Arod Or Jeter

[Danny899]

Re: Arod Or Jeter

3arod13, I'm a little disappointed. You and I have both taken up for ARod at times when other people were knocking him. I know what you think of ARod, but that does not make Jeter overrated. Seems you are doing the same thing by tearing Jeter down that you don't like people doing to ARod. Sure ARod will probably have hitting numbers Jeter will not match, at least as far as homeruns are concerned. Would the Yankees have gone to and won the four World Series without Jeter. Some of them possibly, all of them doubtful. Jeter is a solid player who gets the job done and has played better under pressure than ARod. Was Mattingly a better player than Jeter. More power, and maybe at the peak of his career a better hitter. But how do you compare a very good hitting shortstop with a guy who can only play first base. In my mind the shortstop, because of the limited number of people who can play the postion , gets the vote as best player.

Arod was a shortstop.

[cjclong]

Re: Arod Or Jeter

I was comparing Mattingly and Jeter. Not Jeter and ARod.

[3arod13]

Re: Arod Or Jeter

3arod13, I'm a little disappointed. You and I have both taken up for ARod at times when other people were knocking him. I know what you think of ARod, but that does not make Jeter overrated. Seems you are doing the same thing by tearing Jeter down that you don't like people doing to ARod. Sure ARod will probably have hitting numbers Jeter will not match, at least as far as homeruns are concerned. Would the Yankees have gone to and won the four World Series without Jeter. Some of them possibly, all of them doubtful. Jeter is a solid player who gets the job done and has played better under pressure than ARod. Was Mattingly a better player than Jeter. More power, and maybe at the peak of his career a better hitter. But how do you compare a very good hitting shortstop with a guy who can only play first base. In my mind the shortstop, because of the limited number of people who can play the postion , gets the vote as best player.

I think Arod gets a bad rap. He is a dedicated and hard working player who loves the game. I seem him out on the field trying to be the best player and teammate he can be. It's the media that portrays him in a negative way. Also, it's many who are jealous of his ability and the money he makes. As far as I'm concerned, get over it.

I have always said I like Jeter. But I can assure you, if he didn't start out as a Yankee, he would not be made out to be as great as many make it out to be today. Yes, Jeter is a good hitter and shortstop. Yes he has proven to be a clutch hitter. But put him with another team, he'd be consider a good shortstop. Many shortstops have produced better numbers than Jeter. Also, the media has always made him out to be a good guy (which he is), so he didn't have the stuff to deal with like players like Arod (Negative media)

I don't see anything in Arod that shows me he is what many try to make him out to be. He loves baseball and he plays like it every day. He may not have proven himself in the postseason, but his career isn't over yet.

Arod will go down in baseball history as one of the best. Jeter will go down in Yankee history as one of the best. A big difference when you compare Jeter to Arod..

Regards, Tony