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Brownski the bleacher creature!
Brownski
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Not quite the bleachers but close. There’s a guy behind us yelling some really entertaining shit.
Campgottagopee
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Just got done watching The Captain on ESPN.
Recommend it to anyone and everyone even if you don't like baseball.
I'd say Jeter defines class in all of professional sports.
Recommend it to anyone and everyone even if you don't like baseball.
I'd say Jeter defines class in all of professional sports.
x10003q
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While he is clearly a Hall of Famer he was not a good fielding SS. This became obvious when advanced metrics were developed to measure fielding. When the Yankees signed Arod in 2004, Arod (at age 28) was still a top quadrant fielding SS and Jeter (at age 30) was a bottom quadrant fielding SS. As we all know, he stayed at SS and probably cost the Yankees a few more shots at the World Series after 2004 besides Arod's monster year in 2009. The idea that he payed SS for the Yankees until he was 40 is a joke and the Yankee record reflects that.
A REAL captain would have put aside his ego and moved to 3rd and had Arod play SS in 2004.
Campgottagopee
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Wouldn't that have been up to the coaching staff?
In the 6 part series they talk about Arod being a better SS than Jeter statically. Those in charge felt Jeter, the person, brought so much more to the team than just D-fence. Honestly, who wouldn't want Jeter at SS in those days.
