tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post365015915151316174..comments2023-10-31T06:31:41.395-04:00Comments on Bottom of the Barrel: Watch Out Minka Kelly, Ian O'Connor Wants to Give The Jeter a Thorough Back RubBengoodfellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-21331343950141989982011-07-13T08:50:01.174-04:002011-07-13T08:50:01.174-04:00Rich, I think Ian O'Connor was saying Boggs wa...Rich, I think Ian O'Connor was saying Boggs was the only player to hit a home run for his 3000th hit. Jeter is the first Yankee to do it in a Yankees uniform, which isn't that exciting for me, though I do think it is a bit surprising. The 3000th hit chase did become more important b/c of Jeter being who he is and the team he plays for. <br /><br />O'Connor was making a joke about Rose worrying Jeter would get enough hits in the game or his career to pass him. It was an attempt at humor. Mine was a weak attempt at humor in joking about Pete Rose gambling. <br /><br />I'm with you. I feel older now that Jeter has 3000 hits. I sure as hell don't feel any younger that a guy I have watched play his entire career has 3000 hits. <br /><br />That is part of it. He didn't play the game differently than other great players did in their prime. It sure sounds really important and special when you write it that way. Jeter is a great player and a HoF player, but this is a chance to go overboard with the love and that's what O'Connor is doing. <br /><br />I'm probably happier than Jeter this is all over with. I am tired of hearing about it.Bengoodfellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-54494238706972348162011-07-13T06:42:46.632-04:002011-07-13T06:42:46.632-04:00first Yankee to reach 3,000 hits, and the only man...<b>first Yankee to reach 3,000 hits, and the only man not named Wade Boggs to do so with a homer</b><br /><br />Here's what pisses me off. Wade Boggs <i>was</i> a Yankee. Was he a Yankee when he hit 3000, no, but does that mean we can say the Rays have as many 3000 hit players as the Yankees (Jeter vs. Boggs)? No, Boggs was a Yankee for like what? 5 seasons?<br /><br />So Jeter isn't the first Yankee, he's just the first person to do it in a Yankee uniform.<br /><br />Also, when there are only 28 players in the "3000 hit club" and most of them were before the massive expansion, do I really give a shit that he's the "first" Yankee to do it? Oh, right it's the Yankees! Everything is more important if you're a Yankee!<br /><br /><b>Somewhere in Vegas, Pete Rose was nervous. </b><br /><br />Ben can you explain this joke to me? Why should Rose be nervous? That an old, now mediocre player may get another 1200 hits and tie his record? Or was it just a piss poor joke about gambling?<br /><br /><b>By playing baseball the way he played it in his prime, Derek Jeter made everyone in the house feel like a little kid.</b><br /><br />"By playing baseball the way he played it in his prime..." How did Jeter play baseball in his prime that was different than 99% of other players? Is the way Chase Utley, Chipper Jones or Albert Pujols any different? <br /><br />Why should I feel young again that this guy hit 3000? In fact, the idea that a player who came into the league when I was younger has now been around long enough to get to 3000 hits makes me feel old. <br /><br />Thank God that he got it though. Nothing was worse than waking up and seeing "JETER GOES 1 FOR 5" as the main headline.richnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-7496705116212168612011-07-12T20:34:27.096-04:002011-07-12T20:34:27.096-04:00Jack, I have no idea. It may be the fact he hasn&#...Jack, I have no idea. It may be the fact he hasn't ever created a huge controversy combined w/ the fact he won a few titles and plays for the greatest team in the history of teams, the Yankees. <br /><br />I don't get it. He is a great player, but guys like Halladay don't get love letters like this. Jeter does though. It's very weird what causes writers to go gaga for Jeter. He isn't classier than other guys, he is just more favored.Bengoodfellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-38603433585859065102011-07-12T19:27:30.536-04:002011-07-12T19:27:30.536-04:00Serious question here, what is about Jeter that ca...Serious question here, what is about Jeter that causes the national media to cream their collective jeans? I mean, I guess Jeter seems like a decent guy, but is he any classier than Robinson Cano? Is he a nicer guy than Roy Halladay? What is it about Captain Intangible that leads people like O'Connor to write love letters like this about him? I just don't get it...jacktotheracknoreply@blogger.com