joeposnanski.com - 10/31/2009
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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 win and run expectancies. More, it will let ...
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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 ...
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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Some Saturday Reading
Fack Youk —
... I'm not sure what was less surprising: The fact that Joe Posnanski wrote 2,500 words on Derek Jeter's failed two strike bunt attempt, or the fact that it was immensely enjoyable to read. ...
Joe Posnanski Blog: The Jeter Bunt
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog —
Joe Posnanski Blog: The Jeter Bunt Which is nothing like The A-Rod Hunt . And undoubtedly, Jeter believes this himself. That’s the only possible reason he would have tried to bunt with two strikes, even after Girardi called it off. Jeter wants to sacrifice himself there, I think, because he believes sacrifice is a big part of what makes him great and different. Would A-Rod bunt there? Would Miggy Cabrera? Would Manny Ramirez? Would Albert Pujols? No (nor should they). They would not bunt … but Derek Jeter would. Because he is not just a great hitter. No, he’s a guy who ...
The Derek Jeter bunt
River Avenue Blues —
... and someone who hits exceptional well in the playoffs — come to bat with runners on and take it upon himself to bunt.
What Derek did on Thursday night defies stupidity. He tried to bunt twice and missed both times. Then, with the count 0-2 against him, he bunted again. This one rolled foul, and the Yankees’ leadoff hitter had bunted his walk to a strike out. As the Yanks did not plate another run that inning, it could have proved costly.
Yesterday, Joe Posnanski took Jeter to task for the bunt. Because Posnanski has a way with words and images, take a ...
Joe Posnanski on Derek Jeter, Bunting with Two Strikes, and Self-Perception
Lone Star Ball —
Joe Posnanski on Derek Jeter, Bunting with Two Strikes, and Self-Perception
Jason Cole Scores Sitdown With Belichick
Patriots Daily —
... Those in the media who complain about Belichick “hating” the media (Yeah, you, Joe Pos – halfway down the page) and the outside world in general, apparently just aren’t coming at the right times, or asking the right questions. ...
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By Jake McCormick
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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 ...
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 ...
Should Jeter have bunted?
hardballtimes.com 10/31/2009 — 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 contract is up next year. Any chance he bolts?
bases.nbcsports.com 22 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...
Making Jeter wait a bad move for Yankees
msn.foxsports.com 21 days ago — He knows he's going to be in Pinstripes in 2011 and beyond, and so does the club. One senior executive said on Wednesday, "there's no chance" Jeter will ever be allowed to test free agency when his current deal expires after 2010. Yet, the Yankees ...
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 ...
Jeter's Not A Bad Choice
yankeesredsox.com 23 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 is overrated
examiner.com 9/24/2009 — Jeter fields a routine ground ball.Make no mistake about it, Derek Jeter’s fifteen year major league career is worthy of accolades. But those accolades have been heaped upon him for over a decade by players, coaches, announcers, pundits,...
Bombers ready to get their Phil of verbal abuse —
NY Post: Sports 10/31/2009
PHILADELPHIA -- Derek Jeter paused at the question.
"Can you hear anything here that you haven't heard in Boston?" Jeter was asked prior to a Citizens Bank Park workout yesterday in preparation for tonight's World Series Game 3 against the Phillies...
Rodriguez calm despite 0-fer —
NY Post: Sports 10/31/2009
PHILADELPHIA -- Derek Jeter remembers how different it all felt, even to him, even as a rookie, even as early in the game as it was for him in 1996. Jeter already had lived through four hard-fought division series games, and he had survived a five-g...
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