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I love most everything about baseball, but I hate these farewell tours. Three years in a row now: Chipper, Mariano, Jeter. To the next HoF-bound player getting ready to hang 'em up: Announce your decision in August or September, please.
I love most everything about baseball, but I hate these farewell tours. Three years in a row now: Chipper, Mariano, Jeter. To the next HoF-bound player getting ready to hang 'em up: Announce your decision in August or September, please.
The club owners do not feel this way, these retirement tours help sell more tickets.
I love most everything about baseball, but I hate these farewell tours. Three years in a row now: Chipper, Mariano, Jeter. To the next HoF-bound player getting ready to hang 'em up: Announce your decision in August or September, please.
The good thing about that is that fans who haven't seen him play may make the extra effort to do so.
As a Red Sox fan, I think he was an above average offensive player, and one could even say a great offensive player. On defense, he was average at best.
I certainly would not put him in a category like some of these insane media people..."greatest player who ever lived."
If Jeter played his career in Kansas City or Milwaukee, he'd be regarded as a franchise player, and perhaps a great player, but the media hype in NY and around the Yankees blows his value way out of proportion.
As a Red Sox fan, I think he was an above average offensive player, and one could even say a great offensive player. On defense, he was average at best.
I certainly would not put him in a category like some of these insane media people..."greatest player who ever lived."
If Jeter played his career in Kansas City or Milwaukee, he'd be regarded as a franchise player, and perhaps a great player, but the media hype in NY and around the Yankees blows his value way out of proportion.
I'm not a Yankee fan but I think he is a great player. If he played for the Sox you would be worshiping him.
As a Red Sox fan, I think he was an above average offensive player, and one could even say a great offensive player. On defense, he was average at best.
I certainly would not put him in a category like some of these insane media people..."greatest player who ever lived."
If Jeter played his career in Kansas City or Milwaukee, he'd be regarded as a franchise player, and perhaps a great player, but the media hype in NY and around the Yankees blows his value way out of proportion.
!00% disagree. He was an excellent hitter and CLUTCH when it counted. He was a very good fielder for many years but in the last few his range has dropped off. I do agree with Grandstander though and I think he wanted to end it before A-Roid returned and it is good that he announced it early because like someone else said, at least people can go see him play if they choose to do so.
This piece pretty much sums up my feelings. Maybe it's a Boston thing, but everyone was pretty pumped when Mariano retired and unanimous in the accolades, so I truly don't think it's a Boston thing.
This piece pretty much sums up my feelings. Maybe it's a Boston thing, but everyone was pretty pumped when Mariano retired and unanimous in the accolades, so I truly don't think it's a Boston thing.
It might not 100% be a Boston thing but the sentiment is big there. The classy people have the mutual respect between the Boston and NY rivalry. Obviously there are a lot of Yankee or even Jeter haters out there.
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