Gothamist: Jeter Breaks Slump, Now 1-36

Ron Mwangaguhunga

Sat, 01 May 2004 16:02:18 -0500

what does it matter anyhoo: the Mets are going to take it all this year

tien

Fri, 30 Apr 2004 13:47:54 -0500

i didn't see it keith, but here is the description from the daily news: "One American League scout seated behind the backstop broke down Jeter's first at-bat against ace lefty Barry Zito last night - a first-inning homer on a first-pitch fastball."

KeithS

Fri, 30 Apr 2004 13:30:47 -0500

Actually, I'm pretty sure the pitch was a curve. Zito was hanging more than his fair share last night, and the one to Cairo was an especially blatant meatball. You know it's a pretty lousy pitch when a scrub like Cairo jacks it 400 feet.

haha

Fri, 30 Apr 2004 13:22:55 -0500

Yankees will suck as will Jeter. Here's a question. Say the 2 world series teams are about to play game 7 when 1 member of the team is killed in an accident. Does MLB make them play? And if the deceased player was the best player on either team, is it fair to have the two teams play?

Erin

Fri, 30 Apr 2004 12:45:55 -0500

I was at the game last night, and it was amazingly cool when Jeter hit that home run for the Yankees' first at bat, but he then proceeded to not hit another ball for the rest of the game.

huh

Fri, 30 Apr 2004 11:32:30 -0500

"Probabilistically" dude. stop makin shit up.

joe s

Fri, 30 Apr 2004 10:56:21 -0500

Jeter may have broken his hitless streak, but going 1 for 4 isn't exactly breaking a slump. He needs a couple of 3 for 4 games before the slump is over. Probabilistically speaking, the concept of slumps and hot streaks is nonsense. Assuming no outside influences like illness or excess partying, a .315 hitter will occasionally go 0 for whatever. Not as often as a .200 hitter, but more frequently than someone batting .350.