Or Andy Pettitte, for that matter:
"First of all, what pitching staff was out there? Each team has a different staff. Derek doesn't really have a sinkerball pitching staff whereas other shortstops, you sit behind certain pitchers, you're going to get a lot of ground balls."
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I like how the same scout makes the assertion that "Jeter is clutch" without asking himself the same questions he thinks should be asked of the UPenn study.
Ex: Jeter hits walk-off RBI single to win the game. JETER IS CLUTCH!!!
Who was the pitcher? How many outs were there? Was the infield in? It doesn't matter! JETER IS CLUTCH!! This is an inarguable FACT.
Jeter is a bad fielder and always has been a bad fielder. He does not make a lot of errors, but he has lousy range. He has made some bad errors at inopportune times. Try game six vs. Fla., sixth inning, Fla. winning 1-0.
Hey, it happens.
I don't know why I remember when everybody else forgets. Everybody else remembers the flip play, but forgets the errors.
(I think the flip play is the best fielding play I've ever seen, by the way.)
The concept of a "clutch" fielder is even more bizarre than the concept of a "clutch" hitter.
A fielder obviously can't dictate where the damned ball is hit, can he?
As for computers-vs.-observation, it is obvious to anybody who watches the games that Jeter is a bad fielder. That's what really cracks me up. The knowledgeable fans agree with the soulless computer, yet an imaginary battles exists between the knowledgeable fans and the soulless computers.
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