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What's going on in Yankee land? Alex Rodriguez is getting curtain calls and Derek Jeter has set a career high for errors at this point in the season. Through 12 games, Jeter has a whopping 6 errors. The Daily News did some digging into his career and, thanks to the Elias Sports Bureau, found that in his career Jeter, through 11 games, had never more than 2 errors. Even more insane is that he didn't reach the 6-error mark until his 50th game last season. Half of Jeter's errors came on ground balls, while the other half were throwing errors.
So what's the problem for the reigning three-time Gold Glove winner? Who knows. Maybe it's the abnormal weather that's been wreaking havoc on the baseball season so far. Maybe it's the off-season rust. Or maybe Jeter is dating too many starlets. One scout that the News talked to didn't see anything particular that was causing issues.
What does Yankee GM Brian Cashman think? "It's a small sample, but when you take a step back and look at the big picture, things will look as they should look. I don't put much stock into small sample sizes." Whether or not you think Jeter was ever a good fielder, his error tally this season does seem a little strange.
If he does keeps it up, the next thing you know, Yankee fans will be booing Jeter. Wait. That could never happen, not to DJ.
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"Yankee fans will be booing Jeter. Wait. That could never happen, not to DJ."
sarcasm i hope... if you remember correctly, in '04 he started off the season hitting under .200 and had an 0 - 32 stretch during which he was booed at the stadium. last season, when a-rod was getting some, he said it himself:
"I got booed, Mo got booed, Tino got booed the first half of the season. Jason got booed. Everyone got booed, but it's not your job to say, 'Hey, everybody should stop booing.'"
chances are he might get booed again.
Jeter has always been a mediocre-at-best fielding shortstop. Anyone who watched the Yankees regularly and isn't named Michael Kay or John Sterling could see that. His three Gold Gloves are a joke among anyone who pays attention to baseball and doesn't buy into Yankee hype.
Jimmy is correct. Jeter is an average shortstop, at best. A-Rod is vastly better at the position.
Why not just have Cashman buy him some kind of bionic right arm?
Or at least subway fare and a haircut at the Lemon Tree, sheesh.
it's because a-rod is doing so good!
jose, jose, jose, jose, joooo - sey, jose!
What's wrong with Jeter? A slow start, perhaps, but other than that, nothing. First, 2006 was likely his career year. And it was quite a year, as he nearly won the MVP. But the law of averages suggests we'll never see a year like that again. Defensively, he has become fairly sure-handed, despite never having had very good range. His gold gloves are, in fact, a joke. Expect him to finish this year with a solid OBP near .390 and 15 home runs, with slightly below average D.
Leave the golden boy alone . Sowhat if he has [6] errors ! Dude always seems to come through in the clutch for his team .