Derek Jeter HOF worthy?

[metsbats]

Re: Derek Jeter HOF worthy?

Derek Jeter lifetime fielding percentage .975
Ozzie Smith lifetime fielding percentage .978

[5kRunner]

Re: Derek Jeter HOF worthy?

Is Jeter worthy of the hall of fame? If you ignore his defense, yes. If you factor in his defense, he's a maybe.
Is he going to the hall of fame? No question, first ballot..Yankee$ captain...blah, blah, blah.
But if he'd been drafted by a team like the Royals, he'd already be out of the game, and this thread wouldn't exist.

Really? Are you serious?

Is Jeter over rated because he is the Yankee captain? Probably. But he is still a great player. I guess Robin Yount should feel lucky the Brewers held on to his worthless butt so long.

[ldonley]

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Yes, Jeter will be in the HOF.

If he was drafted by the Royals, I don't think he would be out of the game right now. He would be out of KC, picked up by New York in free agency.

[BULBUS]

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Is Jeter worthy of the hall of fame? If you ignore his defense, yes. If you factor in his defense, he's a maybe.
Is he going to the hall of fame? No question, first ballot..Yankee$ captain...blah, blah, blah.
But if he'd been drafted by a team like the Royals, he'd already be out of the game, and this thread wouldn't exist.

I hate responding to comments like this, but are you serious??????? First of all, NO team is going to cut a .300 plus hitter. Second, as someone who has watched probably about 90% of the games that Jeter has played in, his defense is very good, not great, but very good. He is one of the best at catching the ball over his shoulder, he has made plays that are considered some of the all time greats (th diving into the stands catch and the flip to Posada at home plate to throw out Giambi in the playoffs).

I guess when your a Yankee and you've been so good for so long, all the Yankee haters have to find something negative to say about him.

[bigtime59]

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Is Jeter worthy of the hall of fame? If you ignore his defense, yes. If you factor in his defense, he's a maybe.
Is he going to the hall of fame? No question, first ballot..Yankee$ captain...blah, blah, blah.
But if he'd been drafted by a team like the Royals, he'd already be out of the game, and this thread wouldn't exist.

[xpress34]

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On the subject of 3000 Hit Club Members, ONLY the following did it while playing for the same club since their Rookie Year:

Rose - 3164 w/ Reds before bouncing around
Cobb - 3900 w/ Tigers before going to A's
Aaron - 3600 w/ Braves (Milwaukee and Atlanta) before going to Brewers
Musial - 3630 - ALL w/ Cards (most balanced hits in MLB history here too - 1815 home / 1815 road)
Yaz - 3419 - ALL w/ Red Sox
Ripken - 3184 - ALL w/ Orioles
Brett - 3154 - ALL w/ Royals
Yount - 3142 - ALL w/ Brewers
Gwynn - 3141 - ALL w/ Padres
Biggio - 3060 - ALL w/ Astros
Kaline - 3007 - ALL w/ Tigers
Clemente - 3000 - ALL w/ Pirates

So when Jeter joins that list, he will be the first 'pure' Yankee to do it... pretty amazing given their history...

Here's another GREAT 3000 Hit Club Trivia for you...

Can you name the ONLY player to actually be wearing the Yankees pinstripes as a MEMBER of the 3000 hit club? (Obviously he had already hit 3,000 before he got there...)

Answer: Paul Waner - 3152... had 1 (yes ONE) hit for the Yanks in the 10 or so games he appeared in with them in 1944/45.

All the best -

Chris

[metsbats]

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While I am by no means a Yankee fan, I do like some of their historical players (Mantle, Yogi and the like) as well as being a fan of Jeter's (I got his sig on a ball last time they were here in Denver - very good guy to the fans), but here an interesting tid-bit most people - including big time Yankees fans don't know...

Not only will Jeter make the HOF - but barring any injuries, he will become the 1st Yankee to join the 3,000 hit club.

Ruth - 2873
Mantle - 2415
DiMaggio - 2214
Berra - 2150
Maris - 1325
Mattingly - 2153
Gehrig - 2721

and you can't claim Boggs - 3010 - because his last 210 hits (including 3,000) came as a Tampa Bay Devil Ray

In fact, I don't think anyone has ever hit their 3,000 hit while playing in a Yankees uniform either...

And based on their career numbers, Jeter doesn't have to worry about having A-Rod beat him to it:

A-Rod - Games played 2042 - Hits 2404
Jeter - Games played 1985 - Hits 2535

So in 57 less games, Jeter has 131 more hits than A-Rod and based on A-Rod's season avg, that's about an entire season of hits ahead of A-Rod.

It will be fitting though that the 1st guy to hit 3,000 wearing Yankees pinstripes will be a guy who has been a Yankee his entire career - not someone who was close and was brought there just to get his 500th HR or 3,000 Hit.

Hope you all enjoyed the trivia.

All the best -

Chris

Chris,

That's a great observation. In additional to Boggs, Dave Winfield and Rickey Henderson are the other members of the 3,000 hits club who played for the Yankees but of course didn't get their 3,000th hit in pinstripes.

With a 4 World Championships and clutch performances in all the post season games and 3,000 hits Jeter is a lock for the Hall.

[jetersbatboy]

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Tony,
We have bin threw this before, you always jab it in that jeter would be just another good player on anothet team. It's your opinion and mine is, if Arod played on another team, Jeter would have 5 rings.

[3arod13]

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And just like always ever September, Arod will disapear.

Why is it that some peple feel the need to attack others when they give their opinion?

What's this comment have to do with the subject, other than giving me a shot about Arod.

[xpress34]

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I forgot to mention the following two players who also played for the Yankees at one point or another - but did NOT get their 3,000 hit as a Yankee:

Dave Winfield - 3110
Rickey Henderson - 3055

All the best -

Chris

P.S. - Leslie, glad you liked the info!

[frikativ54]

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While I am by no means a Yankee fan, I do like some of their historical players (Mantle, Yogi and the like) as well as being a fan of Jeter's (I got his sig on a ball last time they were here in Denver - very good guy to the fans), but here an interesting tid-bit most people - including big time Yankees fans don't know...

Not only will Jeter make the HOF - but barring any injuries, he will become the 1st Yankee to join the 3,000 hit club.

Ruth - 2873
Mantle - 2415
DiMaggio - 2214
Berra - 2150
Maris - 1325
Mattingly - 2153
Gehrig - 2721

and you can't claim Boggs - 3010 - because his last 210 hits (including 3,000) came as a Tampa Bay Devil Ray

In fact, I don't think anyone has ever hit their 3,000 hit while playing in a Yankees uniform either...

And based on their career numbers, Jeter doesn't have to worry about having A-Rod beat him to it:

A-Rod - Games played 2042 - Hits 2404
Jeter - Games played 1985 - Hits 2535

So in 57 less games, Jeter has 131 more hits than A-Rod and based on A-Rod's season avg, that's about an entire season of hits ahead of A-Rod.

It will be fitting though that the 1st guy to hit 3,000 wearing Yankees pinstripes will be a guy who has been a Yankee his entire career - not someone who was close and was brought there just to get his 500th HR or 3,000 Hit.

Hope you all enjoyed the trivia.

All the best -

Chris

Thanks, Chris. That's good info. I don't think his superstar status has to do just with being a member of the Yankees. It certainly has something to do with it, but not everything. Jeter's not even my favorite player, but you've got to respect his pure hitting ability.

[xpress34]

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While I am by no means a Yankee fan, I do like some of their historical players (Mantle, Yogi and the like) as well as being a fan of Jeter's (I got his sig on a ball last time they were here in Denver - very good guy to the fans), but here an interesting tid-bit most people - including big time Yankees fans don't know...

Not only will Jeter make the HOF - but barring any injuries, he will become the 1st Yankee to join the 3,000 hit club.

Ruth - 2873
Mantle - 2415
DiMaggio - 2214
Berra - 2150
Maris - 1325
Mattingly - 2153
Gehrig - 2721

and you can't claim Boggs - 3010 - because his last 210 hits (including 3,000) came as a Tampa Bay Devil Ray

In fact, I don't think anyone has ever hit their 3,000 hit while playing in a Yankees uniform either...

And based on their career numbers, Jeter doesn't have to worry about having A-Rod beat him to it:

A-Rod - Games played 2042 - Hits 2404
Jeter - Games played 1985 - Hits 2535

So in 57 less games, Jeter has 131 more hits than A-Rod and based on A-Rod's season avg, that's about an entire season of hits ahead of A-Rod.

It will be fitting though that the 1st guy to hit 3,000 wearing Yankees pinstripes will be a guy who has been a Yankee his entire career - not someone who was close and was brought there just to get his 500th HR or 3,000 Hit.

Hope you all enjoyed the trivia.

All the best -

Chris

[richpick]

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Yes, even though he plays for a team I do not like

Richpick

[xpress34]

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You want to talk about a sacred player, how about Nolan Ryan? How many 40 year olds still throw 95 mph (besides Nolan, Roger Clemens and maybe Satchell Paige--who was clean)?

Well said!!! (see my board name... )

[flaco1801]

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im not a big fan of the yankees to say the least but jeter is a no question hall of famer