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Originally Posted by Mariner and Giants Fan
Read Smart Baseball. Headiness, really? How is that not totally subjective?
Jeter was an average to above average fielder. He couldn't hold Ozzie Smith's jockstrap  |
Hi there, Mariners and Giants Fan...
I agree on Ozzie being the best shortstop probably ever.
As for Jeter's headiness...
Let's see...
Sans "headiness",
A player stands at the shortstop position,
has excellent range,
can throw on target,
can successfully field the hardest balls hit in his excellent range...
After that everything a shortstop does requires headiness...
This other guy may pick the ball up and not know where to throw it,
may not put himself in the right place to make plays (A's playoff game),
may not cover 2nd base when it's his job to do so on a stolen base attempt...
may collide with an outfielder going after a ball hit in between the infield & the outfield...
If I were more heady I could rattle off more, in fact the sentence before this paragraph says it all. (the one in bold)