Comments on: Waiting on a Milestone

By: Sliced Bread

Sliced Bread — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 21:04:14 +0000

8) sorry, I took defensive-looking as defensive. My point was probably more in response to Verducci’s line about Jeter swinging like a man trying to swat at a bee in a phone booth. I thought that made Jeter’s approach sound too defensive, and less attack-mode.

9) yeah, that’s a good analogy.

By: joejoejoe

joejoejoe — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 20:21:25 +0000

Jeter’s swing is a bit like Agassi’s return of serve. The advantage is supposed to be to the pitcher or server but the reaction/response is a type of attack.

By: Alex Belth

Alex Belth — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 19:20:28 +0000

7) Excellent point. But that’s why I said it is defensive-looking and not defensive at all.

By: Sliced Bread

Sliced Bread — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 16:59:20 +0000

Those are amazing numbers, Jeter’s slices to right field.
Alex, I wouldn’t call his swing defensive-looking. Even without the insight of knowing he’s basically trying to go that way, I’ve always admired Jeter’s approach as confident, and aggressive. The result, line drives to right, could be misinterpreted as the result of defensive swinging, but I see him as very much an attack hitter. Even when he takes a pitch, he’s tracking it to the glove, on the verge of pouncing.

By: ms october

ms october — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 16:03:35 +0000

[4] there is definitely a strain of fans that don’t like jeter.
most of them thought he was always over-rated (most of them profess to be sabermetrically inclined – so take a look at his career numbers, they are pretty fucking good). and now that he is in decline they are relishing it and want to put those nails in.

By: Alex Belth

Alex Belth — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 15:50:29 +0000

4) I think it may just be that some fans see that Jeter is declining and want, more than anything, to have above average players at each position. They see the rest as nostalgia. It may also be because Jeter has had such a charmed career that some folks are enjoying him going through some adversity.

By: The Hawk

The Hawk — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 15:25:27 +0000

I’ve observed there is a weird strain of Yankee fan that doesn’t like Jeter. For instance I just got an email about some tickets that are available from a family friend. He started the email with “How well the Yanks are playing WITHOUT Jeter?!? I think they also played real well when he was on the DL in 2003!”

****ing 2003?

By: RIYank

RIYank — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 15:13:01 +0000

We’ll be watching, with tears in our eyes.

By: Alex Belth

Alex Belth — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 14:38:04 +0000

Or you are Old Yanks Fan. LOL.

By: Mattpat11

Mattpat11 — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 14:14:51 +0000

and shortly after he returns from the disabled list he’ll reach 3,000 hits. We’ll be there cheering him on.

Well, unless you write for No Maas.