One of the greatest talents to play baseball in my lifetime, and he screwed it all up thinking he needed that something extra. What a jerk, fans may say his ego got to him, I say nay, nay!
I think it was his lack of self-confidence, not his ego! Playing with the two teams before the Yankees, he got little recognition for his game, it was always Nomar and Jeter. Is there anyone out there in the baseball world that can honestly say; "A-Rod wasn't the best SS or player in baseball"? When one stipulates he hadn't used drugs until he joined Texas. take his first 8 years and compute what might have been without the dirt he inflicted upon himself.
What A-Rod said of Jeter was the truth, just think about it. If Jeter had played for any other team than the Yankees or Boston he would have been a very good singles hitter playing SS and nothing more! All those years A-Rod was the best SS but who knew, not the baseball fans! Jeter would never have played SS for 20 years on other teams as he did with the Yankees. Being the poster boy for the Yankees made him out to be much better than he really was. Pitchers didn't worry about him or any other singles hitter, but they pitched very tough to guys like Tino, Bernie, A-Rod, O'Neill, Giambi and Posada. Power hitters don't get 3,000 hits
very often...A-Rod will be one of nine power
hitters to make the 3,000 hit club, joining 19 single hitters in said club! He will also be one of three in the 3,000 hit and 600 home runs club
very often...A-Rod will be one of nine power hitters to make the 3,000 hit club, joining 19 single hitters in said club! He will also be one of three in the 3,000 hit and 600 home runs club
Jeter gave the Yankee fans someone to look up to and kids to emulate for over 20 years and go in the HoF because he played for the Yankees just the same as Joe T got into the hall for the same reason. Being on the right team at the right time gives one a much better chance than others with as much if not more talent going into the Hall.
