Originally Posted By: Sicilian Babe
Derek Jeter, who turns 35 this summer and continues a gradual decline so evident, the stat guys are calling him the worst defensive shortstop in the American League.


We should all be so lucky to have such a gradual decline.

I agree with you, SB, that the criticism gets tiring. There was a time when I thought that he didn't deserve the praise he gets, but what he has given to that team can't be defined by numbers - and the numbers are pretty darn good.