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6/8/2012 12:24 AM
1899_spiders
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1. Derek Jeter
2. Captain Clutch
3. Mr. November
4. Indeed
6/8/2012 5:50 AM
tecwrg
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5. All of the above
6/8/2012 11:06 AM
moosep
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Due to his advanced age he is no longer called "past the diving" Jeter. He is now called "past the stationary" Jeter.
6/8/2012 12:34 PM
jrd_x
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2 and 3 are Nomar, right?  His .321/.386/.589 postseason triple slash is better than Jeter's .307/.374/.465.
6/8/2012 12:41 PM
tecwrg
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Nomar never his a WS walk-off in November.

6/8/2012 12:51 PM
MikeT23
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'roids killed Nomah's career.

6/8/2012 12:51 PM
jrd_x
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You're right, Nomar never did.  Jeter's 2 career walk off home runs are awesome.  Nomar does have 6 career walk offs though, so he's obviously more clutch.
6/8/2012 12:59 PM
tecwrg
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Are you now going to spend a month and 100+ pages in this thread telling us that Nomar was better than Jeter?

Jeter has played longer than Nomar.  I thought "more" was "better"?
6/8/2012 1:07 PM
jrd_x
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I thought more didn't equal better???

I'm f'ing with you.  Jeter was better than Nomar, but it's probably a lot closer than you think.  Jeter's longevity plays a role in him being better.  I think an argument can be made that Jeter is among the top 5 shortstops of all time, and that's after discounting his glove.
6/8/2012 1:30 PM
MikeT23
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Nomar or Jeter is so 1999.  
6/8/2012 1:36 PM
burnsy483
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A-Rod
6/8/2012 1:42 PM
jrd_x
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Do we count Arod as a shortstop?  If we do, he's better than Jeter, but I think Arod falls into the Ernie Banks/Robin Yount group.
6/8/2012 1:55 PM
toddcommish
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If you want to say Jeter is the best hitting 2B who played SS for all of his career...  I'd agree
6/8/2012 3:12 PM
MikeT23
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Anyone who counts A-Roid as a SS hasn't watched baseball in about 10 years.     Turn off the black and white, buy a flat screen and enjoy some new baseball.
6/8/2012 3:14 PM
1899_spiders
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David Eckstein hit three career walk-off home runs out of 35 overall. That's a much higher percentage than Nomar and Jeter.
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