Jeter voted Most Overrated by Fellow Players

[lint06]

I don't think I saw this one:

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/rumors/post/Jeter-voted-most-overrated-player-in-Sports-Illu?urn=mlb,89331

If it has been posted, just ignore it

[Mad Mark]

Derek Christ...overrated? Surely you jest! :angryfire:

[Moose Milligan]

Awwwww, no way!

Maybe the press and media will take note....

...nah....not gonna happen.

[byrdz]

Jeter being overrated doesn't mean he's not a good player but I agree that he's overrated, how could you not be when you are an icon in the largest U.S. city?

[MChance]

Haha, about time something like this happend to Jeter! Maybe people are finally starting to realize that even though he makes one spectacular play a year, he's really not all that. I wonder if this will effect his sleepovers with A-Rod ...

[beaner]

He's overhyped more than he's overrated in my opinion. Everyone knows he's not even the best shortstop on his own team. I don't think overrated is the right term, overhyped is. That list is ridiculous, Barry Zito isn't overrated, he's over paid, but not overrated. He's not even rated period.

Kevin Youkilis?? What? Is he rated? Did they give the players choices? This is very odd. Why Kevin Youkilis or Barry Zito are even mentioned is beyond me.

[TyCobb]

Jeter is a no doubt HOF IMO, but he isn't Mickey Mantle or Babe Ruth. He is a great player but the media makes him out to be the Babe or Mantle.

BTW what is Jeter fielding stats because by my eyes he is the worst fielding SS that is a regular. I mean I always thought he was bad, but this year he is AWFUL.

[Lt Melmo]

He's overhyped more than he's overrated in my opinion. Everyone knows he's not even the best shortstop on his own team. I don't think overrated is the right term, overhyped is. That list is ridiculous, Barry Zito isn't overrated, he's over paid, but not overrated. He's not even rated period.

Kevin Youkilis?? What? Is he rated? Did they give the players choices? This is very odd. Why Kevin Youkilis or Barry Zito are even mentioned is beyond me.

Youk and Zito? You should be worried about David Wright being picked...

[beaner]

Jeter is a no doubt HOF IMO, but he isn't Mickey Mantle or Babe Ruth. He is a great player but the media makes him out to be the Babe or Mantle.

BTW what is Jeter fielding stats because by my eyes he is the worst fielding SS that is a regular. I mean I always thought he was bad, but this year he is AWFUL.

Agreed. He's overhyped, I just don't think overrated is the right word.

[NewOwnerNeeded]

I believe Jeter was voted the most overrated player last year as well. As expected, the media is all up in arms about this. Of course they are, who do you think overrates him? I agree with this. He is a great player, but he is not even the best player on his own team, much less the best player in the league as he is treated.

[beaner]

Youk and Zito? You should be worried about David Wright being picked...

At least Wright has put up decent numbers in recent years, but you're right. Youkilis is a nice player, don't get me wrong, but to say he's one of the most overrated players in the game is a bit much. Does anyone recognize him as a great player? Doesn't one have to be rated highly somewhere to even be considered overrated?

Zito should not be on any list except biggest Free Agent busts ever.

[BaltimoreTerp]

He's overhyped more than he's overrated in my opinion. Everyone knows he's not even the best shortstop on his own team. I don't think overrated is the right term, overhyped is. That list is ridiculous, Barry Zito isn't overrated, he's over paid, but not overrated. He's not even rated period.

Kevin Youkilis?? What? Is he rated? Did they give the players choices? This is very odd. Why Kevin Youkilis or Barry Zito are even mentioned is beyond me.

Barry Zito WAS overrated. Then he went to the Giants...:laughlol:

And in general, being overhyped leads to being overrated. Especially when some old sportswriter (like Bob Ryan on PTI today ) calls him the "consummate ballplayer" and says that he would take Jeter over anyone else if he were building a playoff team.

It sickens me. He's not as good an all-around ballplayer as Brian Roberts or Nick Markakis, yet because he plays in New York, can hit pretty well and is telegenic he gets so much attention.

(Note: before people start calling me a homer, I did say "all-around" ballplayer. That includes things like defense and baserunning.

Hell, who am I kidding. I think I'll call myself a homer )

[BaltimoreTerp]

Agreed. He's overhyped, I just don't think overrated is the right word.

But that IS overrated.

From Dictionary.com

o·ver·rate     Audio Help   /ˌoʊvərˈreɪt/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[oh-ver-reyt] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation–verb (used with object), -rat·ed, -rat·ing.[i]to rate or appraise too highly; overestimate[/i]: I think you overrate their political influence. 

[NewOwnerNeeded]

But that IS overrated.

From Dictionary.com

o·ver·rate     Audio Help   /ˌoʊvərˈreɪt/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[oh-ver-reyt] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation–verb (used with object), -rat·ed, -rat·ing.[i]to rate or appraise too highly; overestimate[/i]: I think you overrate their political influence. 

I couldn't agree more. :clap3:

[beaner]

Barry Zito WAS overrated. Then he went to the Giants...:laughlol:

And in general, being overhyped leads to being overrated. Especially when some old sportswriter (like Bob Ryan on PTI today ) calls him the "consummate ballplayer" and says that he would take Jeter over anyone else if he were building a playoff team.

It sickens me. He's not as good an all-around ballplayer as Brian Roberts or Nick Markakis, yet because he plays in New York, can hit pretty well and is telegenic he gets so much attention.

(Note: before people start calling me a homer, I did say "all-around" ballplayer. That includes things like defense and baserunning.

Hell, who am I kidding. I think I'll call myself a homer )

I think of overhyped as someone who is on TV all the time, in magazines...etc. I see your point, but I think there is a difference, I just can't pinpoint why I feel that way.

As for Bob Ryan saying he'd take Jeter over anyone, whatever, that's just ridiculous and I'm a Jeter fan. I think the guy gets a bad rap from Non Yankee fans for something that's not really his fault. He's an excellent player who gets too much attention. Does that mean overrated neccesarily? I don't think so. I don't think anyone (besides Bob Ryan today) would say he's the best player in the game or even in the top 10 right now.

I always thought Brett Favre was overrated for the record, but I guess he's overhyped too. Who knows. I'm an idiot.