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Mark Teixeira will be honored by the ALS Association Greater New York Chapter tomorrow night in Manhattan and there are a limited number of tickets still available if you want to attend the Lou Gehrig Sports Awards banquet.
If you’re interested, call 212-245-6470. The full release is after the jump.
* That’s an AP shot of Teixeira from the 2009 World Series. Sorry, but the Elmer Fudd hat just never gets old.
The ALS Association Greater New York Chapter’s 16th Annual Lou Gehrig Sports Awards Benefit
Set to Honor New York Yankees First Baseman Mark Teixeira and Tennis Champion Pam Shriver on November 11th
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The ALS Association Greater New York Chapter will hold their 16th Annual Lou Gehrig Sports Awards Benefit on Thursday, November 11 at the New York Marriott Marquis (Broadway at 45th Street.) Press area opens at 6:00 PM. Cocktails and silent auction begin at 6:30PM, followed by dinner and an awards presentation.
Honorees receiving the Lou Gehrig Sports Award will be Tennis Champion Pam Shriver and New York Yankees First Baseman Mark Teixeira. The Jacob K. Javits Lifetime Achievement Award will be awarded to ALS advocate Madelon Rand. ESPN’s Jeremy Schaap will serve as the Master of Ceremonies
Bob Costas will join Kim and Trason Murray in presenting the award to Teixeira. The Murray family shares a very special connection to Mark, made during the New York Yankees’ 2009 HOPE Week. The Yankees honored George Murray, a 38-year-old veteran of the Army’s 82nd Airborne who no longer had use of his arms or legs due to ALS, fulfilling his dream of going to a Yankees game with his then 4-year old son Trason and wife Kim. The Yankees invited the Murrays to the Stadium on July 22, 2009, for batting practice and the game, then surprised to the couple on their anniversary with a suite of 30 friends and family from home as well as Mark Teixeira, Derek Jeter, and several other Yankees players. Following the game, the Murrays received a private tour of Yankee Stadium with Teixeira and the Yankees players. Sadly, George succumbed to the disease a couple of weeks after his stadium visit.
ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) – also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease – is a progressive, neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord. Motor neurons reach from the brain to the spinal cord and from the spinal cord to the muscles throughout the body. When the motor neurons die, the ability of the brain to initiate and control muscle movement is lost, leading to progressive paralysis. The approximately 30,000 people in the United States annually fighting ALS survive two to five years from the time of diagnosis. As one of The ALS Association’s leading chapters, the Greater New York Chapter covers Long Island, New York City, Westchester & Rockland Counties and Northern and Central New Jersey and plays a major role in promoting the mission to lead the fight to cure and treat ALS. The ALS Association is the only national not-for-profit voluntary health organization dedicated solely to the fight against ALS. ALSA is a member of the National Health Council.
WILL THIS FINALLY END THE “DEJESUS TO THE YANKEES” TALK???
The A’s acquired David DeJesus from the Royals for right-hander Vin Mazzaro and left-hander Justin Marks, the teams announced today. Royals GM Dayton Moore says Mazzaro will join the team’s rotation and Marks will start the season at high Class A Wilmington.
Is it true the Yankees contacted Carl Crawford?
Tex has a pretty smile for a guy.
I have one of those Elmer Fudd Yankee hats and I rock it regularly
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Jeter has played 16 seasons at SS. That’s 2274 games, of which he’s played a total of 19 games at DH.
He will retire before he plays 1 game at another infield or outfield position.
The A’s acquired David DeJesus from the Royals for right-hander Vin Mazzaro and left-hander Justin Marks, the teams announced today. Royals GM Dayton Moore says Mazzaro will join the team’s rotation and Marks will start the season at high Class A Wilmington.
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I remember all the talk about DeJesus to the Yankees, and can recall that it supposedly would have taken more than Joba and Gardner to get it done. Vin Mazzaro & Justin Marks??
There really is a Yankee tax.
The Yankee tax annoys the crapola out of me.
GreenBeret7 November 10th, 2010 at 7:32 pm
Mell November 10th, 2010 at 4:06 pm
“Interesting side note on Gil Patterson. In 1977 Carl Yastrzemski said he was the best young pitcher he’d seen in the AL in some time.”
Must of had him confused with Guidry.
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Guidry’s thoughts on Patterson: “The first time that I saw him pitch, I thought, I wish I had this guy’s abilty and pitches.”
Baseball America has their yearly little write up about the Yankee system. Here is their projected lineup for 2014 (based on what they have right now).
PROJECTED 2014
LINEUP
Catcher Gary Sanchez
First Base Mark Teixeira
Second Base Robinson Cano
Third Base Alex Rodriguez
Shortstop Eduardo Nunez
Left Field Brett Gardner
Center Field Slade Heathcott
Right Field Curtis Granderson
Designated Hitter Jesus Montero
No. 1 Starter C.C. Sabathia
No. 2 Starter Phil Hughes
No. 3 Starter Dellin Betances
No. 4 Starter Manny Banuelos
No. 5 Starter Hector Noesi
Closer Andrew Brackman
http://www.baseballamerica.com.....10907.html
I think the current Yankees thought process is to have Jeet and ARod play SS and 3B in 2011 while working in Nunez @ 3B/SS/2B and getting about 400abs and if he hits well enough then they could look to move ARod to full time DH in 2012 with Jeter sliding over to 3B and Nunez as the everyday SS.
For a guy that has no range at shortstop, Jeter has done pretty well: He ranks 29th in career putouts with 3341. In career assists, he ranks 31st with 5718. In career errors, he ranks 119th. He’s 5th in games played. Not exactly a statue out there.
BA is nuts if they think ARod will be the everyday 3B in 4yrs….
I wish there was more chatter on this board right now. I am listening to the most boring speaker ever at my school. I have spent the last 20 minutes trying to figure out what side of the building I am in based upon the lights from the buildings outside of this room.
Mazzaro is a decent young pitcher. Not sure about Marks, but this seems like a good deal for the Royals.
projecting the roster in 2014 seems a little silly.
Why would they DH Rodrriguez and move an old player like Jeter with no range or arm (according to some) and weaken a position?
GB…..Bottom line is that once again Mgr’s & coaches in The AL still consider him the standard to which all other shortstops are measured against….So for all the BS about zone ratings and such, save it for another time…..Just extend his contract for 3 years with a option for the 4th year…..
“projecting the roster in 2014 seems a little silly.”
It does, especially with the Yankees but its just for fun.
Champ 809
BA puts out a projected lineup every year, you should try to find the one they put out this year for 2013. Whoever is hit right now ends up on that list. They had zach mcallister as one of the starting pitchers
“GB…..Bottom line is that once again Mgr’s & coaches in The AL still consider him the standard to which all other shortstops are measured against….So for all the BS about zone ratings and such, save it for another time…..Just extend his contract for 3 years with a option for the 4th year…..”
Rational thought isn’t allowed when discussing Jeter, he’s awful because sabermetrics say he is….
blake, i know. i guess they don’t want to speculate on this offseason’s free agent crop though. cuz that #1 or #2 starter should read “Cliff Lee”
Yea they can’t speculate who they will sign in the future….I’ll certainly be happy if Betances, Banuelos and Brackman all pan out and help the big club.
“… 2009 World Series … ”
Ah. Good times.
blake,
I think A-Rod will retire before his contract expires, if he keeps getting injuried and his hip doesn’t hold up. He already made more than enough to support him and his daughter.
Pat M. November 10th, 2010 at 8:01 pm
GB…..Bottom line is that once again Mgr’s & coaches in The AL still consider him the standard to which all other shortstops are measured against….So for all the BS about zone ratings and such, save it for another time…..Just extend his contract for 3 years with a option for the 4th year…..
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Evening, Pat. Hope all is going well with you. How did your teams wins picks go this year?
Totally agree on a 3+1 deal at around 17 mil plus awards bonuses and awards for 3,000 and 3500 hits along with 2,000 scored. He’d hit those marks in his 3 years.
The remarks I keep hearing are that he can’t be a DH because he doesn’t have a DH bat, but want Rodriguez to DH and Jeter at third. Two things wrong with that “thinking”, both bats are still in the lineup and if he doesn’t have a DH bat, he certainly doesn’t have 3rd baseman’s bat, either. Of course, Molitor didn’t exactly have a DH bat, either.
West Coast Yankee Fan November 10th, 2010 at 7:31 pm
Jerkface – some fans don’t watch the game what can you do.
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And apparently neither do the coaches and managers who voted, pudgy.
Ed November 10th, 2010 at 8:15 pm
blake,
I think A-Rod will retire before his contract expires, if he keeps getting injuried and his hip doesn’t hold up. He already made more than enough to support him and his daughter
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He had a hip injury one year. Should everyone else that pulls a hamstring or groin retire because they “keep getting injured”?i
Ed,
Could be, I don’t know…I think it all depends on how healthy he stays. I honestly think he could have another 40 homer season or two left in him. He keeps himself in tremendous shape so if he can get past this hip thing then I can see him continuing to be productive for quite awhile. Moving to DH in a few years should help keep him fresh and his swing should age pretty well….we’ll see.
GB,
before you go the “troll terminator” on me, just to let you know I’m the same ED who disappeared for a while, and was one of the regulars with Brandon (remember him?).
Rodriguez isn’t likely to have such an odd year where he hits .217 against left handers. Just an odd thing. Had he hit his normal or even .280, he’s an MVP candidate.
Ed November 10th, 2010 at 8:27 pm
GB,
before you go the “troll terminator” on me, just to let you know I’m the same ED who disappeared for a while, and was one of the regulars with Brandon (remember him?).
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I don’t care who you are and never said anything about “troll”. The statement was flat out wrong.
Dave Niehaus, the M’s announcer who coined the A-Rod nickname has died.
RIP Mr. Niehaus.
Assists, putouts, plays etc are not “sabermetric” Those things can all be found right next to errors on baseball stat websites.
People are just trying to inject sab into it to discredit the other side when.
Are errors sabermetric stats?
Because it they aren’t neither is assists.
Jeter should go to the bench not third base if he can’t play SS.
West Coast Yankee Fan November 10th, 2010 at 7:35 pm
From Joe Posnanski at SI:
“I now remember a baseball observer who watched Jeter every day saying that Jeter NEVER moved before pitches. “Watch him, he always positions himself in exactly the same place for every batter,” the observer said”.
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Quoting SI … that paragon of truth … for ANECDOTAL evidence that happens to agree with you.
Yeah, that’ll work … NOT.
“People are just trying to inject sab into it to discredit the other side when. ”
whats wrong with that
You may as well be quoting Ruby Tuesday on Jeter.
Hey Yankee fans ~
I’m sorry for the totally off topic post. I know that the “Yankee family” has suffered much loss over the past season, so I’m hoping you can sympathize with the following….
The Mariners’ HoF announcer, Dave Niehaus passed away today – he was 75.
He was the one true “forever Mariner” having been with the team since it’s “maiden voyage” (the words he used in his very first broadcast) in 1977. He was a true gentleman and awesome story teller. While over the past few seasons, it has been evident that his eyes and ears were failing him a bit (e.g., “swung on and belted” ended up a sac fly to the warning track) his passion for the game was ever present.
Summer nights with the radio tuned to the game will never be the same … but his voice is forever etched in my mind (yes, I can recited word-for-word of his call on Gar’s double down the leftfield line on that magical October evening in 1995). I will take comfort in the fact that he did what he loved until the day he died. My thoughts and prayers are with all his loved ones and his extended Mariner family.
R.I.P. Mr. Niehaus.
You were so loved and will be so missed.
Nice post, Rosy
I remember when Niehaus was with Enberg and Drysdale doing Angel games before he joined the expansion Mariners…..Sad news
Thanks Rosy. Sorry for the loss.
LGY
Serious question. I am curious as to how many ground balls were hit between the third baseman and the 2b basebag for the A’s and the Yankees. Is that a stat that is available?
GB…Great point about Molitor and his DH role in Toronto
Either those hats need to be made illegal, or cameras need to be made illegal.
P.S. When Teix has his picture taken, he should put his teeth in first.
Compass Rosy
Sorry for the loss, it seems that the announcers who are loved by so many are taken before they should. Great announcers are few and far between
OldYanksFan says:
November 10, 2010 at 8:44 pm
P.S. When Teix has his picture taken, he should put his teeth in first.
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Hahaha
They are playing Niehaus’s HOF induction speech on mlb radio right now…it’s very good.
RIP.
Mike Schmidt played 3B when he was 38.
Chipper Jones played 3B when he was 38.
George Brett played 3B when he was 39.
Brooks Robinson played 3B when he was 40.
Craig Nettles played 3B when he was 43.
My guess is ARod is in better shape then those guys were (because… ya know… ARod might be in better shape then everybody).
ARod playing 3B when he is 39 is not insane.
It may not happen, it may happen.
Jeter, who is a year older then ARod, who has never played a game at 3B…
Jeter replacing ARod at 3B IS insane.
god, I get pretty sick of yankees fans. Jeter just won the gold glove, when in the hell would anyone take him off of SS?? You all love to complain about his range, blablabla, its soinane. HE IS THE BEST SS IN THE AMERICAN LEAGUE>>> HE SHOULD STAY THERE!!!!! whaat is wrong with you people?????????????
Sorry for the loss, it seems that the announcers who are loved by so many are taken before they should. Great announcers are few and far between
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Indeed.
We in Marinerland are reeling right now. Even though a very small percentage have ever actually met the man, we all feel like we have lost a huge part of our baseball soul.
Thank you all for your kind words. I knew you would understand.
~Rosy
So, now runs produced, wins errors assists, putouts are worthless and the only thing that counts is what’s written in the King James version of the baseball gospel? Talk about sheep/suckers that are willing to swallow everything that idiot says? Not smart enough to realize he and others like him print books every year and then change it to suck more money out of you.
No thanks. I’ll enjoy baseball my way. what you believe in is your business but stop trying to shove that crap down people that don’t care. Amazing that people have loved baseball for 125 years before that and did it without “real knowledge”‘. How did they and baseball ever survive?
ARod has 613 HRs.
He has 7 years left on his contract.
He need another 150 HRs to pass Bonds and be the All-Time HR leader.
If he averages 22 HRs per year, he will end up with 767 HRs.
Just why do you think the Yankees gave him a 10 yr contract?
Nothing wrong with playing dirty Blake. Just want to make sure there is full disclosure
hillbillyshakespeare
To be or not to be (the SS) that is the question.
Sorry couldn’t resist.
Pat M. November 10th, 2010 at 8:42 pm
GB…Great point about Molitor and his DH role in Toronto
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Jeter can play well above average at short another two years as long as he has no severe leg or arm injuries and then move to DH or whatever, I just don’t see him or Posada playing past their expiration date. More than enough money and way too much pride.
off topic sort of:
” In July 2010, Sheindlin’s contract was renewed. She will now receive $45 million per year to tape her show, which is currently the top rated daytime show in the US”- wikepedia
if judge judy can get 45 million a year, who cares what derek jeter gets?
baseball is show biz too.
Old Yanks Fan……Outstanding contribution….Disregard all the crap that may come your way as a result of your post…Although I’m not nor was I then with Hank’s re-upping dollars for Alex….Over paid by 50 million at least
Randy I ( The Original Tin Cup )…Doc’s have released me to start swinging the sticks again…..Hoping to hit an executive course by Dec 1…..Right now just swing wedges and 9 irons….With scattered results and I mean GB scattered results
LGY,
When and how did Bill recruit you back? I thought you escaped…..
My entire stance on Jeter has been based on assists.
Assists!
Why am I being blackballed by the old fogies for using A?
“Combining Rodriguez’s value over the life of the contract and considering the economic effect of the new Yankee Stadium set to open in 2009, he is likely to generate approximately $450-million of “value” for the Yankees, according to my analysis of his impact. Assuming the Yankees exceed the luxury-tax threshold in each of the 10 years and trigger the 40 percent luxury tax, the total cost for Rodriguez will come to $427 million.
Yet there are no maybes when it comes to a healthy Alex Rodriguez. He will be worth every penny the Yankees pay him – and more. ”
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/ne.....arod112707
Hey…..im not that old.
I even used the eye test!
With my eyes Jeter is a bad SS!!
Do I have sabermetric eyes???
LGY
I asked a question earlier. Is there anyplace you can check on how many grounballs were hit to the SS position for each team?
LGY, your eyes do no deceive you!
Derek’s range and skills are not as good as they used to be.
He’s still a great SS.
There’s no one I’d rather see the ball hit to for an important out.
… do NOT deceive you …
I agree that the Arod contract is too long….but when it was signed.he had just finished one.of the better seasons of all time, there were no steroid allegations, and no hip probelms. The plan was for him to march towards history and to save baseball’s records from Barry Bonds and to do so in a Yankee uniform. Things have changed since the decision on the deal was made and yet if he’s healthy he still could give good value for.most of the.contract…..just not nearly as much as was.originally planned.
Are assists a good indicator of lack of range?
Jeter had more assits this year than he did in 2009. And I think we can all agree that he was better in ’09..
Tar
You can’t find specific position. Only total.
pat m,
i’ve been walking a coastal links course and with the weather about 45 degrees and the wind blowing the weather sideways i mostly hit my pitching wedge and just focus on ball striking.
swing down on the ball with all you have.
that’s really all you can control.
leave it to the golf god’s where it goes.
it’s just like a pitcher releasing the ball freely.
when that happens they hit their spots.
if they aim it they don’t.
release down on the ball.
not out toward the target.
“You can’t find specific position. Only total”
Thanks. How do we know how many balls were hit at Pennington vs Jeter? Maybe there were a lot less balls hit at Jeter. That might help explain at least some of the assist discrepancy.
Jeter also had more assists last year than his 27 year old season and many others…..
Tar, he couldn’t have been telling the truth, I’ve been led to believe that sabermetrics held God’s secrets of the universe.
And Fangraphs’ UZR had Cano rated -0.6, yet he led all 2b in assists.
Tom in N.J. November 10th, 2010 at 9:34 pm
Are assists a good indicator of lack of range?
Jeter had more assits this year than he did in 2009. And I think we can all agree that he was better in ‘09..
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Tom, you’re confused. Allow me.
The way it works here is … if Elvis Andrus can reach more ground balls than Jeter (which should not present a challenge, seeing as Elvis is 22), THAT means that Jeter’s an awful SS.
The capacity of some people to keep talking about Derek Jeter astonishes me.
These arguments haven’t just been going on for days on end or even weeks on end but years on end.
The conversations about his contract literally started 2 years ago. It’s no longer even a beaten horse. It’s, at best, dog food.
If anyone is wondering why the next contract Jeter signs is going to pay him a large sum of money, a sum of money that is greater than what his play may warrant, all they need to do is read the traffic on this blog.
Tom, Cano led all ML 2nd basemen in DPs turned, chances, putouts and assists, as well as fewest errors and now I’m being told that those don’t mean anything.
“If anyone is wondering why the next contract Jeter signs is going to pay him a large sum of money, a sum of money that is greater than what his play may warrant, all they need to do is read the traffic on this blog.”
But once he signs his contract, we will stop talking about it.
Then we will move on to when he moves off SS and where his new position should be. And in the immediate future, where he will bat in the lineup and what the Yanks will do with him when his production slips even further.
No thanks. I’ll enjoy baseball my way. what you believe in is your business but stop trying to shove that crap down people that don’t care. Amazing that people have loved baseball for 125 years before that and did it without “real knowledge”‘. How did they and baseball ever survive?
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Sabermetric analysis of defense from 1910
http://www.thediamondangle.com.....egame.html
I’m not confussed, Aldo.
I’m just trying to figure out the idea the assists somehow correlate to the idea that one player has more range than another.
In 2009 Jeter was very good in the field. We all saw that, right? Plus the fielding metrics seem to back up what we saw-Fangraphs had him as a 6.4 UZR.
In 2010 Jeter Jeter took a step back in the field, there’s no denying it. And, once again, Fangraphs UZR seems to back up what we saw. It had Jeter as a -4.7 UZR.
Yet, in 2009 Jeter had 340 assists. And in 2010 he had 365 assists.
Again, I understand the concept behind “The way it works.”
In 2009 Jeter was very good in the field. We all saw that, right? Plus the fielding metrics seem to back up what we saw-Fangraphs had him as a 6.4 UZR.
In 2010 Jeter Jeter took a step back in the field, there’s no denying it. And, once again, Fangraphs UZR seems to back up what we saw. It had Jeter as a -4.7 UZR.
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In 2009 Jeter had 30 less balls in the short stop’s area, and yet made only 1 less play than he did in all of 2010. That might be what you’re looking for. Its on Fangraphs.
Thank You, Jerkface.
“If anyone is wondering why the next contract Jeter signs is going to pay him a large sum of money, a sum of money that is greater than what his play may warrant, all they need to do is read the traffic on this blog.”
cb-
my dad will be 90 next year and having seen ruth and gehrig play at the old yankee stadium wants to see the new yankee stadium next summer. when i take him, i’m pretty sure he wants to be seeing derek jeter playing shortstop for the new york yankees.
jeter really has transcended just being a regular player. he’s carried the torch that ruth and gehrig passed down . jeter will pass it on himself like other yankee legends have and already has with cano and maybe to montero next year.
watching a player like jeter overlap at the end of his career with a cano or montero at the beginning of theirs is part of the beauty of the game.
i have no problem watching this process even if jeter skips a beat every now and then.
i have no interest at all in jeter’s negotiations.
just pay him his money and play ball.
And for example, Jeter played 40 less innings at SS in 09 , had 20 more putouts and only 20 less assists than in 2010.
randy I. – that was possibly the most intelligent thing I’ve read on this blog all night.
Now, don’t get carried away and all….
Randy,
Wonderfully said.
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Friends of ours were invited to a party at Judge Judy’s place in Greenwich. It is supposed to be off the wall fabulous. Our friend was a Judge in the Supreme Court of NY.
Well said randy I
So the BIZ stat is the number of balls hit to a player?
learn something new everyday.
Thanks Jerkface for the crash course…
I guess those experts went to their monitors and reviewed all of the videos from 1910 to figure out how many balls Honus Wagner failed to get to.
They are playing Niehaus’s HOF induction speech on mlb radio right now…it’s very good.
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When I listened to that speech live, I cried tears of pride and joy that such a great man was the one and only announcer for my favorite baseball team and that he had finally made it to the pinnacle of his career.
Tonight, I listened to the replay of that speech and cried tears of sadness and disbelief that the same great man has been forever silenced. Our baseball summers will never be the same but, we are so fortunate to have had 35 of them.
Frank Costanza would appreciate this
“Words can’t describe what I am feeling right now,” Buhner said. “This is the saddest day of my life. It is like I am losing a Dad, someone that was a father figure to me. … He described everything with an art and painted a picture you could see in your mind. I’ve had the honor of working with him as a player and also in the broadcast booth, and there was no one better. He was a consummate pro at everything he did. I am going to miss everything about the guy — going to miss his face, his ugly white shoes and his awful sport coats.”
Also, Junior was on our local ESPN radio station earlier tonight to share his memories of Dave. Seems to speak volumes about the man Dave was and how much he was loved – as Junior (at least to my knowledge) hasn’t spoken publicly since his retirement.
The wonderful thing about the Jeter conversation and disagreements is that we will all find out the truth in about six months.
“So the BIZ stat is the number of balls hit to a player?”
Yeah I just caught that as well. Thanks
Well one thing that stands right away out is the top two guys in assists last year, have about 100 more balls hit to them, than Jeter did last year. More balls hit to them equals more assists.
That may not explain all of it, but it gives 100 reasons to believe Jeter is not as bad as some who use these stats say.
Beautiful and poignant Rosy. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
joe from long island-
thanks. responding to cb tends to make me line up my synapses a little more than usual .
jerkface-
very interesting link back to 1910.
liked the “grooves” concept
We could do a lot worst than having a gold glover five times over just coming off a gold glove at any position. It is a problem unique only to yankees fans to complain about a player defensively not 2 days after he has acquired yet another gold glove…. this is why all other baseball fans hate us!!!!!!!!
Pat M. and randy I. providing a breath of fresh air once again. Well said.
what a boring bunch of idoitz!!!