fangraphs.com - 28 days ago
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UZR and like minded fielding statistics were almost mentioned by name on tonight’s Curb Your Enthusiasm when Larry David got into a fight with a stonemason about whether or not Derek Jeter sucks. Here’s a transcript of the phone conversation:
Stonemason: “That guy [Derek ...
stylepointsblog.com - 10/30/2009
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NEW YORK, NY – New York Yankees’ Team
Captain and surefire Hall-of-Famer Derek Jeter isn’t prepared to...
rest on his laurels. Not after ten All-Star seasons, three Silver Slugger Awards, a World Series MVP, a Rookie of the Year award and three Gold Gloves. Not even after four ...
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Derek Jeter Unsatisfied With Legacy; Refuses To Rest ...
joeposnanski.com - 30 days ago
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There’s a wonderful new iPhone app — put
together, as I understand it, by Derek over at...
U.S.S. Mariner — called 2nd Guesser . Basically, it’s like this: You can punch in any game situation and the app will give you various ...
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The Jeter Bunt
fangraphs.com - 10/30/2009
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Over the last 10 years or so, one
of the truisms that has been associated with statistical...
analysis is that bunting is bad. And it’s mostly true – a lot of sacrifice bunting is unproductive and wasteful, and teams would be be better off ...
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Defending The Jeter Bunt
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Amazin' Avenue —
... Derek Jeter gets a fictional defender in Curb Your Enthusiasm. Lookout Landing though has some issues with him ...
Link-O-Rama: Francoeur, Hazen, Jeter, Dewey
Circling The Bases —
... that's supposed to go to "the most outstanding offensive performer in each league." * Speaking of Jeter, last night's episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm featured Larry David arguing about the Yankees shortstop's defense. * This morning's Philadelphia Inquirer ...
Morning Link Dump – Georgia, Cubs, Jeter, Bills
TheScore.com Blog —
... The outstanding, stat-head site Fangraphs caught this hilarious exchange about Derek Jeter—and his defensive value—on this week’s episode of HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm: Stonemason: “That guy [Derek Jeter] sucks.” Larry David: “Who sucks?” Stonemason: “Derek Jeter, he’s the most overrated player in baseball.” Larry David: “What did you say?” Stonemason: “I can’t stand Derek Jeter, you know he’s the worst defensive shortstop in baseball statistically?” Larry David: “Oh Bullshit! He’s a great clutch hitter, he’s a great clutch player!” Stonemason: “There’s ...
AaronGleeman.com —
... As if Curb Your Enthusiasm could get any funnier, last week's episode featured Larry David getting into an argument about Derek Jeter with a stonemason, who called him "the most overrated player in baseball" and "the worst defensive shortstop in baseball statistically." David responded by screaming: "Oh Bullshit! He's a great clutch hitter, he's a great clutch player!" The whole scene made me giddy and the actor who played the stonemason, Eric Edelstein, e-mailed Will Leitch ...
Derek Jeter wins Gold Glove, world continues to spin on axis
Big League Stew —
... Considering Jeter's defense has been such a divisive topic that it even made its way into last weekend's Curb Your Enthusiasm episode, his win is sure to attract the most attention. ...
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By Jake McCormick
Brett Favre is to football as Derek Jeter is to baseball. Minus the indecisiveness and pathological narcissism, of course.
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It's time we gave Derek Jeter the credit he deserves
stupidsportsblog.blogspot.com 10/20/2009 — During these playoffs, I have swallowed a sickening amount of Derek Jeter. I could go back and delete that sentence so it doesn't sound like I want to marry him in Massachusetts, but I'm trying to drive my point home here. Against the Minnesota Twins in the ALDS, Nick Punto was gunned down at ...
Should Jeter have bunted?
hardballtimes.com 30 days ago — It's a popular topic . Let's ignore the decision to bunt with two strikes - even Jeter admits that was a mistake - and look at the decision to start the PA bunting.
So what's the most salient fact about Derek Jeter bunting? He reaches base safely a third of the time when he lays down a bunt ...
Jeter’s Bunt
baseballprospectus.com 10/30/2009 — This isn’t from me, but from BP editorial intern Stephani Bee, an avowed Yankees fan:
When Joe Buck and Tim McCarver agree that it was a bad play, it was indeed a bad play. (We’re still waiting on Chip Caray’s brilliantly ...
Jeter Jokes With Letterman
bats.blogs.nytimes.com 24 days ago — Derek Jeter had a strategy for handling questions from David Letterman when he and his Yankee teammates appeared on Letterman's show. Letterman tells the jokes, but Jeter went on the offensive with him.
Jeter's Not A Bad Choice
yankeesredsox.com 20 days ago — Derek Jeter won another Gold Glove today and people are howling in protest already about how poor his defense is. But, if you look at RZR ( Revised Zone Rating ) which is basically a measure of the percentage of plays a defender turns in their own defensive zone, Jeter was #1 in the AL. ...
Derek Jeter: Legend
joshqpublic.com 10/8/2009 —
You heard about the legend of Jesse James, John Henry just to mention some names. But there’s a truck driving legend in the south today, a man called Bandit from Atlanta G.A.. -Jerry Reed
Public Service Announcement : Ok, here we go! I hate to do this one. Destroys my ...
Jeter's contract is up next year. Any chance he bolts?
bases.nbcsports.com 18 days ago — The New York Daily News ponders whether, in the case of Derek Jeter, the Yankees will break their longstanding rule of not entering into contract negotiations with current players until their current deal is up. The Captain is entering the...
Jeter’s hard work led to defensive improvement
riveraveblues.com 10/8/2009 — While composing the ALDS preview , two things stood out. FIrst, that Joe Mauer got to 600 plate appearances despite missing almost a month. Second, that Derek Jeter had a positive UZR. He was at 5.3, fifth best among AL shortstops with at least 800 ...
A-Rod puts Yanks a win away —
NY Post: Sports 28 days ago
PHILADELPHIA — The Yankees are nine innings away from returning to a place Derek Jeter and others firmly believe a season is a failure if they don’t.
Tonight at Citizens Bank Park, a gem of a baseball stadium, the Yankees will attempt to win their 2...
A-Rod puts Yankees a win away —
NY Post: Sports 28 days ago
PHILADELPHIA — The Yankees are nine innings away from returning to a place Derek Jeter and others firmly believe a season is a failure if they don’t.
Tonight at Citizens Bank Park, a gem of a baseball stadium, the Yankees will attempt to win their 2...
Game 4: A-Rod puts Yankees a win away —
NY Post: Sports 28 days ago
PHILADELPHIA — The Yankees are nine innings away from returning to a place Derek Jeter and others firmly believe a season is a failure if they don’t.
Tonight at Citizens Bank Park, a gem of a baseball stadium, the Yankees will attempt to win their 2...