2012 Derek Jeter Performance Thread

[BobLoblaw]

He's been beasting this year. I love it.

[SatchelPaigeYankee]

Stop talking about intangibles. Did he get a hit or not tonight?

taking the extra base isnt an intangible. there are plenty of stats out there that measure this.

[White Knight]

I said that he may have been the best player I ever saw, not just of the past 20 years and Iam 38. Bonds was a joke, besides Babe Ruth was the best ever.

I'm you're age. Without his roids prior to 1999, he was amazing. With them he was Ruth.

[Blazer]

taking the extra base isnt an intangible. there are plenty of stats out there that measure this.

... but they come in such small samples it's very hard to put much stock in them. There are also other factors involved in baserunning stats. It's been a while since I looked at them, but I recall Jeter was middle of the pack in taking extra bases. That could be related to stadium dimensions in NYS & OYS or even the fact the Yanks O is so good Jeter doesn't gamble in certain situations.

[Shadoux101]

I've seen runners not look. It was heads up base running, you can say it.

When a runner peaks to home, it usually means it was a hit and run. They need to see what happened. If they didn't look, it was most likely a straight steal attempt from the runner.

Jeter was definitely going cause the hit and run was on. His jump was terrible.

Runners should look at the third base coach and/or the ball like Jeter did. It was a good play and solid base running for sure. Not many players stay at second on that play, however.

[Big_E]

With his 36th hit, Jeter set a new personal-best for most hits in the month of April, with one game to go.

[HerbieLee20]

With his 36th hit, Jeter set a new personal-best for most hits in the month of April, with one game to go.

Predicting 2, and a BB tonight.

[White Knight]

With his 36th hit, Jeter set a new personal-best for most hits in the month of April, with one game to go.

What's the ML record for April, and one moth in general? I'll guess Ichiro.

[Big_E]

What's the ML record for April, and one moth in general? I'll guess Ichiro.

From what I can find:

Billy Hamilton August 1894 67
Ty Cobb July 1912 67
Ty Cobb July 1922 67
Tris Speaker July 1923 67
George Sisler September 1920 64
Chuck Klein July 1930 61
George Sisler June 1920 60
Rogers Hornsby September 1922 60

[jcarey]

When a runner peaks to home, it usually means it was a hit and run. They need to see what happened. If they didn't look, it was most likely a straight steal attempt from the runner.

Jeter was definitely going cause the hit and run was on. His jump was terrible.

Runners should look at the third base coach and/or the ball like Jeter did. It was a good play and solid base running for sure. Not many players stay at second on that play, however.

[White Knight]

From what I can find:

Billy Hamilton August 1894 67
Ty Cobb July 1912 67
Ty Cobb July 1922 67
Tris Speaker July 1923 67
George Sisler September 1920 64
Chuck Klein July 1930 61
George Sisler June 1920 60
Rogers Hornsby September 1922 60

Wow, that's insane...

[False1]

From what I can find:

Billy Hamilton August 1894 67
Ty Cobb July 1912 67
Ty Cobb July 1922 67
Tris Speaker July 1923 67
George Sisler September 1920 64
Chuck Klein July 1930 61
George Sisler June 1920 60
Rogers Hornsby September 1922 60

Wow, that's insane...

That's like a YEAR'S worth of hits for a Red Sox shortstop.

[ArodEra]

That is hilarious.

[Shadoux101]

Lmao! Vintage Panda!!

[Big_E]

3 more hits for Jeter tonight...

[awy]

now probably underrated.

[sweet_lou_14]

now probably underrated.

Do you mean for his career? For 2012?

In terms of fan / media perception? In terms of contract value?

[awy]

well, for his career he is underrated, except by a certain segment of yankees fans.

maybe the past 2 seasons he had some real issues to deal with. jeter usually keeps these things to himself and you gotta give him credit for it.

[Rocketman]

40 hits thus far - enough to lead the major leagues. What a start!

[Jax Teller]

9th in MLB in OPS.

[Sam18]

9th in MLB in OPS.

bonner

[AuroraBomberalis]

bonner

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junior_Bonner

[Big_E]

I didn't think we'd be able to talk about Jeter passing Gwynn, Yount, Waner, and Brett until the end of May or beginning of June.

But here he is, closing in on them. Careful gentlemen, objects in the rear view mirror are closer than they appear:

Brett: 3154
Waner: 3152
Yount: 3142
Gwynn: 3141
Jeter: 3128

If he stays healthy, he could pass Cal Ripken, Jr. (3184) by the beginning of July.

[Big_E]

Jeter's next double will be his 500th for his HOF career.

He will be the 55th person to his 500 or more doubles in their career. Only 14 people have gotten to 600.

The Yankee record for career doubles is 534 by Lou Gehrig. Jeter is on a pace to break that this season, though early 2013 is more likely.

[35Knucklecurve]

That is hysterical. Just what I needed.

I should say nothing Jeter does surprises me anymore, but I sure didn't expect to see him tearing it up in April. He looks so relaxed at the plate it's scary.