Team USA in the World Baseball Classic is currently playing Japan. Jimmy Rollins is batting third, while Derek Jeter is batting second. Jeter is the shortstop, while Rollins is the designated hitter.
Jeter is a notoriously poor fielder with very limited range. According to Bill James' Fielding Bible, Jimmy Rollins ranked as the top defensive shortstop in all of baseball in 2008. Jeter? Bottom 5 in all of MLB.
It is a shame when the manager representing all of America chooses his defensive lineup based on reputation alone. Although, Jeter does pump his fist from the top step of the dugout in front of the TV camera rather frequently, so maybe Davey Johnson made the right choice.
Sunday, March 22, 2009
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jeter leads the league in running into left field and jumping to throw to first, and in gillete fusion commercials stressing comfort. j roll just wins gold gloves and takes baseballs to the chest for to prove the value of preformance over comfort
fittingy, Rollins stresses that it's not all about comfort -- true story
Rollins only commits errors in Hurricane Selig.
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