

zero appeal. zero interest.

if i were a manager i would not allow my players to participate. a week's rest is far more important. especially if you are going to be in a dog fight from july - september for a post season spot.

jervin007

I have the utmost level of respect for Jeter, but he shouldn't be starting shortstop this year. In past years I have been cool with it, but this year he obviously doesn't have the numbers. But hey, thats a flaw with fans voting in the starting lineup. You have large market teams, such as the yanks and sox, whose national fanbase can rack up votes and get their players on the starting squad. Thats why the bulk of the starting lineup is yanks/sox players. Unfortunately as a result more deserving players on these teams, such as CC Sabathia, don't make the squad because of the rule that each team has to have a player. Sure, Russell Martin also made it...but catchers a weak position. CC deserved it over Jeter or Martin (in my opinion).

Hard to ignore the other yanks/sox players voted it though. They are the best at their respective positions.

The Juggler

polaris_x wrote:

The Juggler wrote:

if you're going to say this stupid game determines home field advantage in the world series, the managers should pick the teams.


bud selig is an unbelievable idiot.

most all star games have fan voting ... i think they do it pretty good ...

fans then peers then managers ...

if the game was truly an exhibition, i wouldn't have a problem with it.

CH156378

thank you ron. he deserved it from the beginning.

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BinauralJam

CH156378 Suck It!!!

Newch91

BinauralJam wrote:

CH156378 Suck It!!!

jimbojones1138

RW81233 wrote:

What is playing with class? Or playing the right way? Grounding to second base over and over? Fucking girls like it's your job? Not fielding a ball to your left since 1998? He's Tony Romo with a handful of rings. It's funny how things work when they go your way.

just wondering... which one of the three in your avatar wrote this?... :roll:

Cliffy6745 wrote:

Hitting 3,000 hits and never saying a fucking word, winning 5 rings and being in the middle of all of it. Having a .314 career average and being the face of the most famous sports team on the face of the earth. Alex Rodriguez makes it 100% clear that there is one Derek jeter.

Yes, Derek jeter is getting old and is going down hill and yea, people like the hatred and assholes in this thread will love it, but fact is, us Yankees fans have witnessed such an incredible career that none of these fuck faces will ever get to enjoy. So hate all you want, no, jeter should not be an all star this year but he has had one hell of a career and given me more memories than any baseball player ever will.

Yes...when i think if derek jeter, i do think class...

out of all the the professional athletes out there who are juicing... getting caught up in scandals, guns and rape charges... and just being complete assholes by fucking their way through cities...drugs and drinking... well jeter is actually a hero kids can look up to...out of everyone in the damned mlb, i can honestly say there isnt a better role model out there...just my two cents

jimbojones1138

oh btw...congrats #2...for hitting 3000...thank 3001...and than 3002

3000 w a homer!!!