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**WepKeyday** · 05-07-2006, 07:00 AM

I'm gonna have to say Jeter is overrated for no other reason than the fact that he is called the best shortstop in baseball. Last year, and I don't have the numbers on this, I don't think he was in the top five for batting average, fielding percentage or RBIs. The RBI part is especially bad since he has so many other talented players around him.

Actually, I do have the statistics:

Fifth in average
Fifth in RBIs
Sixth in hits
I couldn't find fielding percentage, but I couldn't see it being great because he has been knocked for his fielding his entire career.

Also, for those who point to that catch where he jumped into the stands as being great, I would have to say that it was only a routine pop fly. If he would have slid or dived when trying to make the catch, he wouldn't have had to take the extra steps into the stands. It looked like a great play, but I don't think he should have had to take those extra steps and dive into the stands.

With that said, I agree that Jeter is a good shortstop, but he is overrated because he is often called the best in the leauge when he isn't the best at anything.

05-07-2006, 07:00 AM	#42
WepKeyday Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 523 Senior Member	I'm gonna have to say Jeter is overrated for no other reason than the fact that he is called the best shortstop in baseball. Last year, and I don't have the numbers on this, I don't think he was in the top five for batting average, fielding percentage or RBIs. The RBI part is especially bad since he has so many other talented players around him. Actually, I do have the statistics: Fifth in average Fifth in RBIs Sixth in hits I couldn't find fielding percentage, but I couldn't see it being great because he has been knocked for his fielding his entire career. Also, for those who point to that catch where he jumped into the stands as being great, I would have to say that it was only a routine pop fly. If he would have slid or dived when trying to make the catch, he wouldn't have had to take the extra steps into the stands. It looked like a great play, but I don't think he should have had to take those extra steps and dive into the stands. With that said, I agree that Jeter is a good shortstop, but he is overrated because he is often called the best in the leauge when he isn't the best at anything.
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