07-08-2005, 11:29 PM
Quote:This "Is Jeter the both the best offensive and best defensive shortstop in baseball" argument is laughable and about as difficult to shoot down as when Arpi sold Imclone stock for a profit.
I didn't say he was the best both offensively and defensively. I said he is a complete package, he is everything you want a leadoff shortstop to be. Yes, Tejada and Young give you better immediate offense, they knock in the rbis, they have the higher average. But on the field, this year, for as few erros Young has made, his range is much lower than Crosby, Tejada,. and Jeter. And, Jeter and Tejada have just about the same fielding percentage, so you look at range factor, and, look at that, Jeter has better range than all of them this year.
Last year, you tried to peg Jeter because his range was so low. How bout now, bitch?
You are the one who called Jeter the worst shortstop in the league. You don't think he's the best in the league, fine, but I'm allowed to think that, but you cannot come in here anymore and say that Jeter is the worst in the league, because if he's not first, then he's second.