Derek Jeter Announces 2014 as His Last Season

Post #1 » by **Da Schwab** » Wed Feb 12, 2014 7:23 pm

via his Facebook page

https://www.facebook.com/derekjeter

My favorite athlete ever. I knew the day was coming, but this is going to suck.

Quake Griffin · Post #2 » by **Quake Griffin** » Wed Feb 12, 2014 7:26 pm

don't like the Yankees.
don't like Jeter....oh how could you not blah blah blah...i don't like em and i don't care what you think.

but I respect him.
He took over at SS when I was 6 or 7....so i don't even know the sport of baseball without him at SS for the Yanks.
game will be different without him.

Mamba Mentality · Post #3 » by **Mamba Mentality** » Wed Feb 12, 2014 11:35 pm

Father time always gets the last-at-bat.

Blue Jays · Post #4 » by **Blue Jays** » Wed Feb 12, 2014 11:38 pm

over rated

super star in his prime, yes. but theres a lot of those around. he's just not a GOAT that he is being made. He is a yankee, any other team and he is far less.

ccvle · Post #5 » by **ccvle** » Thu Feb 13, 2014 12:26 am

Not GOAT, just outlasted all his competition. Nomar, Tejada and A-Rod. He's rightfully the best shortstop of his generation.

Pharmcat · Post #6 » by **Pharmcat** » Thu Feb 13, 2014 1:44 am

5 rings, 200+ mill in the bank, 3000 hits, the flip play

one of the best ever

Quake Griffin · Post #7 » by **Quake Griffin** » Thu Feb 13, 2014 4:03 am

makes me think of A-Rod btw.

he should follow Jeter.
what's in the locker room for him when he gets back?
Tex?

Higga · Post #8 » by **Higga** » Mon Feb 17, 2014 5:05 pm

My all time favorite MLB player. Haters gonna hate, calling him overrated, but he was the best(or one of the central pieces)of a dynasty and is one of the best all around SSs ever.

And then of course, his list of sexual conquests.

Quake Griffin · Post #9 » by **Quake Griffin** » Mon Feb 17, 2014 5:35 pm

Higga wrote:My all time favorite MLB player. Truthers gonna truth, calling him overrated, but he was the best(or one of the central pieces)of a stacked team year in and year out and is one of the best all around SSs ever but not the best ever or even a top 5 Yankee

And then of course, his list of sexual conquests.

FTFY!

Post #10 » by **Da Schwab** » Tue Feb 18, 2014 2:02 am

Quake Griffin wrote:
Higga wrote:My all time favorite MLB player. Truthers gonna truth, calling him overrated, but he was the best(or one of the central pieces)of a stacked team year in and year out and is one of the best all around SSs ever but not the best ever or even a top 5 Yankee

And then of course, his list of sexual conquests.

FTFY!

Oh... The rage... that is burning in my gut right now...

...I think I almost had a stroke.

Higga · Post #11 » by **Higga** » Tue Feb 18, 2014 7:00 pm

Well no shame in not being a top 5 Yankee, that franchise is loaded. I think he'd be 5th after Ruth, Gehrig, Dimaggio, and Mantle, at least that's what Tim Kurkijan said on the radio the other day and Kurkijan is about as knowledgeable about baseball as anyone.

As far as playing on a stacked team...I don't think you can use that against him. Magic Johnson and Larry Bird played on stacked teams, does that take away from their greatness? Or Joe Montana and Troy Aikman? And like I said, Jeter was the best player on those teams. It wasn't like he was just along for the ride.

Quake Griffin · Post #12 » by **Quake Griffin** » Tue Feb 18, 2014 7:07 pm

Higga wrote:Well no shame in not being a top 5 Yankee, that franchise is loaded. I think he'd be 5th after Ruth, Gehrig, Dimaggio, and Mantle, at least that's what Tim Kurkijan said on the radio the other day and Kurkijan is about as knowledgeable about baseball as anyone.

As far as playing on a stacked team...I don't think you can use that against him. Magic Johnson and Larry Bird played on stacked teams, does that take away from their greatness? Or Joe Montana and Troy Aikman? And like I said, Jeter was the best player on those teams. It wasn't like he was just along for the ride.

question.

are we really going here or not?
I can give you an answer.
I'd rather just leave my portion of his retirement thread to jabbing him. I don't really wanna get into any substance

chappadon · Post #13 » by **chappadon** » Sat Apr 5, 2014 5:41 pm

Blue Jays wrote:over rated

super star in his prime, yes. but theres a lot of those around. he's just not a GOAT that he is being made. He is a yankee, any other team and he is far less.

Can't call a player overrated when they ran a sport for the better part of 12 years.