We are under attack!

by osbug on Feb 22, 2008 7:25 AM PST

First the Chicago War Profiteers steal our jerseys and try to take credit. Now they are trying to take away our Robot Shortstop! That is just too much. Well, beyond the attempted theft, that is actually a pretty good website and worth a read. As much as I find fans refusals to admit Derek Jeter is a below average shortstop when he shows up over and over at the bottom of every defensive study, I am finding it hard to ignore that maybe Khalil isn't as good a shortstop as we think, considering he generally show up in the middle of the pack. Hopefully that run-on sentence got me to 300 characters.

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They can have him!

by Jonny Dub on Feb 22, 2008 7:35 AM PST reply actions

psh

no they cant :P

by iLOVEkouz5 on Feb 28, 2008 11:21 AM PST up reply actions

I think its funny

that Jeter thinks its impossible to compute all the differences in shortstops and the report is not accurate. Two days ago we just shot a geosync satellite falling out of orbit from a floating ship, and it was no big deal.

"I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day. " ~Frank Sinatra

by Sammy G on Feb 22, 2008 9:12 AM PST reply actions

The thing is

Every single study that anyone does always ranks him near the bottom. Every one.

by osbug on Feb 22, 2008 10:06 AM PST up reply actions

the guy

has zero range, he can't go left at all. and his footwork is bad, he has to do that stupid jump throw from the hole, where most SS would be squared up on the ball and make a routine throw.

"I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day. " ~Frank Sinatra

by Sammy G on Feb 22, 2008 12:46 PM PST up reply actions