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In the Bronx, Derek Jeter has left tonights game with a strained quad. Experts predict this is the worse thing to happen to Jeter since he dated Mariah Carey.
In Manhattan, Patrick Ewing has been elected to the basketball Hall of Fame. First pick of the draft and a Rookie of the Year, Ewing helped keep the Knicks competitive for over a decade, but like so many other NBA players of his ERA, just couldn’t lead his team past Michael Jordan and the Bulls. Fellow 80s MSG stallwart Pat Riley was also elected.
In the Borough of Sports We Don’t Care About, the Rangers face the Devils in the NHL Playoffs, surprising the many baseball fans that thought the season ended a month ago, or that the league folded two years ago. Mark Messier may or may not be involved.
Sphere: Related ContentWhere Does Reyes Rank Among ML Shortstops?
Posted by Anthony De RosaJanuary 23, 2008 at 8:30 am
23 Jan
Rob Neyer on his ESPN blog, takes a look at the best shortstops in Major League Baseball, and who will be among the best over the next five years.
Derek Jeter is left off the list, Neyer citing age and that he will likely be moved to a position better suited to him at some point.
Hanley Ramirez comes out on top, but Neyer wonders if he may be moved because of his less than stellar defense and his tremendous power. Troy Tulowitzki comes in second and Jose Reyes checks in at third.
I can’t argue too much with Neyer’s rankings. Hanley is quite a player. 2008 will be a big season to determine what Jose’s trajectory might be over the next few years.
Was the end of 2007 an aberration? Only time will tell.
Sphere: Related ContentDerek Jeter is alleged to have avoided paying income tax in New York between 2001 and 2003 by saying his primary residence was in Florida, the New York Times reports.
Florida has no state income tax.
Jeter and his agent, Casey Close, insist that while he has great affection for New York, his home is in Tampa, Florida.
Jeter lived in an apartment at Trump World Tower between 2001 and 2003 and was paid $38 million in basic salary as well as receiving a $16 million signing-on bonus payable between 2001 and 2008.
Newsday’s Business Beat blog explains that New York State is very serious about how it deals with part-time residents.
Sphere: Related ContentThe voting for AL MVP could be deadlocked on top between Derek Jeter and Justin Morneau.
The Red Sox are showing interest in Rangers SS Michael Young. They are also offering the Nationals OF Wily Mo Pena in exchange for P Chad Cordero.
The Astros, Rangers, Blue Jays, Cardinals, Cubs and Mets are all in the hunt for P Vicente Padilla.
The Cubs are pursuing SS-2B Julio Lugo, but they want him to move to centerfield.
Sphere: Related ContentThe New York papers today jumped all over this one, so I felt it would be an interesting topic to share.
number that no one else in the American League will have,” Ortiz,
Boston's designated hitter, told The Boston Globe. “But they'll vote
for a position player, use that as an excuse.
“They're talking about Jeter a lot, right? He's done a great job,
he's having a great season, but Jeter is not a 40-homer hitter or an
RBI guy. It doesn't matter how much you've done for your ballclub; the
bottom line is, the guy who hits 40 homers and knocks in 100, that's
the guy you know helped your team win games.
“Don't get me wrong - he's a great player, having a great season,
but he's got a lot of guys in that lineup. Top to bottom, you've got a
guy who can hurt you. Come hit in this lineup, see how good you can be.”
Gotta hand it to Papi, he's not afraid to speak his mind, but I think he may have put his foot in his mouth. Jeter responded.
“I don't have to do it in his lineup,” he said.
“I'm not thinking about winning the MVP. We're talking about winning
the division. No one's focus here is on individual awards. We still got
something to play for this season.”
Ortiz is hitting .288 with 48
homers and 127 RBI. Jeter is hitting .346 with 13 homers and 91 RBI as
a No. 2 hitter. He is also having one of his best seasons at shortstop.
Jeter said it wasn't his place to debate who deserves the award.
“It's
always lovely, nice, to hear your name mentioned when people talk about
those kind of things,” he said. “But to be honest with you, I'm trying
to win a division.
“I just go out and try and play every day,
help the team win. Whether that's getting a hit, bunting a guy over,
hitting a ground ball to second, making a play, stealing a base — it
doesn't really make a difference.”
Jeter is right to stay out of the fray, it really is more about winning and making the postseason, something Ortiz may be feeling the heat from and the frustration of being edged out of an MVP once again despite putting up ridiculous offensive numbers. I'm just happy this kind of debate isn't happening over in Flushing. Howard may win MVP because of his breakthrough season, but we're happy to have a couple of MVPs of our own in Beltran and Reyes.
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