Damn.terrynever said:Jeter confirms non-story. He will play out the 2014 schedule.
http://m.yankees.mlb.com/news/article/93422570/barry-m-bloom-derek-jeter-plans-to-play-in-final-games-at-fenway-park
Stephen King writes a short story headlined "Hub Fans Bid Jeter Adieu." He reveals that Jeter is an android devoid of human emotion.
Not bad!bankshot1 said:Shaugnhessy writes a column headlined "Jeter bid Hub fans a deuce" .where he retells the moment as Jeter approaches the plate for his last at-bat, and he moons the crowd and drops a #2
ponchsox said:I'm a Red Sox fan from New Jersey born in the same hospital as Jeter. He's always been my favorite non-Red Sox player and he's the consummate professional. Baseball will have a huge void to fill with Jeter's a sense. I'll never forget his bloodied face, diving catch at Fenway. I hope he ends up in the broadcast booth after his retirement. I'm glad to have grown up watching one of the game's all time greats.
What diving catch? All I saw is a catch on the run in FAIR TERRITORY that his momentum carried him into the stands.ponchsox said:I'm a Red Sox fan from New Jersey born in the same hospital as Jeter. He's always been my favorite non-Red Sox player and he's the consummate professional. Baseball will have a huge void to fill with Jeter's a sense. I'll never forget his bloodied face, diving catch at Fenway. I hope he ends up in the broadcast booth after his retirement. I'm glad to have grown up watching one of the game's all time greats.
Wasn't that catch in Yankee Stadium?Papelbon's Poutine said:In fairness, there's very little foul territory in Fenway. Or something. Consummate professional tho.
santadevil said:Well, since the Jeter retirement thread is now locked, I figured I'll post here.
I was reading the Grantland article about Bruce Bochy and it mentions Jeter being a Hall of Famer, which I don't disagree with.
However, the piece was titled, Good-Bye, Mr. November. I watched the video embed in it and then realized I should look at those stats in November as well.
I know, SSS and all, but still, if you're going to earn a positive nickname, you should have something bigger to back it up with.
So it turns out that Mr. November, batted 3-12 (.250) in November, with a HR to win Game 4 (Mr. November!) and two singles. Slugged .500.
He also K'd 4 times and walked 0 times.
Take away the Home Run and it's fairly ugly out there. 2-11 (.181), slugging .181.
4 K's and a combined WPA of -.141.
Other than the Home Run, Jeter was really useless in November to the Yanks.
Especially since they lost to the Diamondbacks that year.
ThePrideofShiner said:
You act as though a walkoff home run in a World Series game is trivial.
Also, the home run happened as the clock rang out midnight during his at bat. And it was the first time baseball had been played in November.
But don't let any of that get in the way of some Jeter hatred.
terrynever said:I find it interesting that Mike Trout, Pujols and a lot of other stars didn't hit much in the playoffs and did not get the A-Rod treatment from the media for failing in October. Mr. Kershaw is starting to develop a track record of post-season failure, at least in comparison to his dominating regular season efforts. Why is he bullet-proof?
The closest we came to A-Rod treatment was when Puig struck out 7 times in a row and got benched by Mattingly. Puig definitely has an A-Rod aura about him.
Nope:JohntheBaptist said:Reggie Jackson is called Mr. October because there's been plenty of October baseball, and he was the best. Except, if you head back to baseball-reference you'll probably find that he wasn't, you know, literally the best...
Señor Octubre!Van Everyman said:Nope:
RJ: .278/.358/.527, 14 2B, 1 3B, 18 HR, 48 RBI, 41 R
DO: .295/.409/.553, 21 2B, 2 3B, 17 HR, 60 RBI, 51 R
Edit: shorter
No no, the powers that be in MLB christened Carlos Beltran that last year, remember?Señor Octubre!
TheYaz67 said:For the guy whose most memorable postseason at-bat in my mind is the bases loaded 9th inning looking K on that filthy Wainwright curve ball to end the 2006 NLCS? Awesome!
His career .360/.463/.794 playoff line is easily the best of all time, in any sample of even moderate size
In all likelihood, though, when you think of Carlos Beltran in the playoffs, you don't think about his career hitting line. You remember a certain strikeout looking that ended that 2006 Mets postseason where Beltran only hit .278/.422/.556.
Van Everyman said:Nope:
RJ: .278/.358/.527, 14 2B, 1 3B, 18 HR, 48 RBI, 41 R
DO: .295/.409/.553, 21 2B, 2 3B, 17 HR, 60 RBI, 51 R
Edit: shorter
TheYaz67 said:For the guy whose most memorable postseason at-bat in my mind is the bases loaded 9th inning looking K on that filthy Wainwright curve ball to end the 2006 NLCS? Awesome!
Smiling Joe Hesketh said:
Come on. He was unbelievable in the postseason for the Astros in 2004 and has a lifetime postseason OPS of 1.128. The guy has always produced in the playoffs. 1 K doesn't change that.
Smiling Joe Hesketh said:
Come on. He was unbelievable in the postseason for the Astros in 2004 and has a lifetime postseason OPS of 1.128. The guy has always produced in the playoffs. 1 K doesn't change that.
Not sure what Beltran is so stunned about. Not like standing at the plate with his bat on the shoulder at the end of a critical game is a new thing for him....