Louisville Slugger Retiring the P72 Model in Honor of Jeter

[Roady]

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

All other factors being the same, I wonder if Jeter would have received this tribute if he played for anyone other than the Yankees, Mets or Red Sox?

Dave Miedema

Ask Craig Biggio!

[metsbats]

Re: Louisville slugger to change P72 to DJ2

All teams will be required to retire the No. 2 next season.

[dangerzone79]

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

Enough of the Jeter bashing. It's played out. Maybe as much as worshipping him is played out. I'm a Red Sox fan, 100%, but I love Jeter. Not for his offensive stats (very good player with a real flare for the dramatic & clutch as hell) or his defensive stats (I really didn't like that he was a shoe in for Gold Glove every year, regardless of being a subpar SS), ALL of this has been said before, but I love Jeter for what he means to baseball and kids, and even adults. Playing 20 years for 1 team is a special thing, and so rare. Living that entire time in NYC under the scrutiny of paparazzi & beat writers and NEVER getting caught doing anything dumb, or frankly even remotely wrong is incredible. He never said the wrong thing in an interview, never through someone under the bus, always takes responsibility for his own mistakes, and sometimes others. Any human being can learn a lot from a guy like that. This Sox fan will miss seeing #2 at SS.

[sox83cubs84]

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

All other factors being the same, I wonder if Jeter would have received this tribute if he played for anyone other than the Yankees, Mets or Red Sox?

Dave Miedema

[Roady]

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

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

Allow me to pre-post the next post from the next poster like yourself.......

Here goes........

LOL

[gorilla777]

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

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

[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

[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.

[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

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.

[Wrigley2010]

Re: Louisville slugger to change P72 to DJ2

Interesting, thanks for sharing.

[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.

[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

[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.

[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.