Tale of Two Shortstops
The Yankees come into Boston tonight for a 3 game tilt. So far, the Bronx dwellers hold a 1 game lead in the season series, 7-6. Also, word is from the Bronx that the Yankees are still waiting for a Red Sox collapse. Yup, they do every year, so it will happen again. Still waiting…
I have six shortstops for you out there in internet land to look at:
h 2b 3b hr bb k sb cs ba ob sl rc/27 Renteria 165 37 1 12 45 40 26 5 .333 .386 .485 6.046Jeter 124 21 3 9 37 73 9 4 .316 .384 .454 6.623Nomar 176 32 12 22 32 50 15 5 .321 .361 .545 7.058Tejada 146 37 0 23 40 55 7 0 .273 .327 .472 5.686Cabrera 152 35 1 17 50 50 21 2 .292 .350 .462 5.497Furcal 156 27 8 15 49 63 22 2 .283 .344 .443 5.409
These are generally considered the best six shortstops in baseball this season not named Rodriguez. Just give a thought to which one you want. Who you think will help your team win? If you ask a Yankee fan, what Jeter lacks in numbers, he makes up for in leadership, character, and clutch ability. If you ask a Red Sox fan, Nomar is a better shortstop, period. Offensively and defensively.
Now you have the theme of the weekend. Boston vs. New York, and my attempt to show how much each shortstop is worth to his team, and by Monday, hopefully I can have a definite shortstop ranking.