Derek Jeter is the single most overrated baseball player of all time.
As great as Jeter was offensively, the reality is that in his prime, his two most direct comparisons: Nomar Garciaparra and Alex Rodriguez were both better than him.
And I'm a Yankees fan but the truth must be stated plainly.
Jeter benefitted from the NY hype machine more than any NY athlete ever.
Was he a great player? Absolutely. A hall of famer based on his bat. He was also a bad defender. He was a bad teammate. And he stood for nothing in the public arena.
I still vividly remember when Alex Rodriguez came over, struggled, and suffered tremendous boos and taunts from Yankees fans. And when asked by the media if the fans should give Alex a break, Jeter said it was not his job to tell the fans what to do. DESPITE THE FACT than when Jason Giambi suffered the exact same issue, Jeter proudly came to his defense. This is not something a "captain" and "leader" would do. He was a sore crybaby bytch because -- and let's be honest about it -- Alex was right about Jeter. He never had to carry the burden of a superstar the way Alex had. The fact is Jeter was happy to remain in his own Yankees clique with that bum ass ground-into-a-double-play Jorge Posada and cared nothing about leading and bringing people together. Then there's his phony tribute to Muhammad Ali. Rather than get into it again, just read here:
www.nydailynews.com
This guy doesn't deserve a documentary. His life wasn't interesting at all and he overcame nothing more than George Steinbrenner telling him "hey, maybe party a little bit less."
If Yankees fans want to honor the true leaders and heroes of those championship teams, look no further than Mariano Rivera, Bernie Williams and Andy Pettitte.
