Where is Derek Jeter? I like Him A lot? the yankees like to keep him.?
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Derek Jeter\n-- #2 of the New York Yankees (Captain)\n-- Starting Position: Shortstop\n-- 1566 Games Played\n-- 6330 Career at-bats\n-- 1992 Career hits\n-- 1193 Career runs scored\n-- 319 Career doubles\n-- 49 Career triples\n-- 174 Career homeruns\n-- 793 Career RBIs\n-- 662 Career walks\n-- 1116 Career Strikeouts\n-- 222 Career Stolen bases\n-- .387 Career On-Base Percentage\n-- .463 Career Slugging Percentage\n-- .315 Career Batting Average\n-- Four World Series Championships ('96, '98-'00)
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I am a Yankee fan through and through, but I do think the Cubs are moving in the right direction. Hopefully Sweet Lou can come on board and make some changes. Soriano is a great player. Personally, think the Yankees should have never traded him. So, I think the Cubs will have a better season. I do think it will take them time to build but the are on their way.
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I love baseball\nThe NY Yankees are my team.\nGo Yankees!!!!!
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I'd love to have a chat with the person who says the Red Sox sold out...  Gee, when did THAT happen?  Last time I checked, the Red Sox weren't trying to buy up other teams players to cripple one team and stack their own.  Well guess what, they spent over 50 million for Johnny Damon and look what they got.  Another Pansy wearing Pinstripe Crybaby just like Jeter and A-Rod.  They deserve one another and last night's victory was sweet on SO many levels.  Every time the Yankees lose, I think God himself Smiles.  They are truly the evilest of empires and with my dying breath I will hiss the words:  Yankees Suck
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to the dude above me: you dont know anything bout baseball, your just a frontrunner who likes the Yankees cuz they win more often than not.\n\nHe doesnt even know the Yankees are in the AL not the NL, FRONTRUNNER!\n\n\nto answer the question, DEFINITELY YES! Chase Utley, Howard, J-Roll, Lieberthal (get fasano outta there), burrell, rowand, MADSON (yes, a pitcher lol), David Bell once in a while, Victorino, and Bobby Abreu.\n\nThey need some quality pitchers such as:\nJohn Lackey\nJake Peavy\nThey need Randy Wolf back from surgery\nand maybe a pitcher like a Tim Wakefield
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The best thing for them to do is to take it easy (i.e. don't trade him right away, NOT slack off on some games) for another month, and see where they are on July 28th or so.  If they think they can still contend, then they need to keep him; however, most likely they will not be in it by then (I hate saying that, I'd like to see the little guys play well, but let's face it, there's just not as much parity in MLB as there is in the NFL).  The nice thing is that they can afford to wait and listen to some serious offers, and as long as they stay within striking distance, they can drive the offers up.\n\nThey will definitely lose him at the end of the season, so they would be wise to trade him for some good talent that is locked up for a year or two, but the closer they are, the more they'll get for him.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEyg4CoB-s8&search=jeter%20arod
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YANKEES!!? HA! you'r kidding me guys... the Mets are doing a hell of a job and I think they can pose as a serious threat.. Hopefully it doesn't mean that they'll end up in a race spending as much money as the team from the Bronx does.
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You mean you haven't sold your loyalty like the guy on Ebay? :) I like the Royals. They have a bunch of hardworking young guys (DeJesus, Greinke), but it's just unfortunate that all their good players (aformentioned included) are on the DL.
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Barry Zito is a premiere American League pitcher. The Yanks would have to give up some talent for him. Most likely they would trade Triple AAA ballplayers with lots of potential. Who knows who they would give up? Yet Zito is quality on the mound and probably worth it.
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It's true that Jeter is not the very best at any one aspect of the game. He might not be the best fielder although he does have great moments on the field. He certainly isn't a record breaking home run hitter although is 4 hits away from 2000 in his career and if he continues at this pace could reach 3000 which is a rare thing to do. And you're right - he is not as clutch as people make him out to be, although he has come through in some very very important spots in the past.\n\nSo yes, he doesn't stand out as particularly amazing in any one category of statistics. What makes Jeter so great is that he's an amazing all around player. He bats high in the line up so he's not supposed to be a home run hitter, he's supposed to get on base and he does that very well. He plays the game the right way. That's why he's the captain of the Yankees, which is a huge honor. He's a leader. He always plays to win. NYY fans are not all about the spectacle of home runs (the Yanks don't shoot off fireworks), they like to see the game played right with the thought of October in mind. Jeter also doesn't wilt under the pressure of New York, instead it motivates him. That's also important to why he's so well liked.\n\nI don't understand your point about him playing for the Pirates. You've just started watching the Yanks. If Jeter was playing for the Pirates, when you started watching their games they would probably talk about him a lot. He gets attention because he's a good player (though perhaps not outstanding), a leader on the team, and he's pretty good with the media. He's well spoken. If Jeter played for the Pirates he wouldn't get the national attention he does now, but he would still get attention from local fans & media because he's a good player. If you just started watching Yankee games of course you are gonna hear about Jeter. He's the face of the Yankees as much as Damon used to be the face of the Red Sox. And the Yankees are a very well known team. Pretty much every player on the Yanks gets more media attention than players on the Pirates. It's just not a fair comparison.\n\nHe gets paid a lot of money because he's on the Yankees. Not because he's pretty. Of course, you might have meant why does he get paid so much attention, and then yes, the fact that he's attractive doesn't hurt. That always comes across well on camera. But it's not just looks. Like I said before, he's well spoken too. If he never said a word to the media and was negative towards them all the time, he wouldn't get nearly the attention he does now, and if he did it would be negative. Jeter has a good personality and doesn't shy away from the media, that's why they are so positive towards him, and I guess why he ends up with a lot of hype. He's just a really nice guy, who plays the game right, and people want to say nice things about him.\n\nPS - it's Derek, not Derick
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Okay, it's pile on and pick on "The George" time already, is it? Let me offer you a wee twist on this sort of logic. As a baseball fan, would you rather have an absentee owner who couldn't care less about the day-to-day operations of your team, an owner who is in it only for the profits to be made, irrespective of how abysmal the team he fields, an owner who cannot be bothered with even paying attention to the good and bad fortunes of his own team throughout an insanely lengthy season, basically, an owner who just does not care OR an admittedly arrogant and outspoken owner like George Steinbrenner who, notwithstanding all the personal attacks, actually DOES give a damn about his team's performance on the field, a man who actually DOES attend the games and monitor the standings, a hands-on owner who never shirks from his responsibilities in providing the fans of the New York Yankees with a talented and exciting team to watch -- and plenty of off-the-field hijinx to keep them amused, in short, whether you like him or not, an owner who really loves his team and his sport?\n\nFor me at least, this one's a no-brainer. God bless The George!\n\n(Oh, and in answer to your question, Patz, I'd give him 'til May or when the Yanks fall a half-dozen games behind the hated Sox, whichever comes first.)
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yankees there the BEST
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Most agreed.  He is a great player and competitor so long as he plays for any team other than the Yankees.\n\nYes he is outspoken and yes he whines- ALOT!  But he backs it up and is one hell of a pitcher.
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I think the Yanks are going to trade for a starting pitcher, maybe Jon Garland of the White Sox or maybe Dontrelle Willis of the Marlins. They have some young arms that they just received for Sheffield that they may use for trade bait.
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I hate the Yankees.... but Jeter really had a great year and he did deserve to win.
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Several factors.  Money was an issue.  They really don't need his bat in the lineup.  He is hurt more and more each season.  He is on the down side of what I would call a HOF career.  Certainly if he reaches 500 home runs he will be elected into the HOF.  But maybe the one factor that shadows everything else, he carries a lot of baggage with him.  He's not the most pleasant guy to deal with plus when he doesn't get his way he can be poison in the locker room.  The Yankees have enough to deal with with A-Rod.  Plus they need pitching.