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Flipping and Flopping 2007-08-16 21:26:00 John Donovan of CNNSI has come up with five reasons why the Yankees will make the playoffs. He has also identified five reasons why they won't. The problem is, the first reason on each list contradicts the other. We begin with the "why they will" list:That deep, deep, deeeeeep lineup: No kidding, huh? This is a sickly strong group of hitters, nearly from top to bottom. After Johnny Damon or Melky Cabrera (Yankee leadoff guys have a .354 on-base percentage), the lineup gets especially studly. Derek Jeter, Bobby Abreu, Alex Rodriguez, Hideki Matsui and Jorge Posada. Robinson Cano is hitting .309 and he usually bats seventh or eighth. Jason Giambi's back. It's ridiculous.How good can this juggernaut be? In a two-week span from July 29-Aug. 13, the Yanks went 12-2 and hit .348 with a 1.207 OPS as a team. Yeah, the lineup can go cold, as it did in a 12-0 loss to Baltimore on Tuesday. But with that many good hitters, a lot of them have to go south at once for this team to feel it.No argum Read more:Flipping
Well, He is Only 21... 2007-08-15 03:06:00 Yankee reliever Luis Vizcaino chose some unintentionally humorous phrasing in his attempt to compliment fellow Yankee reliever Joba Chamberlain:Vizcaino was quick to praise Chamberlain. "This kid has so much future," he said.Mr. Chamberlain certainly has many years ahead of him, assuming he enjoys an average lifespan, but I'm guessing that Mr. Vizcaino was actually attempting to say something about the quality of that future, as pertains to his baseball career. Close, Luis; no cigar, but it is, as they say, the thought that counts.
Neglecting the Company Man 2007-08-22 05:25:00 There's plenty of crying in baseball, but loyalty is in much shorter supply. And for good reason; teams can't afford to pay much more than lip-service to such considerations in a business as competitive as Major League Baseball. Richard Griffin of the Toronto Star, however, feels that the Blue Jays are remiss for failing to observe such old-fashioned conventions. Of course, even suggesting that a respect for prior allegiance was pervasive at one time in baseball is suspect; for many years, the reserve clause ensured that fealty was enforced, to the detriment of the players, and as Steven Goldman observes in Baseball Prospectus' Mind Game, great teams of the past, such as the Yankee dynasties of the 30s and 40s-50s, pursued any means available to remain competitive--even when that meant jettisoning those who had accumulated many years of faithful service. Even if we accept that Griffin's idyllic labor-management relationship ever existed outside of the mid-19th century, the present
The Raissman Rules 2007-08-22 05:23:00 Bob Raissman writes a column, if one can call it that, for the NY Daily News, in which he criticizes what he perceives as bad sports broadcasting. One would think that this would endear him to BTL, since that's something we do, too, but alas: what Bob Raissman perceives to be bad sports broadcasting is often simply either an excess of advertising, or, even more frequently, good sports broadcasting. Also, get a load of that moustache.Here's Raissman's latest koala-eyed catch; you be the judge of whether this really deserved criticism (and for those of you who don't know your Jack Hanna, former zoo keeper, from Jack Hannah, former Disney animator, koalas can't see very well).Just when it seemed the micro-managing Mullahs at the Yankees Entertainment & Sports Network had filed the edge off Al Leiter, turning him into one of their Bland Brothers, he pulled the dagger out and yapped like he used to when he first entered broadcasting.Isn't this fun? He has alliterative nicknames for ev Read more:Rules
Excuses, Excuses 2007-08-22 01:03:00 I have nothing against excuses; I'm a firm believer in the fact that in baseball, as in life, there is such a thing as a good excuse. All too often, I hear players and executives refrain from attributing their team's struggles to injuries or bad luck, even though those are often completely legitimate reasons for poor performance. Of course, they do it for a good reason; the majority of their club's fan base is likely composed of people who don't understand that baseball is essentially a probabilistic game, and that, as a result, luck plays a factor in the outcome of every season, if not every game. Anyone who dares to insist that his team had been victimized by bad luck, instead of a lack of "desire" or "fundamentals," would be crucified on every talk radio show in America (with the possible exception of this one).However, sometimes the rationalization can go a little too far. Here's an example of the dark side of excuse-making:Brandon Inge isn't accustomed to game-time decisions Read more:Excuses
Why Doesn't Anyone Like Pat Burrell? 2007-08-20 20:35:00 There are certain players in baseball who constantly draw criticism for not "living up to their potential," despite putting up very productive numbers year after year. Alex Rodriguez was like that last year, when he put up numbers that weren't good enough for MVP, but were still excellent, and was still destroyed by the media. Adam Dunn is another example: often ridiculed for his high strikeout rates despite impressive power numbers. Pat Burrell, probably more than either Dunn or A-Rod, is the poster boy for this sort of treatment. In 2005, Burrell had a superb year and has continued to play very well since then. Nonetheless, most people seem to be treating him as if he is barely worth a starting job. The Phillies bench him every time he goes hitless for more than a game, and sportswriters incessantly scoff at every one of his strikeouts. But when the Philadelphia Daily News steps up to the plate to sermonize on Burrell's busted prospects, BTL is here to dissent."I think the year Pat Read more:Anyone
A Memo from the Parks Department 2007-08-19 17:16:00 Breaking news: hitters apparently don't really know where they hit well. According to a CNNSI poll of 257 ML non-pitchers, here are the best big league parks in which to hit:Citizens Bank Park (Phillies)---25% (13) (8)Great American Ball Park (Reds)---19% (12) (1)Coors Field (Rockies)---8% (1) (2)U.S. Cellular Field (White Sox)---7% (15) (9)Chase Field (Diamondbacks)---5% (7) (4)Minute Maid Park (Astros)---5% (23) (12)Fenway Park (Red Sox)---4% (2) (13)Angel Stadium of Anaheim (Angels)---2% (6) (25)The first number in each row is the percentage of players polled who named each given venue. The second and third numbers, added in by yours truly, are the Park Factor (for runs) for each stadium in 2007, (in bold) and 2006, respectively.I'm surprised that Coors didn't come in even higher, what with its reputation for altitude-related offensive explosions, and its routine 1st-place finishes in Park Factor. Top finishers Citizens Bank and Great American haven't played like the bandboxes t Read more:Parks
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Wanted: Guaranteed Victory 2007-08-24 00:33:00 Kurt Streeter of the LA Times thought long and hard before concluding that the Angels would be unwise to acquire Alex Rodriguez next season (I included photographic evidence in case you didn't believe me). The headline and subtitle of the article say it all: Adding Rodriguez is a gamble Angels should avoid His contract would ruin their salary structure and his presence wouldn't guarantee a World Series titleWhose presence does guarantee a World Series title? If there were a player who fit that description, the bidding for his services would be astronomical. There also wouldn't be much incentive to actually play the games once he'd signed a contract. However, although A-Rod certainly isn't that guy, he's closer to that guy than just about anybody else (probably everybody else). Does Marc Gwyn's presence guarantee a World Series title? No, but GM Bill Stoneman inexplicably called him up on August 19th. How about Ryan Budde? His contract was purchased on July 28th, and the Angels d Read more:Victory
The Win-Maker 2007-08-23 20:06:00 CNNSI's Jon Heyman has graciously elected to treat us to his latest epiphany:You know who I've decided is a really good player? Orlando Cabrera. Maybe it's me, and I'm way late to that party. But he makes a team win, and I can think of no higher compliment.I wouldn't call you particularly late to the party, since Cabrera hadn't been a really good player prior to this season. However, his current year is of the "career" variety, and as a result, he has at least temporarily graduated to the upper echelon of shortstops--though far below the true elite. Cabrera's 31.7 VORP currently ranks 7th among shortstops, behind only Ramirez, Reyes, Rollins, Renteria, Jeter, and Guillen. There's a significant gap between Cabrera and Guillen, (40.3) and Ramirez's contribution has been more than twice as valuable (68.2) as Cabrera's, but "The OC" is no slouch. He's also pretty handy with the leather, having contributed 27 FRAR, and 10 FRAA, on the defensive side (which brings his total contri
Just How Impressive was 30-3? 2007-08-23 14:00:00 ESPN's David Schoenfield took the occasion of the Rangers 30-3 beatdown of the Orioles as an opportunity to publish a list of the 100 Greatest Beatdown's in Sports History. This sort of list is always fodder for discussion and argument--that is, it is the type of fodder we here at BTL love.Schoenfield's top 10:1) Secretariat at the Belmont (You'd have to be a lunatic to take issue with this one)2) Tiger at the 2000 US Open3) "1940 NFL championship: Bears 73, Redskins 0."4) Tyson kills Spinks. (Given who this involves, I feel the need to clarify that Tyson did not, in fact, literally kill Spinks)5) Nebraska over Florida, 1996 Fiesta Bowl6) Bears over Pats, Super Bowl XX7) Tiger at the '97 Masters (a performence that, in the Intern's not-so-humble opinion, was even better than his aforementioned US Open)8) Rangers over Orioles.9) Billie Jean King beats Bobby Riggs10) Muhammed Ali beats Sonny ListonDoes the Rangers/Orioles game really belong this high? Consider this: of the top Read more:Impressive
Wish You Were Here (Maybe) 2007-08-22 18:28:00 Injured Padres starter Chris Young may or may not be missed, depending on how long he's unavailable:Major League ERA leader Chris Young returned to San Diego on Wednesday to get his ailing back examined, and the playoff-contending Padres weren't sure when he would pitch again. The All-Star righty was forced to leave Tuesday night's game against the Mets after only five innings because of lower back pain. Manager Bud Black said the team expected to know about Young's status on Thursday after doctors tested him. "If he misses one start, that's a big bonus. If it's two starts, it's a bit of a blow," Black said.It's a "big bonus" if he misses one start? I'm not sure I follow. If missing two starts is a blow, isn't missing one just a...smaller blow? As far as I can tell, it blows either way. Read more:Maybe
Sean Hillenbrand? 2007-08-26 19:46:00 Sunday Night Baseball; top of the second. Joe Morgan just referred to Shea Hillenbrand as "Sean Hillenbrand" twice. Moments later he correctly called him Shea. You think somebody whispered in his ear?Not quite finished, Joe picked up where he left off in the next half-inning, referring to Marlon Anderson as "Marlon Byrd." Byrd, of course, plays for the Rangers, whereas Anderson is a Met.
Sticking Up for the Little Guy 2007-09-02 02:11:00 Jimmy Rollins won't be eligible for the Hall of Fame for many years, but Philadelphia Daily News columnist Bill Conlin is already clumsily making the case for his induction:Jimmy's already a lot bigger than Pee WeeNot so fast there, Bill. First of all, "Pee Wee" was actually taller than Jimmy. Reese was 5'9", and Rollins is listed at 5'8". Reese even had 15 pounds on Rollins. And if you're referring to their production, well, just wait and see. They used to be baseball's welterweight division. Legs and leather were their skill set. Lumber was a plus.I assume you're referring to shortstops. Well, lumber was a plus, but some exceptions to the norm still, you know, swung a good deal of it.With extremely rare exceptions, they could bat only leadoff, No. 2 or No. 8. The 2-hole guy usually lacked the foot speed to lead off and often was a second baseman. But he was an expert at taking pitches so the leadoff man could steal second. He also could hit behind a runner or bunt him over. Th
He is the Very Model of a Modern Major Leaguer 2007-09-02 01:20:00 Indians manager Eric Wedge, and Cleveland Plain Dealer columnist Bill Livingston, have gone to tremendous lengths to notify us of Asdrubal Cabrera's chosen profession: Eric Wedge doesn't have the crow's-feet eyes a man gets from seasons of squinting into the sun, looking at prospects. He is not going to fracture the language, the way Sparky Anderson would. Still, the Indians' manager is part of the fraternity of baseball men. Since when has being a major league manager, without possessing crow's feet and spouting malapropisms, been grounds for entry into the "baseball men" fraternity? The game is changing too fast. Wedge has never forgotten how hard the game is. Maybe that's why he doesn't criticize players publicly, no matter how egregious the mistake. He has a deep sense of the integrity of the game. It is why his team plays hard almost every game.Maybe. Maybe they play hard because they want to make more money, or because they enjoy success. Who knows. So when Wedge says of Read more:Modern
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There's Something Happenin' Here, What it is Ain't Exactly Clear 2007-09-02 00:34:00 Buffalo Springfield might as well have written those words about the 2007 Minnesota Twins, at least if you ask their starting center fielder, or Phil Miller of the St. Paul Pioneer Press:Torii Hunter looked around the Twins' cemetery-quiet clubhouse after Wednesday's 4-3 loss to the Indians and shook his head. "It's different. It's different than in the past, I think," the Twins' most senior player concluded. "We've got more talent, but there's something different."Gee, I don't know, Torii...if you asked me why I thought a team that finished 96-66 (93-69 Expected) last year was only 69-67 on September 2nd of the following year, I'd probably agree that there was "something different," but I'd conclude that the difference was almost certainly the presence of less talented players (or less production from the same players). The team is clearly much worse than it has been in previous seasons, and the obvious culprit is a relative lack of talent. Yet instead of reaching this logic Read more:Clear
A Very Broad "Category" 2007-09-02 00:04:00 Cardinals manager Tony La Russa wouldn't exhibit nearly the same aptitude for triage as he does for unorthodox lineup formation, excessive bullpen usage, and awe-inspiring ego:St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Juan Encarnacion will miss the remainder of the season and his career is in jeopardy after sustaining multiple fractures of his left eye socket when struck by a foul ball Friday night."This is a serious hit, career-threatening," manager Tony La Russa said Saturday. "The other ones are not to be diminished, like Carpenter's arm, but they're not in the same category. It's like Josh."So a run-off-the mill season-ending arm injury isn't so bad, but sustaining an eye socket fracture is like...dying in a car crash. Right. Because those two incidents threaten one's career to approximately the same degree. Read more:Broad
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Expletives Removed 2007-09-01 23:56:00 White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen has apparently decided to turn over an old leaf:Gather the children, tell them to press their hands to the sides of their heads and ''make earmuffs,'' because Ozzie ''Bleeping'' Guillen is back, and he doesn't care whom he offends. That was the emphatic message from the White Sox manager on Friday, when he even apologized for his attempt at playing the nice guy the last three months. ''I really regret the way I was for three months,'' Guillen said, hours before the latest meltdown by the Sox bullpen in an 8-5 loss to the Cleveland Indians. ''Spring training, I said, 'Ah, let me change a little bit.' Spring training I tell my family, 'I'm going to be nice.' ''[Expletive] it, I'm the crazy [expletive], but I have to win.''All those who were aware that Ozzie wasn't acting like a "crazy [expletive]" for the past three months, raise your hands. Anyone? Anyone at all?
Our Bad 2007-08-31 23:34:00 It has just come to light that we, and others like us, deserve the blame for Juan Pierre's dismal performance this season. It's not yet clear whether or not we're responsible for his woeful 2005 and 2006 campaigns, but it's a distinct possibility. And all this time you probably thought that Juan himself had something to do with it! We would have gotten away with it, too, if it weren't for Tony Jackson of the LA Daily News, who deserves major kudos for bringing the real culprits to justice.He has hit .300 or better over a full season three times, and he has an outside shot at making it four. He has finished either first or second in the National League in stolen bases in each of the past six seasons and is a lock to make it seven.Pierre also stole 18 in a row at one point and has been caught just 11 times. He also has 17 doubles and seven triples, and he still doesn't strike out much, just 33 times in 596 plate appearances for an average of once every 18.1 times he steps into the
You Know Your Team is Bad... 2007-08-31 23:25:00 ...When one of its players gets traded to a team that's 11 games under .500 and starts raving about his new team's commitment to winning. Let's see what ex-Ray Jorge Cantu has to say about those never-say-die Cincinnati Reds:Jorge Cantu doesn't play every day and he doesn't care. It is not that he doesn't want to play every day, but he is happy to be wearing red instead of green and he'll take whatever playing time manager Pete Mackanin tosses his way. "I haven't been in this (part-time) role, but I like it," said Cantu. "You know why I like it? Because I love the way this team plays. We give everything we've got every day. I'm just glad to be part of a team that really wants to win."Memo to Devil Rays fans: your team is really, really bad. But I suspect that you knew that already.
Can I Make a Suggestion? 2007-08-31 03:51:00 Padres' GM Kevin Towers had some (overly) kind words to offer about one of his division rivals' offensive performance:San Francisco - Praise was nice, but not necessary. San Diego general manager Kevin Towers didn't have to gush about the Rockies' lineup two weeks ago as the two teams were finishing a series at Petco Park. It's easy, however, if you believe it. "They are arguably the best offensive team in the league. Not the division. The entire league," Towers said. "I don't know of a better one when they are healthy. As a pitcher you don't have a lot of time to breathe."Sure you don't know of a better one? Allow me to offer a couple alternatives. The Rockies have scored 672 runs in 133 games. They've also played about half of those games in the best offensive park in the Major Leagues, which sports a Park Factor of 1.202 for runs. Yet their run total is only good for 3rd in the National League. The Atlanta Braves have managed to score 677 runs, and while they have played 13 Read more:Suggestion
Where's Burgess Meredith When You Need Him? 2007-08-28 23:54:00 Apparently, two division leaders, the Chicago Cubs, and New York Mets, suffer from a common flaw. Here's the Cubs' bugaboo, according to The Chicago Tribune's Paul Sullivan:The standings say they're still in first place, 1 1/2 games ahead of the Brewers after a 5-4 loss to Arizona on Sunday at Chase Field.But they're also only three games over .500 at 66-63, and seem to lack the killer instinct that most championship-caliber teams possess.And without further ado, the Achilles Heel of the Mets, courtesy of The Newark Star-Ledger's Dan Graziano:By this time last year, the division was decided, and had been for months. But this year, those pesky Phils are sitting just those five games behind, bolstered by the return of their best player just in time for the big four-game series against the big, bad, first-place Mets. And the Braves, as lousy as they've played over the past couple of weeks, lurk just behind, knowing they've had the Mets' number all year in their head-to-head match Read more:Burgess
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Define "Impact" 2007-08-27 01:53:00 Phil Rogers doesn't feel that acquiring Javier Vazquez was worth parting with the player it took to get him:Sure, Ken Williams knew he was taking a risk when he traded Chris Young to the Arizona Diamondbacks two years ago. He was living dangerously, and he knew it, but he couldn't foresee how little impact Javier Vazquez would have on the White Sox.Most Major League pitchers wish they had an impact as "little" as Javier Vazquez's. Javy's currently sporting a 117 ERA+ for the season, along with a 3.89 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 3.57 K/BB, and 8.04 K/9. That's not too shabby for the American League, folks. Do 175 2/3 IP (and counting) of that caliber have only a "little impact?" Do they have a smaller impact than 466 AB from a below average National League hitter, such as...oh, how about...Chris Young? The answer to both of those questions is a resounding "no." Because despite Young's gaudy HR and SB stats, (28 and 21, respectively) he just hasn't been that great at the plate in 2007 (.757 O
Happy Birthday to Us (and Bobby Shantz, and Brian Shouse) 2007-09-26 15:37:00 Between the Lines turns a year old today. So, without further ado: it all went so fast, we've come so far, pats on backs all around, bright future ahead, etc., etc. But in all seriousness, despite our undeniably ground-breaking work, bad sports writing/commentary does continue to exist, (the nerve!) so we have reason to stick around for another year.I thought it might be amusing to see which baseball players share a birthday with BTL, in order to determine whether September 26th has always been a landmark day in sports history, or whether that has only been the case since last year. I found that the latter is the case; if and when the powers that be decide to open a blogging wing in the Hall, (and induct us into it) we'll become the first HoF'ers born on September 26th (although my initiative doesn't extend to checking the birthdates of HoF umpires, executives, and pioneers, so maybe not). The closest thing to baseball greatness September 26th can claim is Bobby
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We Can Admit When We're Wrong Too (Sort of) 2007-09-25 22:47:00 This is a semi-retraction to my recent post on Tony La Russa's new idea: batting the pitcher eighth. Apparently (as it has been pointed out to me by some readers) some recent studies have shown that this strategy does in fact pay off in the long run, to the tune of approximately 2 or 3 runs per season. This is a very small difference, however, equal to about one extra win every four seasons. So maybe La Russa is on to something, as much as I hate to admit it, but it certainly isn't much, and can't be used to explain any large differences in the Cardinals' play this season.In spite of this retraction, I stand by most of my post. Whether or not the strategy is sound, the analysis in Rick Hummel's article is still insubstantial and full of holes. Read more:Wrong
The Proverbial Dead Horse Has Been Beaten to a Pulp 2007-09-25 15:06:00 We've chronicled before just how vital a role "killer instinct" plays in any playoff contender's stretch run. At this point, it's almost laughable to suggest that any team without it might have a chance of playing in October; that's how far we've come. Yet, as much as we've done to counteract old, tired cliches about winning being a result of talent, mixed, perhaps, with a little luck, we grudgingly tip our caps to Newsday's Wallace Matthews, who can truthfully claim to have done more than any other member of the media to advance the notion that success depends entirely on desire. In fact, this idea means so much to Wallace that he's pretty much given up on writing about anything else. Here are the titles of 3 of his 5 most recent columns:Mets' lack of killer instinct vs. Phils: deadlyLack of killer instinct could hurt MetsThese Mets lack a killer instinctHad enough? If not, keep checking this space for more breaking killer instinct-related news. Read more:Proverbial
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The "Mad Genius" Is at it Again 2007-09-24 22:17:00 I'm going to be very blunt about this: Tony La Russa's new strategy of batting the pitcher in the eighth spot has got to be one of the dumbest, pseudo-intelligent, wanna-be innovative ideas I have ever seen. As I understand it, La Russa thinks it creates more scoring opportunities for the guys at the top of the lineup. The pitcher has to bat somewhere, though, and now there are just fewer scoring opportunities for the guy now batting ninth, as well as more plate appearances for the worst hitter on the team. You can stretch your brain any which way trying to come up with convoluted justifications for this move, but ultimately, it can't possibly help. Rick Hummel is willing to give ol' Tony the benefit of the doubt, however, proclaiming that La Russa's new maneuver is "a hit." It's not, and I'm here to tell you why.But this year, after some initial national (and some local) snickering that La Russa was "overmanaging," the method seems to have gained at least tacit acceptance. The Read more:Again
Mark Grace on Causality 2007-09-22 15:45:00 Just when I was thinking, "Hey, Mark Grace
, he's one of the four or five worst analysts in baseball..."It's no secret why the Angels are so good in the West. It's because they're so good against the West. They pound their division opponents.So, roll that one around in your brain for a while.
Global Hysteria 2007-09-21 23:13:00 Bob Ryan of the Boston Globe is feeling just a little bit down about the Red Sox these days. Of course, they haven't been playing so well, but Bob goes a little overboard with the negativity, don't you think? But the truth is, there is no great reason to feel optimistic about the chances of the 2007 Red Sox. Who gets the ball in Game 2 of the AL Division Series? What if the bullpen doesn't snap out of it? What if Manny never Mannys? Will they manufacture at least one run? Does Papi have some late-inning mojo in reserve? Will J.D. do anything? Ever?No reason to feel optimistic, huh? What about the fact that the Red Sox, as I write this, are currently tied with the Angels for the best record in the Majors? Or maybe their fans could derive some solace in these difficult times from their +190 Run Differential, which also leads the Majors. Maybe their league-leading 3.88 ERA, which ranks as 2nd-best in the Majors, behind only the Padres, (with an assist from Petco Park) just isn't Bob R Read more:Global
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All Hail the Captain 2007-09-19 02:37:00 Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe thinks Derek Jeter is quite a ballplayer. I agree, but Nick and I differ on the extent of the Yankee shortstop's greatness:What a ballplayer.It has been a dozen years and Joe Torre still shakes his head in appreciation and awe."He took care of it tonight," Torre said of Derek Jeter's three-run homer in the eighth inning that enabled the Yankees to beat the Red Sox, 4-3, at Fenway Park. "I have been here 12 years and he has been here 12 years and when he was really young, I used to marvel at it, but after the first couple of years, it is not a shock anymore."It's only a shock with he doesn't come through.As great a ballplayer as Jeter is, he usually doesn't come through. Even if you count merely reaching base as a success, you still have to admit that he has still failed to do that more than 60% of the time over the course of his career. You shouldn't be shocked when it happens.It was a 2-and-2 count and Jeter was digging into the batter's box wit Read more:Captain
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