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    Mitchell: Pedroia, Cano and Magical Thinking

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    posted 1 day ago by Repoz to red sox, yankees  |  22 comment(s)

    Pedroiadolia: The psychological phenomenon of seeing wacko images on dirty uniforms.

    The narratives around the two players, however, could not be different. Pedroia is almost the prototype of the over-achieving “scrappy” player. He is a 5’8” middle infielder who does the little things well. This ignores that he was also a second round draft choice who played baseball at a top baseball school. Cano, on the other hand is bigger, more athletic and does not project scrappiness at all. Throughout ...

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    1. Joey B. has ignited his October #Natitude posted on December 13, 2011 at 03:41 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Emily Smith, Tara Palmeri, and their editors at the New York Post really need to get a life. Maybe they're jealous that they're not among the thousands of Jeter conquests.
    2. Dan The Mediocre posted on December 13, 2011 at 03:51 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Emily Smith, Tara Palmeri, and their editors at the New York Post really need to get a life. Maybe they're jealous that they're not among the thousands of Jeter conquests.


    They are jealous that they don't have herpes?
    3. The Id of SugarBear Blanks  posted on December 13, 2011 at 03:51 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Jeter promises the top-level conquests a chance to win the ball he pilfered from Christian Lopez if they put out right.
    4. The_Ex posted on December 13, 2011 at 03:54 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    I thought Jeter had hooked up with Josh Booty.
    5. Dag Nabbit has the talking pillow posted on December 13, 2011 at 03:56 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    They are jealous that they don't have herpes?

    Don't pretend that you're not.
    6. chemdoc posted on December 13, 2011 at 04:00 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    His inability to produce different parting gifts for each visitor is an obvious manifestation of his limited range.
    7. Shredder posted on December 13, 2011 at 04:01 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    “This summer, he ended up hooking up with a girl who he had hooked up with once before, but Jeter seemed to have forgotten about the first time and gave her the same identical parting gift...."
    If there's a better distillation of the American dream out there, I've certainly never heard it.
    8. Don Lock posted on December 13, 2011 at 04:05 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    This is a common problem with the single members of this board and we look to Derek to lead us in solving such social dilemmas.
    9. Joey B. has ignited his October #Natitude posted on December 13, 2011 at 04:09 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    If there's a better distillation of the American dream out there, I've certainly never heard it.

    And besides, how insulted could the lady have really been if she came around for seconds?
    10. YR Misses Reggie Bars posted on December 13, 2011 at 04:09 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Emily Smith, Tara Palmeri, and their editors at the New York Post really need to get a life. Maybe they're jealous that they're not among the thousands of Jeter conquests.


    How do you know they aren't? Did Derek not bust out of a helluva slump last year?
    11. The Yankee Clapper posted on December 13, 2011 at 04:15 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    This didn't make the front or back cover - and the Post seems to be making a bigger story out of Katie Couric's break-up with her "boy toy". Well, it's the off-season.
    12. Rickey Fredonia Fudge Duckery Precious Twiddle posted on December 13, 2011 at 04:16 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    1. It is not a surprise that a pampered professional athlete treats women like whores.

    2. It is not surprising that some contingent of this board seems to think that behavior deserves some sort of defense.
    13. Matthew E posted on December 13, 2011 at 04:19 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Do the women also get a copy of the home game?
    14. The District Attorney posted on December 13, 2011 at 04:27 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Do the women also get a copy of the home game?
    They don't even get that. They are COMPLETE LOSERS.
    15. Don Geovany Soto (chris h.) posted on December 13, 2011 at 04:27 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Do the women also get a copy of the home game?

    That'd be a pretty disturbing sex toy, wouldn't it?

    Also, #6 is awesome.
    16. bobm posted on December 13, 2011 at 04:28 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    It is not surprising that some contingent of this board seems to think that behavior deserves some sort of defense.


    Well, if you watched him play shortstop, you'd know that Derek Jeter can't defend himself. :)
    17. BourbonSamurai, vassal of the Harpsburg Empire posted on December 13, 2011 at 04:28 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    A: When did he break up with Minka Kelly? I was unaware of this.

    B: This is hilarious. This seems like something from a ridiculous movie rather than something a person would actually do.
    18. The_Ex posted on December 13, 2011 at 04:33 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    The Post should ask the women how Jeter is in the clutch.
    19. Ray (RDP)  posted on December 13, 2011 at 04:37 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Living in New York, I've run into women who have run into Jeter. Apparently the ghastly rumors are true: he's a famous single athlete with millions of dollars who enjoys his bachelorhood.

    I could have written such gossip years ago if I'd thought it was newsworthy.
    20. tshipman  posted on December 13, 2011 at 04:37 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    B: This is hilarious. This seems like something from a ridiculous movie rather than something a person would actually do.


    Isn't it a bit bizarre? I mean, I realize that athletes aren't known for introspection, but giving people an autographed ball as a, "Hey, thanks for sleeping with me" present? Really? At no point do you think that you're an #######?
    21. Johnny Chimpo posted on December 13, 2011 at 04:41 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Well, clearly they like his balls.
    22. Matthew E posted on December 13, 2011 at 04:47 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    The Post should ask the women how Jeter is in the clutch.


    I have stated before that there should be a baseball-themed dating service called "Clutch Singles".

    ETA: And the baseball version of "Ashley Madison" could be called, "Backdoor Sliders".
    23. Don't want the truth; just wanna see some dingers posted on December 13, 2011 at 04:48 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    This made me think of Barney Stinson for some reason.
    24. bunyon posted on December 13, 2011 at 04:52 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Takes two to tango, all. I wouldn't "defend" Jeter's actions except to say, he's an adult and can have consensual relations with anyone he likes. As can his "dates". If they're offended, perhaps they shouldn't go home with the guy who everyone knows is a player.

    Like this girl who now has two of Jeter's balls. She was so shocked and angered at his terrible treatment of her that she went home with him again even after it was clear that he didn't remember her. If he is a base individual (and, sounds like he is), then so is she.
    25. Jolly Old St. Nick Done Jumped The Ship  posted on December 13, 2011 at 04:52 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    1. It is not a surprise that a pampered professional athlete treats women like whores.

    2. It is not surprising that some contingent of this board seems to think that behavior deserves some sort of defense.

    I think you may be confusing jocular cynicism with any serious "defense". Personally I think the part about sending them off with a package of autographed memorabilia waiting for them in a car is almost too funny to be real. It's such a perfect combination of ego and casual contempt that if it's not actually true it would qualify for the summit of Mt. Apocrypha.
    26. Matthew E posted on December 13, 2011 at 04:56 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Besides, let's face it, nothing Jeter is described as doing here is anywhere near as bad as having a painting of himself as a centaur would be.
    27. WhoWantsTeixeiraDessert posted on December 13, 2011 at 05:01 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    These women probably imagine he makes his best plays in the hole...
    28. Rickey Fredonia Fudge Duckery Precious Twiddle posted on December 13, 2011 at 05:02 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Besides, let's face it, nothing Jeter is described as doing here is anywhere near as bad as having a painting of himself as a centaur would be.


    I'm not sure "Thanks, Baby. Here's a signed baseball for you to hold dear, to remember your night with The Captain for always," is right on par with painting himself as a centaur. It's all of a piece of egos gone wild.

    I'm not interested in defending the behavior of the woman in question, but I see little reason not to call Jetes obvious misogyny what it is, either.
    29. phredbird  posted on December 13, 2011 at 05:04 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    It is not surprising that some contingent of this board seems to think that behavior deserves some sort of defense.


    sarcasm meter broke?

    dude, some of us are in our mom's basement by choice!
    30. Gern Blanston posted on December 13, 2011 at 05:08 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    And besides, how insulted could the lady have really been if she came around for seconds?

    Yeah, really--was she expecting a World Series ring on the second go around?
    31. The Id of SugarBear Blanks  posted on December 13, 2011 at 05:09 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    I could have written such gossip years ago if I'd thought it was newsworthy.

    The news is that he gives them a parting gift of an autographed baseball and other Jeterobelia, rather than a simple, "I'll call you."
    32. micker17 posted on December 13, 2011 at 05:10 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    It's good to be the king.
    33. Gern Blanston posted on December 13, 2011 at 05:12 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    B: This is hilarious. This seems like something from a ridiculous movie rather than something a person would actually do.

    Yup. The camp value easily offsets any offensiveness.

    Besides, it'd be easier to object to Jeter's treating these women like whores if they weren't simultaneously out to rack up starf*cker points themselves (unless you think they were oblivious to the fact that the random stray they've picked up is Derek F'ing Jeter, and were in fact innocently out looking for true love). Cuts both ways.

    EDIT: That said, I don't really disagree with Sam's 28. I can be simultaneously appalled and amused by this if I want to be.
    34. base ball chick posted on December 13, 2011 at 05:15 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Sam Hutcheson doesn't fully appreciate Derek Jeter Posted: December 13, 2011 at 10:16 AM (#4014983)

    1. It is not a surprise that a pampered professional athlete treats women like whores.

    2. It is not surprising that some contingent of this board seems to think that behavior deserves some sort of defense.

    - smile
    one of the reasons that mrs H has put up with his stuff for 16 years

    but what i wanna know is - why is this activity called jeter's conquest?
    seems to me it is the other way around - some woman got herself a piece of His Jeteriness.
    SHE is the one competing against other females for the prime piece and SHE won

    but saying - thanks for a good time - with a derek jeter autographed baseball - now THAT'S an insult

    and it is news that some rich good-looking male screws around?
    35. Gern Blanston posted on December 13, 2011 at 05:15 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    These women probably imagine he makes his best plays in the hole...

    Perhaps they're hoping for a hookup with Jeter, but with an assist from Jeffrey Maier at the moment of climax.
    36. Morty Causa posted on December 13, 2011 at 05:20 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Yes. I remember a Shel Silverstein cartoon panel of many years ago that has the caption (something like) America is the only place where a woman can dress like a whore, talk like a whore, and act like a whore, but if you treat her like a whore, she calls a cop. That was a long time ago; now they tell a reporter for cash how they've been mistreated--but that's not part of the whoring.
    37. snapper (history's 42nd greatest monster) posted on December 13, 2011 at 05:21 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    and it is news that some rich good-looking male screws around?

    Is Jeter really good-looking, or is it just a reflection of his fame/money?

    I'm completely unable to judge what females find physically attractive in a man, once you get beyond the obvious classic leading man.

    I mean, I understand the Cary Grant, Robert Redford, George Clooney look, but some women seem to think Matthew McConaughey, Prince William and Owen Wilson are attractive, while, to me, they look like the hind end of a horse.
    38. Matthew E posted on December 13, 2011 at 05:21 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Would it be better if he gave out baseballs autographed by C.C. Sabathia?
    39. Jolly Old St. Nick Done Jumped The Ship  posted on December 13, 2011 at 05:23 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    I'm not interested in defending the behavior of the woman in question, but I see little reason not to call Jetes obvious misogyny what it is, either.

    I'm sure you'll pass this little test with flying colors, Sam, but just out of curiosity, what was your take on Chipper Jones's excellent adventure?

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    but what i wanna know is - why is this activity called jeter's conquest?
    seems to me it is the other way around - some woman got herself a piece of His Jeteriness.
    SHE is the one competing against other females for the prime piece and SHE won

    That seems like a much truer way of looking at what's really going on here---"Hey, look, sister spudinas, Derek Jeter came into McDonald's today, and of all the french fries he could've eaten, he chose ME!!!"

    but saying - thanks for a good time - with a derek jeter autographed baseball - now THAT'S an insult

    Well, at least it's an insult that's now going for about $449.99. That'll buy you a lot of french fries.
    40. McCoy Wilfong for Money posted on December 13, 2011 at 05:26 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    I mean, I understand the Cary Grant, Robert Redford, George Clooney look,

    Aren't two out of those three gay and the other is a "bachelor"?
    41. Morty Causa posted on December 13, 2011 at 05:27 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    No.
    42. Jolly Old St. Nick Done Jumped The Ship  posted on December 13, 2011 at 05:27 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    I'm completely unable to judge what females find physically attractive in a man, once you get beyond the obvious classic leading man.

    I mean, I understand the Cary Grant, Robert Redford, George Clooney look, but some women seem to think Matthew McConaughey, Prince William and Owen Wilson are attractive, while, to me, they look like the hind end of a horse.

    Exhibit A of the kavorka of inner beauty.
    43. Gary Truth Serum posted on December 13, 2011 at 05:29 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    I mean, I understand the Cary Grant, Robert Redford, George Clooney look, but some women seem to think Matthew McConaughey, Prince William and Owen Wilson are attractive, while, to me, they look like the hind end of a horse.

    Well come on, with all of those triples that Owen Wilson hit you'd have to think he scored fairly often.
    44. Bob Tufts posted on December 13, 2011 at 05:30 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    How did he get Bob Sheppard to do the voiceover for "now climaxing, number two, Derek Jeter"?
    45. snapper (history's 42nd greatest monster) posted on December 13, 2011 at 05:36 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Aren't two out of those three gay and the other is a "bachelor"?

    Pretty sure neither Clooney or Redford has had even rumors of being gay. I think Cary played for both teams, but, pace Mick Jagger, that doesn't stop you from being a skirt-chaser.
    46. bunyon posted on December 13, 2011 at 05:38 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Aren't two out of those three gay and the other is a "bachelor"?

    Pretty sure neither Clooney or Redford has had even rumors of being gay. I think Cary played for both teams, but, pace Mick Jagger, that doesn't stop you from being a skirt-chaser.

    Refreshing saved me a coke. I would also say that a lot of guys would be happy to get an autographed Jeter ball. Hell, I know guys that would probably sleep with him to get memorabilia. I may even suggest it to them.
    47. Rickey Fredonia Fudge Duckery Precious Twiddle posted on December 13, 2011 at 05:43 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    I'm sure you'll pass this little test with flying colors, Sam, but just out of curiosity, what was your take on Chipper Jones's excellent adventure?


    Infidelity and broken marriages are always 1) bad news and 2) more complex than they seem. Chipper cheated on his wife. That was bad of him. he then divorced his wife, whom by all accounts he did not love any more, and married the girl he cheated with. He now has many healthy children by his second wife, whom he still seems to love.

    I have no interest in either 1) defending Chipper's behavior to any great extent or 2) condemning him as a moral monster. He was a pampered athlete who married his "high school sweet heart" very soon after coming into ass-loads of cash via professional baseball. He then slept around on his marriage, while in his early 20s, but eventually settled down into some sort of stable, adult marriage with his second wife, with whom he is raising multiple children.

    In the greater game, I'd say Chipper's behavior is morally problematic, but that Jeter's behavior is worse.
    48. Shredder posted on December 13, 2011 at 05:45 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    I mean, I understand the Cary Grant, Robert Redford, George Clooney look, but some women seem to think Matthew McConaughey, Prince William and Owen Wilson are attractive, while, to me, they look like the hind end of a horse.
    Celebrity (loosely defined) is a powerful aphrodisiac. I go to a lot of concerts. There's something about a stage, a guitar, and a microphone that makes an otherwise ordinary to marginally attractive woman look really hot. At least, I can't think of another explanation for crushes on Carrie Brownstein and Eleanor Friedberger.
    49. Lassus posted on December 13, 2011 at 05:47 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Oh yay, we've turned into Deadspin.
    50. RMc and His Roster of Rubbish posted on December 13, 2011 at 05:47 PM #  hit 0 | hit 0

    Man, this thread is full of teh win (especially 2, 6, 7 and 14 -- everybody likes Weird Al references!).

    I am a bit disappointed it took 26 posts for someone to mention the centaur, tho...

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