It wasn't just a game-winning hit, it was a game-winning hit literally inches past a diving Pearce at first. That goes right alongside Ted Williams' HR for magical baseball endings.
Just uncanny and incredible. Jeter never ceases to boggle the mind, he is incredibly clutch, a quiet giant and a Yankee Hero who's accomplishments will echo forever.
I sat there just laughing with my son. I mean..Im ready to rip Robertsons head off for ruining what Jeter did in the first..then the 7th...lol...and then he does that. I mean...if you wrote down this game on a piece of paper you couldnt do a better job. Him coming of the bench to hit a game winning home run would pale in comparison to what he did all night long. The Robertson blown save...I mean...of course you thought that now yeah...Jeter could win the game but it never registered that that was possible. Married my wife his rookie year and now have a young man going to college this year and my youngest a sophomore in High School...he was a huge part of our lives...what a finish.
Remember when Met fans (during a short-lived, early season slump by Jeter) were seriously polling the "Jose Reyes or Derek Jeter?" question….and even more humorously, suggesting Reyes as the preferred option. That was before Reyes had to leave the poll with a pulled hamstring.
Jeter since 2006: 22.2 WAR Reyes since 2006: 31.4 WAR Seems the pollsters who picked the Reyes option were correct.
WAR? Er, ok?….. 'cept there's one little problem in accepting the notion that WAR is a relevant tool with which to evaluate and separate players: it’s ultimately based on a judgment. It’s not a statistic. The “replacement player” who constitutes the very linchpin of the entire WAR premise is mythical. There is nothing measurable or precise about this replacement player's existence. But you feel free to sign off on this utterly bogus piece of baseball idiocy. "Since 2006?" You likey cherry picking? Here's some cherry picking. Reyes' highest WAR #'s: 4.8, 5.1, 5.8. Jeter: 6.5, 7.5, 8.0. I'll go with stats like Reyes .291, Jeter .309. Bottom line: Jeter's going to Cooperstown as a slam dunk 1st ballot Hall of Famer. You on the other hand are hanging your hat on a cherry picked 'WAR' something or other? And let's not even talk about Reyes winning his batting title dishonorably….playing all of 12 minutes, then quitting. Now why don't you stop following me around like the little puppy dog that you are, nipping at my ankles, and go back to worrying about The Traveling Wilpons….or better yet, maybe go join your trolling peeps Mr. E, 624, Iata, MBGreen, etc. on jetsoffensive.com. Lastly, give my regards to Bernie Madoff. mwah..
It's not based on a judgement, it's a baseline used to compare players. I realize that some of the terminology can be confusing for dullards like you, but try to keep up. Of course I'm cherry picking, the basis of your stupid post was a poll about Reyes vs Jeter, 2006 was Reyes' first good year, no one would've even been talking about him at all before then. But have fun tilting at windmills joe, like the idea that anyone ever said that Reyes would or has had a better career than Jeter. Reyes in his prime has been better than Jeter in his decline, that's it. Don't flatter yourself either, the issue here is the stupidity in your posts, not the name attached to them.
Oh (in bold) was that it? I see, it wasn't about "Reyes as the preferred option?" Why don't you move that goal post a little to the left while you're at it..... More to the *0verarching* issue here: aw, paw widdle 3rdand15Dwaw is following up his angry widdle Sunday widd some angwy Monday morning salvos? Tilting at windmills 3rdand15Draw? Yeah, nothing to see here 3rdand15Draw. No habitual sniping from you 3rdand15Draw? Nah... Self-flattery? Sorry, but that's another swing-and-a-miss 3rdand15Draw. "Stupidity?" Mere abitrary use of a perjorative term 3rdand15Draw. Lot of "negative" in you beginning with your username 3rdand15Draw. My best to Bernie Madoff 3rdand15Draw. Punt.
