And now the end is near, And so I face the final curtain - So long Derek

[Eslade]

Are we talking about Nizzar's alt or something? I thought Colgate won the best of the best?

[Potus]

A-Rod is great. Praise A-Rod.

[Ames who?]

Originally Posted by evilldacbane [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

The answer we were looking for is one. One title in his decade+ of captaincy with the highest payroll in the league.

he won 5 championships with the team. not sure what the honorary title of captain has to do with anything

[Kergan]

Originally Posted by evilldacbane [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

The answer we were looking for is one. One title in his decade+ of captaincy with the highest payroll in the league.

Baseball playoffs are weird. There is a huge percentage of wild card teams and lower seeds winning it compared to other sports. If you have two aces you can limp in and win it pretty easy.

The most telling stat I read regarding the Yankees while Jeter was on the team (20 years) was that in his entire career he only played ONE game where his team was mathematically eliminated from playoff contention. You can knock the championships but getting to the playoffs consistently is more difficult than sneaking in and winning it all once imo (ask the Marlins).

Jeter was way overrated defensively, but his offensive WAR was still the best of all time for a SS, and I believe top 10-20 all time. He was at like a +80 offensive and -9 defense spread out over 20 years, which is basically league average when you average it out. Not sure I'd knock a guy too much for playing league average defense at the most difficult defensive position while putting up the best offensive numbers over time at that same position. Plus the dude had the most years of any player in the history of baseball with a .300+ avg and double digit HRs and steals which shows his versatility. His career OBP is #1 all time for players with anywhere near his total starts at SS. He also had nearly an .850 OPS in the playoffs, with more hits than any other player. If you look at his playoff numbers its like almost 160 games (a full season) and he put up a season MVP type stat line playing against the best teams and pitchers in the highest pressure situations. They don't call him captain cool for nothin'.

He is a top 5 SS of all time, and you can make a strong case for anywhere in the top 3.

[Ames who?]

Yeah he has the record for most hits by a shortstop in MLB history and he holds a .351 average in the world series (he was there 7 times).

Jeter holds MLB postseason records for games played (158), plate appearances (734), at-bats (650), hits (200), singles (143), doubles (32), triples (5), runs scored (111), total bases (302). Jeter is also third in home runs (20), fourth in runs batted in (61), fifth in base on balls (66) and sixth stolen bases (18).

Anyone who knows baseball can't argue with these types of numbers. You may personally dislike him or the yankees but statistics like those speak for themselves.

[Ames who?]

All of this while playing in one of the toughest if not THE most difficult division in baseball.

[Kergan]

The playoff stats are what stick out for me. You're almost always facing #1 and 2 starters from very good teams, so you can't pile up stats on some #5 starter or fill in from triple A. .310 or w/e average, 111 Rs, 61 RBIs, 20 HRs, 18 SBs in 157 games (roughly one season) while playing against the best? MVP caliber there.

[Ames who?]

Originally Posted by evilldacbane [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

The answer we were looking for is one. One title in his decade+ of captaincy with the highest payroll in the league.

By the way the L.A dodgers have the highest payroll in the league - Yankees are # 2.

[Bazia]

any sport without a salary cap is stupid

[Kergan]

To be fair the Yankees have had the highest payroll every year for the last 15 excluding this year (where they didn't make the playoffs). [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]