Rookie of the Year in 1996, 10 time All Star, 2 time Gold Glove Award winner, lifetime batting average of .317 or about 50 points higher than your average shortstop, lifetime OBA of .387, or about 40 points higher than your average everyday *player*, forget shortstop, steals 23 bases a year, tommorrow becomes the all time hit king for any player that ever wore a Yankee uniform, and did I forget to mention, is the captain of the last baseball dynasty with four (and probably five in six more weeks) World Championship rings.
For those who are about to argue Jeter is an atrocious defender, you either a) don't watch much baseball, or b) are baseball ignorant.
Jeter has limited range,(so did Larry Bird on the basketball court) there is no arguing that, but rarely, and I mean rarely does Jeter not make the play when fielding the ball.
He will never make a mental error on he field, he is the master of the jump throw from short left field, always knows the situation, puts team over individual, and in my mind is the greatest SS in the modern era.
For those who are about to argue Jeter is an atrocious defender, you either a) don't watch much baseball, or b) are baseball ignorant.
Jeter has limited range,(so did Larry Bird on the basketball court) there is no arguing that, but rarely, and I mean rarely does Jeter not make the play when fielding the ball.
He will never make a mental error on he field, he is the master of the jump throw from short left field, always knows the situation, puts team over individual, and in my mind is the greatest SS in the modern era.
