The media's slavish devotion to all things Jeter was the most tedious aspect of this season. He was a below average fielder, above average hitter, and completely selfish. When the Yankees signed A-Rod, Jeter is the one who should have moved to 3B, not A-Rod, who was the best shortstop in the game at the time. My father raised me to hate the Yankees, and I have taken to it with a passion. Their so-called fans, really just frontrunners who disappear when the team plays poorly, are the worst in baseball. Growing up in Washington DC in the 50's it was clear that my team had no chance, since the Yankees had the most money, and could use teams like the A's and Indians as farm teams, and believed it was their birthright to be in the World Series every year. When they finally fell off their perch after losing the '64 World Series, and were not seen in the playoffs again until 1976, were happy times indeed, and the current team, aging and infirm, looks set to head down that path again, while my Washington Nationals have become a formidable power, built through the draft and trades mostly, the way it should be done. Suck it Yankee fans, now and forever.
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