Louisville Slugger Retiring the P72 Model in Honor of Jeter

[ironmanfan]

I suppose they didn't consider doing this when Ripken retired since he had tinkered with other models & brands over his career:

http://m.yankees.mlb.com/news/article/96195366/louisville-slugger174-retires-p72-bat-model-in-honor-of-derek-jeter

[TG19]

Re: Louisville Slugger Retiring the P72 Model in Honor of Jeter

Jeter is a Great Player but I would take Ripken over Jeter anyday!!

Check out this link....

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/23/keith-olbermann-derek-jeter_n_5870860.html

[carbonrosa]

Louisville slugger to change P72 to DJ2

2014 will be the last year that the Louisville slugger will be calling the bat Jeter uses the P72. Starting 2015 they will honor Derek Jeter calling it "the DJ2". They let him order the very last batch ever produced of the P72 to use as he pleases. Pretty cool

[danesei@yahoo.com]

Re: Louisville Slugger Retiring the P72 Model in Honor of Jeter

And I would take ARod over Jeter any day, as well. I still don't, to this day, understand why ARod didn't insist on playing SS when the Yankees acquired him. Derek Jeter wasn't even the best SS on the Yankees, let alone in all of baseball.

[Roady]

Re: Louisville slugger to change P72 to DJ2

This Jeter hero worship is ridiculous
The best future HOF player on the Yankees is Ichiro. He destroys Jeter in nearly every lifetime offensive and defensive category. Jeter is the most overrated player I have ever seen.

[DJaeger22]

Re: Louisville Slugger Retiring the P72 Model in Honor of Jeter

And I would take ARod over Jeter any day, as well. I still don't, to this day, understand why ARod didn't insist on playing SS when the Yankees acquired him. Derek Jeter wasn't even the best SS on the Yankees, let alone in all of baseball.

Because Arod respected Jeter and knew it was his team/position.

[Roady]

Re: Louisville Slugger Retiring the P72 Model in Honor of Jeter

This Jeter hero worship is ridiculous
The best future HOF player on the Yankees is Ichiro. He destroys Jeter in nearly every lifetime offensive and defensive category. Jeter is the most overrated player I have ever seen.

[Roady]

Re: Louisville Slugger Retiring the P72 Model in Honor of Jeter

This is the only I have ever agreed with Keith Olbermann, I can't stand Olbermann. But this time the is right on the money.

http://youtu.be/__UJ9VZB508

[beachpetrol]

Re: Louisville Slugger Retiring the P72 Model in Honor of Jeter

Statistics aside, I think what people fail to recognize is Jeter, along with Rivera, spent their entire career with the storied Yankees. Not too many players in the modern era can lay claim to playing for one team, especially the Yankees.

[Wrigley2010]

Re: Louisville slugger to change P72 to DJ2

Interesting, thanks for sharing.

[Roady]

Re: Louisville Slugger Retiring the P72 Model in Honor of Jeter

Statistics aside, I think what people fail to recognize is Jeter, along with Rivera, spent their entire career with the storied Yankees. Not too many players in the modern era can lay claim to playing for one team, especially the Yankees.

Playing an entire career with the "storied Yankees" contributed to Jeter's inflated imaginary worth more than Jeter contributed to the Yankees. Playing for the "storied Yankees" does not make him a better player.

[tigerdale]

Re: Louisville Slugger Retiring the P72 Model in Honor of Jeter

I don't think this is about who is better than whoever else....its about Louisville Slugger honoring Jeter who used their bat & the same model number for 20 years w/out ever wavering. That's incredible in todays age w/ all the different bat companies out there. Nice of Louisville to do that I think.

[Roady]

Re: Louisville Slugger Retiring the P72 Model in Honor of Jeter

I don't think this is about who is better than whoever else....its about Louisville Slugger honoring Jeter who used their bat & the same model number for 20 years w/out ever wavering. That's incredible in todays age w/ all the different bat companies out there. Nice of Louisville to do that I think.

Good post and good point.
I guess I am just burnt out on the Jeter is a baseball god junk.
I shall refrain myself and let those who worship his imaginary baseball greatness continue to worship him in peace.

[Skizzick]

Re: Louisville slugger to change P72 to DJ2

Did Jeter pass away and I just didn't hear about it yet? The dedications? The patches? The yearlong memorial ceremony? Oh dear.

RIP Derek Jeter

[gorilla777]

Re: Louisville Slugger Retiring the P72 Model in Honor of Jeter

Well, thank goodness you aren't getting all worked up over it.