Bauter88 wrote:
I find it funny that a guy with .977 lifetime fielding percentage isn't a good fielder. Its also really easy to bash someone on the down end of their career, even though he is the starting shortstop at 37 years old for the most winning franchise in Major League Baseball. I watch every Yankee game and hardly ever do I see Jeter out there and think man, I want someone else out there right now. Hate him all you want but he plays his position well and better than most at 37 then alot do in their prime.
he fields the balls hit to him excellently. however, and this is a fact, "and, when it comes down to it, Jeter turns fewer balls hit into his area into outs than other shortstops, and really, that's what matters."
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/w ... index.htmlhttp://www.billjamesonline.net/fieldingbible/jeter.aspnow, if you wanna discuss this rationally, and not get into a pissing contest (im not suggesting you do, i just mean in general) if love to talk about it. does my disdain for jeter skewer the reality of jeter? probably. but he is absolutely not a good defensive short stop, unless you go by fielding percentage. im a saber-metrics man myself, though.
my argument that save percentage is the best way to evaluate a goalie may come back to bite me in the ass though. haha.
and for what its worth, i DO NOT believe jeter took steroids, like my post last night suggested. that was just throwing a gas can on the fire.