nydailynews.com - 4/5/2009
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Derek Jeter is woven into the fabric of the franchise like blue threads through uniform pinstripes, the face of the most storied team in sports. Yet as the team inaugurates its new home there are perhaps more questions about Jeter than at any time in his career.
riveraveblues.com - 3/30/2009
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riveraveblues.com —
A few weeks ago the folks at ACTA
Sports were kind enough to send along a copy...
of The Fielding Bible Volume II, John Dewan’s study on defensive metrics. Instead of reviewing the entire 400-page tome in one shot, I thought I’d address a ...
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Fielding Bible: Jeter’s defense revisited
blog.nj.com - 4/13/2009
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I've received some criticism lately for being critical
of Jeter. I won't rehash those discussions, but they...
did get me thinking about my feelings on Jeter's career in general. There's much that can be said, but one thing that really...
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Derek Jeter's Lost Awards
i.abcnews.com - 3/31/2009
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A young Derek Jeter dressed as a clown
for Halloween. The Yankees captain and shortstop talked to...
"Good Morning America" about a new organization he co-founded with LeBron James and Peyton Manning called WePlay that is dedicated to promoting youth ...
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Derek Jeter Before He Was a Yankee
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Respect Jeter's Gangster —
The Daily News has a feature on Derek Jeter, discussing his importance to the team, and the issues surrounding his 2010 contract expiration. The basic argument is as follows: Jeter is 35. I wish I could say there was more to it, but there isn't. They discuss the fact that according to one analyst, Jeter cost the team 9 runs (it takes 10 to cost the team a game). Other, younger shortstops, like Jimmy Rollins, save their teams runs. I don't know about you, but I certainly needed a five page article to explain to me that a much younger Rollins' defense is superior to Jeter's. ...
McCarron: As Derek Jeter enters his 14th opener, questions swirl around Yankee captain
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog —
McCarron: As Derek Jeter enters his 14th opener, questions swirl around Yankee captain A long time Yankee fan and hardcore Jeter supporter said to me today (after watching yet another catchable ball drain into CF)..."This is going to end badly...and the end is ####### near.” Despite swirling questions, many in baseball still admire Jeter. And the Yankees don’t have anyone ready to replace him. Would leather wunderkind Ramiro Pena be an upgrade defensively? Perhaps, but do you really want someone who has yet to play above Double-A fielding a grounder with the tying run on third ...
Jeter's future uncertain
Eli's MLB Rumors —
... plate the way he once did? Those are questions on the minds of observers inside and outside of baseball, but Jeter says he is not among those asking them - that sort of thinking is counterproductive to someone whose confidence defines his play. "The only thing I try to think about is what to do to help the team win," Jeter says. "Anything deeper than that is (a reporter's) job. You get caught up in thinking about too many things, that's when you get in trouble." Source: New York Daily News ...
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Look Out Derek?
feedproxy.google.com 3/29/2009 —
Ramiro Pena, courtesy of daylife.com
With all the talk of Jeter’s declining defense at shortstop this spring, surely the emergence of Ramiro Pena (who?) has accelerated talk of a Jeter move in the near future among the Yankee brain-trust.
In an article by Bill Madden in ...
Calling out Jeter and those calling Jeter out
itsaboutthemoney.blogspot.com 3/27/2009 — The writer, Allen Barra, takes the tone that he's breaking ground about Jeter's declining skills , and while that fact (Jeter's decline) is true, he's clearly not blazing a trail. He's merely stepping in other's footprints and calling them his own. ...
Jeter should bat first
lennysyankees.blogspot.com 3/27/2009 — The possibility of Derek Jeter and Johnny Damon switching to first and second in the order actually makes sense to me. In earlier posts, people have tried to make the argument for Jeter batting first, but Joe Girardi's argument was able to infiltrate my " Jeter must bat second" barrier. ...
Jeter: "Rather play for Sox than move off short"
firebrandal.com 4/1/2009 — Some shocking news came out of the Yankees' spring training camp as they prepare to break in their new Yankee Stadium... one that just adds another dash of controversy to a team that needed more controversy like Bartolo Colon needs more doughnuts. More surprising? The news is courtesy of captain ...
Lupica: Jeter in class by himself
nydailynews.com 4/6/2009 — Derek Jeter is still everything the Yankees want to be. He is old-Yankee class at a time when they open this stadium - a monument to excess - and act as if they have done something as noble as building a library, or a church.
Jeter Batting Leadoff a Smart Move
nyyankeesrumors.com 3/26/2009 — In what is sure to be a week of looming decisions as far as the 25-man roster, Joe Girardi made an unexpected one on Thursday, returning Derek Jeter to the leadoff spot in the Yankees order.
Derek Jeter, courtesy of Newsday
While a move that wasn’t talked much about or even ...
I just don’t get all the hype…
nyyankeesrumors.com 4/6/2009 —
What’s the big deal with this guy Ramiro Pena? I’m reading all over the place about how good this guy is. All this hype over some spring training stats? The guy is no Derek Jeter. People already seem to think that this guy is going to fill in for Jeter after he is gone. To ...
Jeter returns to Yanks
boston.com 3/24/2009 — TAMPA, Fla. - Derek Jeter returned to the Yankees this afternoon and is scheduled to be in the lineup tonight at shortstop vs. the Red Sox. "I'm excited to get back to playing every day," said the Yankees captain....
GLORIOUS STADIUM DESERVES GLORY SEASON —
NY Post: Sports 4/5/2009
> A BALLCLUB, like a stadium, has to have a little bit of every thing to be successful. Seconds after Brett Gardner put down a perfect bunt single at the new Yankee Stadium yesterday, Derek Jeter blasted a three-run home run to ...
