Overrated Or Over Hated?
sportsagentblog.com 7/1/2008 — How can Jeter be the most overrated player in the league, yet be such an important building block for a great team?

Fantasy History of Statistics - Batting Average
blog.fbhof.com 7/2/2008 — Batting Average has come a long way in 30 years. In the early 80's it was an aberration for catchers or second basemen to hit .300. Lately, it's an aberration for them not too. FBHOF has the story of batting averages of the Fantasy era and would you be surprised to learn that middle infielders hold the all time record for highest combined batting average? Probably not.

This is confusing
yankees.lhblogs.com 7/2/2008 — The Yankees had a runner on first base with no outs in the bottom of the ninth and were down 3-2 tonight. Derek Jeter was on the bench. But Melky Cabrera stayed in the game and grounded into a double play. Am I missing something? What is ...

Online All-Star Voting: Popularity Contest or "Balanced"?
bizofbaseball.com 7/2/2008 — Derek Jeter is hitting .280, has 4 HRs and 35 RBIs. Rankings? Jeter ranks tied for 36th in Avg., tied for 96th in HRs, and tied at 50th for RBIs. He’s also ranked #2 in American League All-Star voting with 2,507,534. There are other examples. Ichiro Suzuki, who is dazzling to watch, is currently having his worst season yet, but leads voting in the AL for outfielders. Most talented ...

Fantasy History of Runs Scored
blog.fbhof.com 7/2/2008 — In the second installment of a series investigating statistical trends over the past 3 decades, the Fantasy Baseball Hall of Fame reviews runs scored.

Yankees' Derek Jeter gets night off to rest — Latest Sporting News Articles for MLB 7/2/2008
NEW YORK (AP) -- Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter responded to being left out of the lineup Tuesday nig...

Yankees' Jeter gets night off to rest — USATODAY.com MLB - Top Stories 7/2/2008
Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter responded to being left out of the lineup Tuesday night against the Texas Rangers by smiling.

Jeter Is Given the Day Off; It Was Not His Idea — NYT > Baseball 7/2/2008
Manager Joe Girardi wants to rest his starters periodically, especially after having played four games in three days over the weekend, and this was Jeter’s turn. >

Jeter admits day of rest could help — Newsday.com - Yankees 7/2/2008
Derek Jeter was given a rare healthy day off yesterday, a decision manager Joe Girardi made in hopes of keeping his shortstop from wearing down.

JETER TAKES SEAT FOR LATEST OF FENSIVE DUD — NY Post: Sports 7/2/2008
THE Iron Man sat, never mind the Yankees' offense came into the game suffering from anemia. "We're trying to make sure he stays strong and doesn't get hurt," Joe Girardi said about resting Derek Jeter for the first time in such a long time that...