Comments on: Yankee Stadium is the Louvre, Jeter its Mona Lisa. Really, someone said that.

By: Adam

Adam — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 04:03:43 +0000

What?

By: Adam

Adam — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 04:02:38 +0000

So it’s not his fault that he can’t get to the ball, it’s the pitchers? I understand you pitch to your defense, but as a fielder you HAVE to be able to get to a ball that’s not hit exactly like your pitcher was trying to have him do.

The year you’re citing as Jeter’s decline is 2007, correct? In that year a grand total of 14 pitchers made starts for the Yankees. Of those, only 9 made more than 2. 112 games were started by the guy you just sang the praise of (Pettitte), Chien-Ming Wang (in his 3rd year with the Yankees), Mike Mussina and Roger Clemens. So over 2/3 of the year were started by pitchers Jeter had played behind for years. There were an additional 25 starts between Hughes and Igawa.

And were you trying to say that CC was consistent, because I was a little vague on that one?

Finally, on another note, not being able to get to a ball that isn’t hit directly at you doesn’t equate to deserving a gold glove.

By: adeymott

adeymott — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 19:42:14 +0000

views from the UK

The mona lisa is pure art

Derek jeter is pure art

As Girardi commented ” derek needs to be rested, but I cant rest him due because of the disabled list.”

Girardi got his money so should Jeter.

By: beatmyheat

beatmyheat — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 11:34:24 +0000

Just FYI..From Barry Larkin’s Mouth. “Range is OVER RATED..a SS and 2nd baseman are only as good as their knowledge of the opposing batters and their own pitchers.” That comment was made in april. Jeter went on to win the gold glove this year,behind Andy,with whom he has won 4 world series with,and a very consistent CC Sebathia,who is as consistent a pitcher that there ever was. His consistent release point and locations praised by All. No coincidence that the start of the conversations of Jeters decline began when the Yankess had 20 pitchers making their debut due to injuries in 2007. Not a loss of range gentleman. Inconsistency of others.

By: paperlions

paperlions — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 04:40:38 +0000

Well, the Mona Lisa is about as good at going to its left as Jeter.

By: Kevin S.

Kevin S. — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 23:50:12 +0000

Jeter’s only the Mona Lisa if the only pieces of art are the players on the field.

By: Adam

Adam — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 23:27:03 +0000

“It will be slightly less than Jeter’s opening gambit — six years, $150 million (U.S.).”

That’s putting it nicely.

By: ramsbladdercup

ramsbladdercup — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 22:47:58 +0000

Interesting. Even though most of what this says is nonsense, the analogy is not too bad. For the sake of argument, if Yankee stadium was the Louvre, I think Jeter might be the Mona Lisa. It’s the most famous piece of art in the museum. But it’s probably not, statistically speaking, the best work of art in the place. And as you said, the Louvre survived not having it, but I’m sure people who went there expecting to see it were quite dissapointed that it wasn’t there.

Plus there’s probably a joke about Jeter having about as much range as a painting, but I won’t go there.

By: uyf1950

uyf1950 — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 22:45:44 +0000

Were you really expecting a Pulitzer Prize article from a columnist at the Toronto Star about NY Yankee baseball!