Comments on: Bantermetrics: Grounding Jeter http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2011/04/11/bantermetrics-grounding-jeter/ Development site for Bronx Banter Blog's upcoming look and feel Tue, 21 May 2013 15:01:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: stormer http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2011/04/11/bantermetrics-grounding-jeter/#comment-74077 stormer Tue, 12 Apr 2011 17:22:50 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=52562#comment-74077 [4] Oy! My apologies Diane. [4] Oy! My apologies Diane.

]]> By: joejoejoe http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2011/04/11/bantermetrics-grounding-jeter/#comment-74076 joejoejoe Mon, 11 Apr 2011 23:36:08 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=52562#comment-74076 The small sample size I worry about is the one Jeter gave his new stance. If I'm Joe Girardi I say all the right things ("He's the fifth-leading hitter of our everyday hitters") for 150ABs and then tell Jeter in private that having an OPS of .535 actually makes him close to the worst hitter on the team and definitely the worst player of the regulars when you factor in his fielding. Jeter's ratio of GO to FO is 19 to 1. The next highest on the team is Russell Martin at 4 to 1. The small sample size I worry about is the one Jeter gave his new stance. If I’m Joe Girardi I say all the right things (“He’s the fifth-leading hitter of our everyday hitters”) for 150ABs and then tell Jeter in private that having an OPS of .535 actually makes him close to the worst hitter on the team and definitely the worst player of the regulars when you factor in his fielding. Jeter’s ratio of GO to FO is 19 to 1. The next highest on the team is Russell Martin at 4 to 1.

]]> By: RIYank http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2011/04/11/bantermetrics-grounding-jeter/#comment-74075 RIYank Mon, 11 Apr 2011 22:34:58 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=52562#comment-74075 [1] Excellent, stormer, I completely agree, except for one thing: Alex didn't write this post. It's Diane. So, thanks, Diane. [1] Excellent, stormer, I completely agree, except for one thing: Alex didn’t write this post. It’s Diane. So, thanks, Diane.

]]> By: yankintexas http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2011/04/11/bantermetrics-grounding-jeter/#comment-74074 yankintexas Mon, 11 Apr 2011 22:09:08 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=52562#comment-74074 [2] Maybe he should just PH when they are up by 10? Not like they couldn't just play Chavez at 3B and ARod at SS. You know play your best players? [2] Maybe he should just PH when they are up by 10? Not like they couldn’t just play Chavez at 3B and ARod at SS. You know play your best players?

]]> By: hiscross http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2011/04/11/bantermetrics-grounding-jeter/#comment-74073 hiscross Mon, 11 Apr 2011 21:55:14 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=52562#comment-74073 Jeter swings a flat bat threw the zone. He has always hit that way. He may have lost some of his quickness. That is always possible at his age. Manny and Bonds seemed to have some help in their later years. Jeter appears to be a pure player. Maybe he should bat 5 or 6 in the order and get more fast balls to hit. Certainly Cano is ready to move up to #2. Jeter swings a flat bat threw the zone. He has always hit that way. He may have lost some of his quickness. That is always possible at his age. Manny and Bonds seemed to have some help in their later years. Jeter appears to be a pure player. Maybe he should bat 5 or 6 in the order and get more fast balls to hit. Certainly Cano is ready to move up to #2.

]]> By: stormer http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2011/04/11/bantermetrics-grounding-jeter/#comment-74072 stormer Mon, 11 Apr 2011 19:41:40 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=52562#comment-74072 Thanks for putting this together Alex. However, with regard to the Captain, I am going to discount 2011 given the small sample size, and not draw too many conclusions from this on statistic. Most notably because in 2009, with Jeter finishing third in AL-MLP voting, he had the same percentage of ground ball outs as 1997, another great year for him. I think, and admittedly hope, that all the banter surrounding Jeter's believed demise is nothing more than the ratings whoring we should be accustomed to. I actually heard "Is Jeter hurting the Yankees? We'll ask Nick Swisher at 45 after the hour" on ESPN this morning. Of course the human contradiction machine that is Colin Cowherd didn't ask him that because, well, there would be no more Yankee interviews in 2011 if he did. But then again he also had Schilling on who had Jeter's back, so maybe the universe is upside down. Thanks for putting this together Alex. However, with regard to the Captain, I am going to discount 2011 given the small sample size, and not draw too many conclusions from this on statistic. Most notably because in 2009, with Jeter finishing third in AL-MLP voting, he had the same percentage of ground ball outs as 1997, another great year for him.

I think, and admittedly hope, that all the banter surrounding Jeter’s believed demise is nothing more than the ratings whoring we should be accustomed to. I actually heard “Is Jeter hurting the Yankees? We’ll ask Nick Swisher at 45 after the hour” on ESPN this morning. Of course the human contradiction machine that is Colin Cowherd didn’t ask him that because, well, there would be no more Yankee interviews in 2011 if he did.

But then again he also had Schilling on who had Jeter’s back, so maybe the universe is upside down.

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