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Originally Posted by CMH
Ugh. It's too bad people can't relax a bit over Jeter by trying to find new ways to make him godlike.
It's a shame because the reality is Jeter was a damn fine ballplayer. But even as a Yankee fan, it's hard to appreciate his HOF caliber career when I'm too busy rolling my eyes.
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I can remember when Hank Aaron retired and there wasn't near the God-like adoration. Of course there was probably still a little racism involved in that. But I do not recall any baseball player getting as many proposals for sainthood in their last season as Jeter.
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"The type and formula of most schemes of philanthropy or humanitarianism is this: A and B put their heads together to decide what C shall be made to do for D. The radical vice of all these schemes, from a sociological point of view, is that C is not allowed a voice in the matter, and his position, character, and interests, as well as the ultimate effects on society through C's interests, are entirely overlooked. I call C the Forgotten Man"
- William Graham Sumner
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