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Dayn Perry: Reyes Has Passed Jeter
Published 9/6/2008 by Mike Silva at Mike Silva's NY Baseball Digest
... For the second time in a week we are talking about a young player and comparing him to Derek Jeter. Earlier in the week I discussed how Dustin Pedroia of the Red Sox has the stats, and leadership intangibles, to strike up comparisons to Jeter. Today Dayn Perry of Foxsports.com takes another argument and compares Jose Reyes and Derek Jeter. ...

FOX Sports: Perry: In Big Apple, Reyes has passed Jeter by
Published 9/6/2008 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
FOX Sports: Perry: In Big Apple, Reyes has passed Jeter by From the handstakingly hilaripus comments section..."I can’t believe someone pays you to trash him!!!! Again, your a knob!!” And then there’s defense. Jeter, despite constant hosannas from the mainstream media, undeserved Gold Gloves, and the comically partisan objections of Yankee fans, simply isn’t an adequate defender. And he never has been. He’s a great player, and that in part is why people have such a hard time wrapping their heads around the idea that Jeter can’t field his position. So let’s put this another way: ...