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A group that tracks every ball hit in the majors says Derek Jeter is the worst fielder in baseball. Stats guru Bill James, author of the "Baseball Abstract," and a panel of nine other voters, ranked Jeter 22nd among all major-league shortstops, with one calling Jeter "the least effective defensive player in the major leagues, at any position." Jeter received one 10th-place vote in balloting for the 2008 Fielding Bible Awards, announced yesterday. One panel member comes from Baseball Info Solutions (BIS), a group that ... well, just say they do their research. "They watched film of every major-league game, and had recorded every ball off the bat by the direction in which it was hit [the vector], the type of hit [groundball, flyball, line-drive, popup, etc.] and by how hard the ball was hit [softly hit, medium, hard hit]," according to James.

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November 4, 2008  06:18 AM ET
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Really, they watched film of every majore league game? I'm sure someone is worst than Jeter.

November 4, 2008  06:23 AM ET
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Male bonding makes Jeter.....Man of the Year for great defensive moves.

November 4, 2008  06:37 AM ET
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And we care why? He still is the heart of a once great team. Well... they're still pretty good....

November 4, 2008  06:50 AM ET
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He used to be great...now he is OK....He can do wrong in the sports media. I'm surprised someone had the nads to write something negative about King derek

November 4, 2008  07:07 AM ET
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Who f*cken cares?

November 4, 2008  07:16 AM ET
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This should be good.

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November 4, 2008  07:33 AM ET
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Originally posted 07:19 AM ET  11.04 by Grossedout9

Dune over with the LLA might be ranked up there with the worse fielding right?

What?

November 4, 2008  07:34 AM ET
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Good leadership doesn't mean good performance. Oh well, I guess he just the place holder for ... well ... I guess the Yankee farm system is a little thin these days.

November 4, 2008  07:36 AM ET
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Is someone trying to say that Jeter is a worst fielder than Manny? Nah, he must be kidding.

November 4, 2008  07:38 AM ET
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Is someone trying to say that Jeter is worse in fielding balls than Manny? He must be kidding.

November 4, 2008  07:51 AM ET
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salvaje50.. he was never great.. he was above average at one time.. anybody not named "Jeter" would've had to move when ARod came to town (because ARod is a MUCH better defensive SS than Jeter)

November 4, 2008  07:52 AM ET
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I can just imagine how this process went, "hey pass me another bong and the beer ball I'm rating the shortstops now", what a joke and I'm not even a Yankees fan !!

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November 4, 2008  08:10 AM ET
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#14 needs to get off of Fannation ASAP. Jerk.

November 4, 2008  08:14 AM ET
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everyone, exept some stupid yankee fans, already knows this. Jeter is a joke. the most overrated athlete in sports. he used to be a decent contact hitter, but now that he is aging and his bat has slowed down considerably he is not even that anymore. he is a has been. as long as he is the yankees captain, they will not win squad. A real leader would have recognized his limitations and move over and let a superior athlete like Arod play SS. But his head is too far up his rear end, and instead he chose to hurt the yankees with his subpar performance. what a Joke.

November 4, 2008  08:15 AM ET
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Originally posted 08:10 AM ET  11.04 by TGRFAN1

#14 needs to get off of Fannation ASAP. Jerk.

I'm with you TGRFAN. Can you imagine someone signing on to FN just to post that specious crapola?

November 4, 2008  08:19 AM ET
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Jeter's head is so full of air, it keeps him from getting down for a grounder.

November 4, 2008  08:20 AM ET
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I don't know about worst but he is definitely ONE OF THE MOST, if not THE MOST, OVERRATED shortstops of all time. Jete should've been moved to second about five years ago.

 
November 4, 2008  08:24 AM ET
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I am not sure who #14 is arguing with that thinks jeter is one of the best fielders in the game...

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