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Alot of sour grapes from people who would have no problem at all if it was Craig Biggio getting the same treatment.
The media keeps going on about Jeter being a class act on an off the field.... classy, oozing class, blah blah, but he's been in open relationships for 20+ years and uses his social status to date then discard women. I get it, that's how things work in this country, but are we suggesting family life/relationships are only important for those of us who can't make 7 figures?
Lol. It's ok. Message board haters and media snobs can hate on jeter all they want. He has the ultimate respect of his peers, past and present. He was a generational icon that countless modern players consider their favorite ever. Be sour about it all you want, but when other teams call him "the captain" there is not much you can take away from the man.
Also, his defensive issues were absolutely not about arm strength, positioning or turning the double play. It was entirely about range. He just could only get to about 85 percent of the balls that an average shortstop could. His range to his left was just brutal. His problem on defense was that he allowed too many singles up the middle.
I'd be great if they had given Biggio half of that. The resentment isn't towards Jeter..he's a class act and a fantastic player. It's toward the media (including those with HOF votes).
It won't happen in Houston.... its not just the media, its the city and team itself (Houston franchises haven't been around as long, the city is full of transplants, the Astros have had limited success all-time, the city/team is known more for creating indoor stadiums and artificial turf vs. their achievements on the field). I'm a life-long Houstonian as well... I've learned to accept it. Even in the internet age, where every city/team/player can have widespread exposure, the bigger/historical markets and teams will always get preferential treatment (and then there's the dallas cowboys that happened to be in the right place and right time, historically).
Yeah, not saying anybody should "like" it... it is what it is. If California falls into the ocean one day, Texas could move up in prominence as a media market...
