MLB Off-Topic

[JayBee74]

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Maybe there hasn't been a face of baseball the last 15 sports, I don't know, it's subjective, and baseball's different than golf or boxing that are individual sports, and basketball that is dominated by stars. But if there was one it was certainly him.

If you mean 15 years, I would agree with that.

[JayBee74]

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Two thumbs up to Derek Jeter, the baseball player.

Two middle fingers raised to Derek Jeter, the cult.

Yeah, Class guy, excellent player.

[TheMatrix31]

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The best player on the planet right now is Mike Trout.

Once he starts to accumulate postseason success, he will also become a figure that transcends the sport.

[slickdtc]

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That's why there might not be another Jeter for a long time. Someone nailed it; he was never THE best player in the sport, but he won all those WS with signature moments included. Another guy has to be lucky enough to get to all those WS and be a really good player and have those big moments to become the face of baseball like Jeter has been.

That's a lot of stuff aligning just perfectly. But Trout is best positioned to take over, based on talent and the Angels finally becoming a good team again with all that money invested in their players.

[AC]

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Is Derek Jeter the face of baseball? Probably. Is he overrated? Again, probably. I respect his contributions and certainly enjoyed watching him (for the most part, lol), but I do feel like the love got a little outrageous sometimes. He belongs in the HOF no question and he was a fantastic player, but he's not an all-time great.

[DrJones]

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The best player on the planet right now is Mike Trout.

Once he starts to accumulate postseason success with the Yankees or Red Sox, he will also become a figure that transcends the sport.

Fixed that for ya.

[JayBee74]

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Is Derek Jeter the face of baseball? Probably. Is he overrated? Again, probably. I respect his contributions and certainly enjoyed watching him (for the most part, lol), but I do feel like the love got a little outrageous sometimes. He belongs in the HOF no question and he was a fantastic player, but he's not an all-time great.

I've conceded I'm impressed by his Q-Rating, but I won't concede he's the face of baseball.


ONE World Championship in the last 14 years? Is the "face of baseball" thing mostly New York hype?

[PhilliesFan13]

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Diamondbacks fired Kirk Gibson and Alan Trammell.

Trammell will manage the final 3 games though. Weird.

[DrJones]

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Is Derek Jeter the face of baseball? Probably. Is he overrated? Again, probably. I respect his contributions and certainly enjoyed watching him (for the most part, lol), but I do feel like the love got a little outrageous sometimes. He belongs in the HOF no question and he was a fantastic player, but he's not an all-time great.

Depends how one defines "all-time great", I suppose. If anything, his consistent offensive production has been slightly underrated over the years.

[DamnYanks2]

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I've conceded I'm impressed by his Q-Rating, but I won't concede he's the face of baseball.


ONE World Championship in the last 14 years? Is the "face of baseball" thing mostly New York hype?

You mean two? 2000 and 2009 champs.

Saying he's the face of baseball doesn't mean he's the best, it means he's one of the the most recognizable faces in the game. You ask people on the streets who Jeter is, most people would be familiar with his name, not the case with Miggy, Trout, Kershaw, Cutch etc.. Jeter is a household name, like Kobe, Jordan, Lebron, Peyton Manning etc.

[AC]

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Depends how one defines "all-time great", I suppose. If anything, his consistent offensive production has been slightly underrated over the years.

Makes up for the public opinion of his defense, lol.

[DrJones]

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Is the "face of baseball" thing mostly New York hype?

To a large degree, yes. If Jeter played the majority of his career as a Cardinal and Pujols as a Yankee, Jeter would not be called "the face of baseball".

[JayBee74]

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You mean two? 2000 and 2009 champs.

No, I meant one. One championship (2009) from 2001-2014 (14 years).

[DamnYanks2]

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No, I meant one. One championship (2009) from 2001-2014 (14 years).

I wasn't counting 2014, seeing as we don't have a WS winner yet, but I guess it's all moot, since the Yankees are out of it this year, still it's not a stretch at all too say 2 titles in 15 years. Nobody has more then 3 in the last 15 years. Not to mention two other WS appearances, that were thwarted by the D'Backs and Marlins of course, I'm just saying that's pretty damn good, Homer or not.

[AC]

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This is why arbitrary start and end dates are bad