By Frank Solares
At the end of April Derek was batting .256 at the end of May he was batting .274, he had a total of 57 hits at the end of that month. When Jeter went on the DL he had 2 Home runs and 20 RBI and a total of 68 hits all while batting .260, he had yet to accomplish his 3000 hits and many idiots wanted him to retire. They were beating the drums, calling radio stations and suggesting that the Yankees needed to move him down the order or bench him. Now this is Derek Jeter our Captain and the best short stop of his generation. If you don't agree with that statement tell me what other baseball players at his position accomplished 3000 hits 5 World Series rings and countless Postseason Records.
I fought with these idiots all day explaining to them that Jeter was still in the prime of his life and not only was going to retire in the top ten in career hits list he would end up in top ten in runs scored, all while not even hearing a whisper of his B12 usage.
Since his return from the DL Jeter has accomplished 3000 hits, batting .348, has 70 hits, 11 doubles, 3 Triples, 3 Home Runs and 34 RBI.
I am a Notorious Jeter apologist and love the Yankees, but even a none Jeter fan would tell you he is far from being washed up. People are too quick to retire DJ or to want to see his demise, why don't we give him the benefit of the doubt and enjoy every moment.
He Ranks 20th all time (on hits list) and he is behind Dave Windfield (3110) for 19th, sitting at 3064 hits. Unlikely he will get 46 more hits this year but I would never count out our Captain.
His Bio
Drafted: 1992: 1st Rnd, 6th by NYY
Rookie of the Year
1996
Gold Glove
2010, 2009, 2006, 2005, 2004
Silver Slugger
2009, 2008, 2007, 2006
World Series MVP
2000
Hank Aaron Award
2009, 2006
Roberto Clemente Award
2009
All-Star Game MVP
2000
Yankees career hits leader and first Yankee to 3000.
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Big Reason why Sabathia is not Cy Young
By Frank Solares
CC is 16-2 against MLB this year, and he is 0-4 with an ERA above 7 against the RedSucks.
He is still the best Yankee pitcher and a top 5 pitcher in the AL. All the talk regarding Cy Young he is not the Cy young this year. When you can't beat Boston a team in the division and your archenemy, your performance must exceed all others. I hate to admit this but until the Yankees get another front line pitcher, they are not beating Boston this year. Keep asking Colon and Garcia to continue pitching the way they have and not expect a let down?
The definition of crazy is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different outcome. That is what Girardi and Cashman are doing every time they send AJ to the mound. They are expecting a different outcome.
I would like say, we are 8 games up on the Wildcard and need to trust in the future, letting Brackman Banuelos and Betances come up and seeing if they belong. I would make the rotation 1 CC 2 Nova 3 Hughes 4 Betances 5 Brackman/Banuelos
The future is now!
CC is 16-2 against MLB this year, and he is 0-4 with an ERA above 7 against the RedSucks.
He is still the best Yankee pitcher and a top 5 pitcher in the AL. All the talk regarding Cy Young he is not the Cy young this year. When you can't beat Boston a team in the division and your archenemy, your performance must exceed all others. I hate to admit this but until the Yankees get another front line pitcher, they are not beating Boston this year. Keep asking Colon and Garcia to continue pitching the way they have and not expect a let down?
The definition of crazy is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different outcome. That is what Girardi and Cashman are doing every time they send AJ to the mound. They are expecting a different outcome.
I would like say, we are 8 games up on the Wildcard and need to trust in the future, letting Brackman Banuelos and Betances come up and seeing if they belong. I would make the rotation 1 CC 2 Nova 3 Hughes 4 Betances 5 Brackman/Banuelos
The future is now!
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Mr 3000 Only Yankee ever!
By Frank Solares
At 2pm JULY 9TH, #2 in the scorecard number one in our hearts, achieved his 3000 hit on a Home Run to left. The 4th youngest to 3000 and now officially a Hall Of Fame player.
Jeter's 3000 hits brings me back to my youth, and the truth is we all grew up with the Captain. The baseball history has had many captains but their is only one Derek Jeter, our Captain. We all grew up watching every pitch, every strike and every hit. When Jeter got injured we felt it, when he lost his first playoff game we suffered along with him. Now that he became the 28th man to 3000 and first Yankee ever we sit and cheer!
Read his article from 1992 The year it began it all.
Sunday, September 13, 1992 - New York Times Author Jennifer Frey
"A Game Just 2,971 Short of 3,000 Hits"
The article discussed a slug fest between the Yankees and the KC Royals, what made this article archive and history worthy was the drop story at the bottom, titled Inside Pitch. A look back the article reads DEREK JETER , the Yankees ' 1992 first-round draft choice, worked out in uniform with the team before the game.
The headline is what made me wonder if it was meant to be. Here is Frey writing about the game and the total amount of hits and the Man that would go on to break the All Time SS hits record, the All Time Yankees hits record and the only Yankee in history to record 3000 hits in attendance.
While reading every article written on the Captain in the last 15 years one of my favorites was the one written by Jack Curry that year June 2 1992, New York Times under the headline.
"Schoolboy Shortstop Gets a Bronx Invitation"
Before injuring an ankle running over a slippery base in April, Jeter was considered a possible No. 1 choice overall because of his speed,arm strength and hitting. He wound up the first high school player chosen.
The Yankees must now begin the process of signing the 17-year-old. When they tabbed Brien Taylor as the No. 1 pick overall last season, the Yanks had acrimonious negotiations with the pitcher's adviser, Scott Boras, before finally signing Taylor to a record-setting $1.55 million deal.
With the draft rules changed so that team now holds a high school player's rights for five years, it may be easier to sign draft picks. The 6-foot-3-inch, 175-pound Jeter has accepted a baseball scholarship to Michigan. He completed high school with a 3.82 grade point average out of 4.0 and said today the odds were "50-50" on attending college or signing with the Yankees.
"We'll make a decision as a family," said Jeter , who hit .481 with 23 runs batted in for Kalamazoo Central High. "It is my dream to play professionally, whether it is now or after college."
As the sixth pick, Jeter could probably command a contract of close to $400,000. But Jeter downplayed monetary issues.
"I enjoy playing the game," said Jeter , whose mother, Dorthy, is an accountant. "I think the money part is just an extra."
1.
Pete Rose
4256
B
2.
Ty Cobb+
4189
L
3.
Hank Aaron+
3771
R
4.
Stan Musial+
3630
L
5.
Tris Speaker+
3514
L
6.
Cap Anson+
3435
R
7.
Honus Wagner+
3420
R
8.
Carl Yastrzemski+
3419
L
9.
Paul Molitor+
3319
R
10.
Eddie Collins+
3315
L
11.
Willie Mays+
3283
R
12.
Eddie Murray+
3255
B
13.
Nap Lajoie+
3242
R
14.
Cal Ripken+
3184
R
15.
George Brett+
3154
L
16.
Paul Waner+
3152
L
17.
Robin Yount+
3142
R
18.
Tony Gwynn+
3141
L
19.
Dave Winfield+
3110
R
20.
Craig Biggio
3060
R
21.
Rickey Henderson+
3055
R
22.
Rod Carew+
3053
L
23.
Lou Brock+
3023
L
24.
Rafael Palmeiro
3020
L
25.
Wade Boggs+
3010
L
26.
Al Kaline+
3007
R
27.
Roberto Clemente+
3000
R
28.
Derek Jeter (37)
3000
R
Jeter is the third shorstop the Yankees have selected first. Neither of the others, Dennis Sherrill (1974) and Rex Hudler, (1978) ever became regular players.
At 2pm JULY 9TH, #2 in the scorecard number one in our hearts, achieved his 3000 hit on a Home Run to left. The 4th youngest to 3000 and now officially a Hall Of Fame player.
Jeter's 3000 hits brings me back to my youth, and the truth is we all grew up with the Captain. The baseball history has had many captains but their is only one Derek Jeter, our Captain. We all grew up watching every pitch, every strike and every hit. When Jeter got injured we felt it, when he lost his first playoff game we suffered along with him. Now that he became the 28th man to 3000 and first Yankee ever we sit and cheer!
Read his article from 1992 The year it began it all.
Sunday, September 13, 1992 - New York Times Author Jennifer Frey
"A Game Just 2,971 Short of 3,000 Hits"
The article discussed a slug fest between the Yankees and the KC Royals, what made this article archive and history worthy was the drop story at the bottom, titled Inside Pitch. A look back the article reads DEREK JETER , the Yankees ' 1992 first-round draft choice, worked out in uniform with the team before the game.
The headline is what made me wonder if it was meant to be. Here is Frey writing about the game and the total amount of hits and the Man that would go on to break the All Time SS hits record, the All Time Yankees hits record and the only Yankee in history to record 3000 hits in attendance.
While reading every article written on the Captain in the last 15 years one of my favorites was the one written by Jack Curry that year June 2 1992, New York Times under the headline.
"Schoolboy Shortstop Gets a Bronx Invitation"
Before injuring an ankle running over a slippery base in April, Jeter was considered a possible No. 1 choice overall because of his speed,arm strength and hitting. He wound up the first high school player chosen.
The Yankees must now begin the process of signing the 17-year-old. When they tabbed Brien Taylor as the No. 1 pick overall last season, the Yanks had acrimonious negotiations with the pitcher's adviser, Scott Boras, before finally signing Taylor to a record-setting $1.55 million deal.
With the draft rules changed so that team now holds a high school player's rights for five years, it may be easier to sign draft picks. The 6-foot-3-inch, 175-pound Jeter has accepted a baseball scholarship to Michigan. He completed high school with a 3.82 grade point average out of 4.0 and said today the odds were "50-50" on attending college or signing with the Yankees.
"We'll make a decision as a family," said Jeter , who hit .481 with 23 runs batted in for Kalamazoo Central High. "It is my dream to play professionally, whether it is now or after college."
As the sixth pick, Jeter could probably command a contract of close to $400,000. But Jeter downplayed monetary issues.
"I enjoy playing the game," said Jeter , whose mother, Dorthy, is an accountant. "I think the money part is just an extra."
End of Article.
Derek Sanderson Jeter is the 27th man to 3000.
1.
Pete Rose
4256
B
2.
Ty Cobb+
4189
L
3.
Hank Aaron+
3771
R
4.
Stan Musial+
3630
L
5.
Tris Speaker+
3514
L
6.
Cap Anson+
3435
R
7.
Honus Wagner+
3420
R
8.
Carl Yastrzemski+
3419
L
9.
Paul Molitor+
3319
R
10.
Eddie Collins+
3315
L
11.
Willie Mays+
3283
R
12.
Eddie Murray+
3255
B
13.
Nap Lajoie+
3242
R
14.
Cal Ripken+
3184
R
15.
George Brett+
3154
L
16.
Paul Waner+
3152
L
17.
Robin Yount+
3142
R
18.
Tony Gwynn+
3141
L
19.
Dave Winfield+
3110
R
20.
Craig Biggio
3060
R
21.
Rickey Henderson+
3055
R
22.
Rod Carew+
3053
L
23.
Lou Brock+
3023
L
24.
Rafael Palmeiro
3020
L
25.
Wade Boggs+
3010
L
26.
Al Kaline+
3007
R
27.
Roberto Clemente+
3000
R
28.
Derek Jeter (37)
3000
R
Jeter is the third shorstop the Yankees have selected first. Neither of the others, Dennis Sherrill (1974) and Rex Hudler, (1978) ever became regular players.
Friday, June 3, 2011
Over Rated?
By
Frank Solares
I have been on a writing vacation from my blog due to a little setback and the fact that since I started writing my book, I cant write a simple sentence.
That said, the article that included baseball cowards that voted A-Rod, Derek and Joba as the top 5 overrated players in baseball had me a little ticked off. When writing something or stating an opinion always attach your name.
These baseball players came off as a little jealous and frankly a little sad. We will not even discuss Joba, he is who we thought he was. The fact that this kid is still in the league after he was "miss used" is a great thing.
What left me in shock and confused were the two names at the top 5 of that list. Please explain to me how a baseball player that moved positions for the best interest of his career and team, a player that has 622 Home runs, 1862 RBI, 2728 hits and 1789 runs scored, be overrated? A player that is a career .303 hitter and player that has 3 MVP awards and a world series title be overrated. He is the greatest right handed hitter of his or any generation.
The other name on this list was Derek Jeter, now I am a Jeter fan and a self proclaimed Jeter Apologist, BUT JETER?
Ok where do I start? He is 16 hits short of 3000 hits, and ohhh by the way no Yankee in the 100 plus year history as ever achieved this. He has the most career hits by a short stop, a list that include the following names, Ozzie Smith, Cal Ripken, Ernie Banks, Robin Yount and Honus Wagner.
The Captain of the New York Yankees, 5 World Series rings, will finish in the top 10 all time in runs scored, All Star MVP, Rookie of the Year, and World Series MVP!
Holds the All Time career mark in the post season in, HITS, Runs Scored, and is 3rd only to Manny and Bernie in Home Runs. (yeah yeah he had more chances, shut your mouth, that comes with the territory, he still had to hit the ball.)
So to the idiotic, shameless, cowards that voted Alex and Jeter as top 5 OVERRATED baseball players, look in the mirror and SHUTUP! DONT HATE!
Frank Solares
I have been on a writing vacation from my blog due to a little setback and the fact that since I started writing my book, I cant write a simple sentence.
That said, the article that included baseball cowards that voted A-Rod, Derek and Joba as the top 5 overrated players in baseball had me a little ticked off. When writing something or stating an opinion always attach your name.
These baseball players came off as a little jealous and frankly a little sad. We will not even discuss Joba, he is who we thought he was. The fact that this kid is still in the league after he was "miss used" is a great thing.
What left me in shock and confused were the two names at the top 5 of that list. Please explain to me how a baseball player that moved positions for the best interest of his career and team, a player that has 622 Home runs, 1862 RBI, 2728 hits and 1789 runs scored, be overrated? A player that is a career .303 hitter and player that has 3 MVP awards and a world series title be overrated. He is the greatest right handed hitter of his or any generation.
The other name on this list was Derek Jeter, now I am a Jeter fan and a self proclaimed Jeter Apologist, BUT JETER?
Ok where do I start? He is 16 hits short of 3000 hits, and ohhh by the way no Yankee in the 100 plus year history as ever achieved this. He has the most career hits by a short stop, a list that include the following names, Ozzie Smith, Cal Ripken, Ernie Banks, Robin Yount and Honus Wagner.
The Captain of the New York Yankees, 5 World Series rings, will finish in the top 10 all time in runs scored, All Star MVP, Rookie of the Year, and World Series MVP!
Holds the All Time career mark in the post season in, HITS, Runs Scored, and is 3rd only to Manny and Bernie in Home Runs. (yeah yeah he had more chances, shut your mouth, that comes with the territory, he still had to hit the ball.)
So to the idiotic, shameless, cowards that voted Alex and Jeter as top 5 OVERRATED baseball players, look in the mirror and SHUTUP! DONT HATE!
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Ohh Mother
By Frank Solares
Derek Jeter has always made his mother proud and today he demostrated why he is still an elite baseball player and the Captain of the greatest franchise in the world.
DJ had 4 hits two bloops and two blasts, all while scoring two runs and getting three RBI.
Let's not start his retirement party yet!
The Captain is not back he never went anywhere, dude faces the media and always stands up.
12 runs
16 hits
4 errors oops
CC wins his 3rd victory and the Lakers lose. Great Sunday!
Ohh by the way the Yankees win and are still in first place.
Derek Jeter has always made his mother proud and today he demostrated why he is still an elite baseball player and the Captain of the greatest franchise in the world.
DJ had 4 hits two bloops and two blasts, all while scoring two runs and getting three RBI.
Let's not start his retirement party yet!
The Captain is not back he never went anywhere, dude faces the media and always stands up.
12 runs
16 hits
4 errors oops
CC wins his 3rd victory and the Lakers lose. Great Sunday!
Ohh by the way the Yankees win and are still in first place.
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Jeter Manifesto
By Frank Solares
Jeter Manifesto
I have been called a right wing nut job, a left wing sympathizer, Derek Jeter’s bitch and a Yankee Homer. Depending who is telling the story they are all telling the truth. I put my fandom one leg at a time and bleed Kentucky blue, Niner Scarlet, Penguin Black and Yellow, Blazer Red and Black and Yankee Dark Blue. Yet despite that this year I have not been the over zealous or a crazed Yankee fan self.
I think at tender age of 30 I have mellowed, or it could be that these past months I have seen my 49ers struggled and under achieve, my Penguins lost Crosby and Gino, my Blazers choked away two games to an inferior, less talented, over rated, poor excuse of a team. But I digress, this year I will not give up on the Yankees.
Yes Jeter is 36 and showing his age, but who else do you want to play short? Phil Rizzuto is not walking through that door, and not one player is beating down the door in the Minors to replace him. Look at Nunez today, two errors and he is a “superior short stop” according to insert “writer” here, so tell me please who is going to replace him.
Do you want Reyes? Do you want to trade the Farm for Hanley Ramirez? No lets go get Tulo out of Colorado! Lets over pay for Jimmy Rollins! NOT ME!
I need all you Yankee fans that started watching Baseball in 96 to stop the madness. No one cares you are spoiled, entitled and over critical but stop the maddness.
BUT COME ON! Stop listening to the pundits and talking heads. Not one Yankee beat writer is a die hard Yankee fan, and despite the fact that they cover the team they get paid to piss people off. They make more money and sell more News papers when they trash the Yankees.
Watch ESPN, they are the greatest thing on Television, I rather never see Television again than lose ESPN, if I had a choice between never having an alcoholic beverage or never watching ESPN again I would throw out my liquor. That said, they are all paid to Hate the Yankees, they get better ratings when they trash any member of the Yankee family and the Team. DON’T Spread the Hate.
You can all go ahead, I am not giving up on my Captain, he is 47 hits away from 3000, the Yankees have him signed for 3 more years and you never here a bad thing come out of his mouth. He is never in trouble and could never be accused of using PED’s. When he is injured or beat up he never says a word, he keeps playing.
We owe him another bad year, especially after the great years he has given us, and through out the years he gave us 5 rings and 15 magical years. Stop trashing my shortstop, only because he started the year off in a little slump. THE WHOLE Team is in a Slump. Not 1 starter is hitting over 300 and we are in first place.
This is a man that will be the first Yankee to get to 3000, the all time hit king among all shortstops and he is the BEST postseason hitter in the HISTORY of the GAME. I don’t care that he had more chances and more games in the postseason, So did Many Ramirez and every one at the 4 letter network use to get an orgasm every time the mentioned his name.
Give up on my captain all you want. Boo him for the rest of his Yankee career, trash him and tweet bad things about him.
When it is all said and done, he will go down as the Greatest Yankee leader,and will retire the only shortstop in MLB history and only Yankee to achieve 3000 hits.
Jeter Manifesto
I have been called a right wing nut job, a left wing sympathizer, Derek Jeter’s bitch and a Yankee Homer. Depending who is telling the story they are all telling the truth. I put my fandom one leg at a time and bleed Kentucky blue, Niner Scarlet, Penguin Black and Yellow, Blazer Red and Black and Yankee Dark Blue. Yet despite that this year I have not been the over zealous or a crazed Yankee fan self.
I think at tender age of 30 I have mellowed, or it could be that these past months I have seen my 49ers struggled and under achieve, my Penguins lost Crosby and Gino, my Blazers choked away two games to an inferior, less talented, over rated, poor excuse of a team. But I digress, this year I will not give up on the Yankees.
Yes Jeter is 36 and showing his age, but who else do you want to play short? Phil Rizzuto is not walking through that door, and not one player is beating down the door in the Minors to replace him. Look at Nunez today, two errors and he is a “superior short stop” according to insert “writer” here, so tell me please who is going to replace him.
Do you want Reyes? Do you want to trade the Farm for Hanley Ramirez? No lets go get Tulo out of Colorado! Lets over pay for Jimmy Rollins! NOT ME!
I need all you Yankee fans that started watching Baseball in 96 to stop the madness. No one cares you are spoiled, entitled and over critical but stop the maddness.
BUT COME ON! Stop listening to the pundits and talking heads. Not one Yankee beat writer is a die hard Yankee fan, and despite the fact that they cover the team they get paid to piss people off. They make more money and sell more News papers when they trash the Yankees.
Watch ESPN, they are the greatest thing on Television, I rather never see Television again than lose ESPN, if I had a choice between never having an alcoholic beverage or never watching ESPN again I would throw out my liquor. That said, they are all paid to Hate the Yankees, they get better ratings when they trash any member of the Yankee family and the Team. DON’T Spread the Hate.
You can all go ahead, I am not giving up on my Captain, he is 47 hits away from 3000, the Yankees have him signed for 3 more years and you never here a bad thing come out of his mouth. He is never in trouble and could never be accused of using PED’s. When he is injured or beat up he never says a word, he keeps playing.
We owe him another bad year, especially after the great years he has given us, and through out the years he gave us 5 rings and 15 magical years. Stop trashing my shortstop, only because he started the year off in a little slump. THE WHOLE Team is in a Slump. Not 1 starter is hitting over 300 and we are in first place.
This is a man that will be the first Yankee to get to 3000, the all time hit king among all shortstops and he is the BEST postseason hitter in the HISTORY of the GAME. I don’t care that he had more chances and more games in the postseason, So did Many Ramirez and every one at the 4 letter network use to get an orgasm every time the mentioned his name.
Give up on my captain all you want. Boo him for the rest of his Yankee career, trash him and tweet bad things about him.
When it is all said and done, he will go down as the Greatest Yankee leader,and will retire the only shortstop in MLB history and only Yankee to achieve 3000 hits.
Monday, April 25, 2011
AJ
AJ was awesome tonight, I said he would have a big bounce back year. Great pitching line tonight.
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