I assume A-Rod will slide over from his current seat to accommodate Jeter?

Was he any good? He seems so dull.

"Look, it's kind of hard for me to ever pick against [Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes], because you know, we played against his dad. So, uh, I'm hoping for a good game," Jeter said. "I'm trying to be politically correct here! This is not my element here, with football fans!"

This kind of highlights why I'd be skeptical of Jeter being particularly good. I don't think he is someone who is likely to be comfortable or adept at being bold. He is very diplomatic which isn't a bad thing normally but isn't great for a commentator. I feel the same way about Fox' hiring of Brady for football too.

It does seem odd to hire somebody who has made a career out of never saying anything interesting to talk, especially when he's past the point when he'd be familiar with players (although, hey, maybe he kept current while "running the Marlins").

“We played against his dad”? He’s not even good at making excuses not to say anything.

When they let him go mid-season, will they give him a gift basket?

Is broadcasting any fun? I can't imagine being super rich and giving up my free time for that kind of job. I feel like it's more ego stroking trying to stay in the spotlight (literally)

I'm just glad he's not joining YES, for all the reasons above. It'd be hard to improve on their current Cone / O'Neill team.

Is broadcasting any fun? I can't imagine being super rich and giving up my free time for that kind of job. I feel like it's more ego stroking trying to stay in the spotlight (literally)

Or retired ballplayers wanting to remain close to the game they love. What's hard to understand about that?

Is broadcasting any fun? I can't imagine being super rich and giving up my free time for that kind of job. I feel like it's more ego stroking trying to stay in the spotlight (literally)

I think it would be. You hang out, watch the sport you love and chat about it with some friends.

Is broadcasting any fun?

A lot of radio broadcasters stay in the booth for many decades, some well past a standard retirement age. That suggests to me that they truly enjoy it.

You hang out, watch the sport you love and chat about it with some friends*.

* And with Alex Rodriguez.

I assume A-Rod will slide over from his current seat to accommodate Jeter?

Well played, sir.

A lot of radio broadcasters stay in the booth for many decades, some well past a standard retirement age. That suggests to me that they truly enjoy it.

Sure, people who chose the career of broadcasting probably like it. But Derek Jeter didn't choose "baseball player and then broadcaster" as a career. He chose being a baseball player, and that job has very little in common with the latter. And I just can't wrap my head around choosing a second/new job (I hesitate calling it a career) when you've made that kind of money already.

You hang out, watch the sport you love and chat about it with some friends.

Except you're not hanging out. You're commuting, sitting in makeup, and chatting in very controlled sound bites with coworkers. I get the allure for popping in on the occasional postseason. Or guys like Charles Barkley who make more than they did in their playing days and have developed a great DGAF attitude of saying whatever they want with legit friends like Shaq. But as others have said upthread, Jeter has never seemed like the type who wants to say what's on his mind.

Is broadcasting any fun? I can't imagine being super rich and giving up my free time for that kind of job.

Doesn't Fox just do the Saturday game, and some postseason? Not too onerous, and a studio analyst for the pre & postgame shows is less work than the actual broadcast. Who knows how long Jeter will stay in the role, but it doesn’t seem like a bad gig.

Yeah, those SB comments are quite lame. He's really going out of his way to say nothing. "Mahomes and Hurts are both great QBs and I love watching them play but I know Mahomes' dad from his baseball-playing days so I'm leaning towards the Chiefs." That's diplomatic, complimentary to both sides and lets you off the hook for choosing the Chiefs. And, what, folks in Philly like Jeter to begin with?

Sure, people who chose the career of broadcasting probably like it.

But it's not just the PBP guys, the color guys seem to stick around forever too. Of course even Santo, not much of a broadcaster, became beloved suggesting the standards aren't really all that high.

The hanging out, close to the game thing I think is true if you're a team's regular broadcaster but a national game of the week guy isn't hanging out with anybody. I wouldn't be surprised if most of those "I spent a few minutes chatting with Byron Buxton" segments are actually a production assistant spending an hour asking Buxton anodyne questions, the analyst spliced in later along with the obligatory shot of them shaking hands to prove they were in the same room at some point.

And I just can't wrap my head around choosing a second/new job (I hesitate calling it a career) when you've made that kind of money already.

John Smoltz, David Cone, Pedro Martinez, David Ortiz, and Alex Rodriguez all made tons of money from baseball, but went into broadcasting with varying levels of commitment and success. Not every rich person wants to be Scrooge McDuck and just roll around in the cash in the vault.

it doesn’t seem like a bad gig.

It's a great gig for a normal person or even a normal player. But you're Derek Jeter. You don't need the money. You want to hang out at a baseball game shooting the #### with some friends, you can afford very nice seats (or probably get comped). Or you can be checking out the apparently spectacular Vermeer exhibit at the Rijksmuseum. Or do a little web programming for the Player's Tribune. Or hang out with Hannah and 3 kids aged 5 and younger. You've got a lot of options.

Not every rich person wants to be Scrooge McDuck and just roll around in the cash in the vault.

Objection! Presented without evidence your honor.

More ... seriously? Not really ... it's hardly a stretch to think that people who've had a career on the big stage miss the attention and are attracted to broadcasting for that reason. I think it's fair to say that Jeter has never shied from the limelight. Did he ever even punch a papparazi?

Dude must not have any worthwhile hobbies. I wish I didn't have to work and had that kind of free time and $!

Maybe he thinks it'll be fun. Doesn't have to be more complicated than that (I don't have high hopes for his performance as a broadcaster, but the Fox bar is low).

I wonder if any quick-witted banter or sabre based discussion will be just out of his reach?

"and there's a joke in the booth that gets....... PASTADIVINGJETER!"

admittedly this sounds like a very low-impact gig as far as time away:

NY Post says: "Jeter is likely only going to be at big events, like the All-Star game, the playoffs and the World Series. It is doubtful you will see him working FS1’s pre-games."

Is broadcasting any fun? I can't imagine being super rich and giving up my free time for that kind of job.

Yeah, but you're a normal human being, and he's a former professional athlete who spent decades doing one thing and treated like he was an important figure in one of the biggest cities in the world. Dude might just not know how to relax and be anonymous like the rest of us, and if he's feeling at loose ends, he might as well try it.

I do kind of suspect he'll be one or two years and done, though. Like, weren't there stories of A-Rod's early days with the Yankees that he was shocked that Jeter didn't eat/sleep/breathe baseball like he did, so I imagine his takes are going to be pretty basic, and I just can't imagine him bantering with the rest of the folks at that table. Maybe he'll surprise me, but when A-Rod, Papi, Thomas, etc., are giving each other crap and being larger than life... Can Jeter be one of those guys and not come off even more forced than Rodriguez? I can't really see it being fun for him or the viewers. He'll be the biggest name but the smallest voice.

John Smoltz, David Cone, Pedro Martinez, David Ortiz, and Alex Rodriguez all made tons of money from baseball, but went into broadcasting with varying levels of commitment and success. Not every rich person wants to be Scrooge McDuck and just roll around in the cash in the vault.

Exactly. For most sane people, there comes a time in your life when other things take priority over simply accumulating more money than you can possibly ever spend.

That said, I repeat my relief that Jeter's foisting himself on FOX, and not on YES.

It feels like somebody will find this thread in a few years and think “Derek Jeter was supposed to be a studio analyst? I never heard about that.” and then go back to whatever porn search led them here.




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Jeter is young and largely untrained and unqualified to do pretty much anything beyond menial entry level positions. As noted he's famous and rich and theoretically likes the attention and needs something to do. So what is going to do? Go start a career at Kroger being a shelf stocker? He's tried his hand at owning/running a team. Calling a game is an easy slide into for an ex ballplayer. They're quite obviously used to the schedule, routine, and lifestyle and they are very familiar with the subject. It's not hard to understand why some ex athletes gravitate towards calling games and or talking sports for a living.

It feels like somebody will find this thread in a few years and think “Derek Jeter was supposed to be a studio analyst? I never heard about that.”

I think it's more likely some scammer will find this thread in a few years and post, "If you would like to learn more about Derek Jeter studio analyst, we have highest quality term papers for sale at random_link_only_a_moron_would_click.com."

It's not hard to understand why some ex athletes gravitate towards calling games and or talking sports for a living.

Sure, "some" ex-athletes. I get why Ron Coomer does Cubs radio although he too probably has more than enough money for the rest of his life. I especially get why "former Tigers C Jim Price" does Tigers games. That won't keep me from scratching my head 12 years from now when Aaron Judge signs onto SportsBet's Yankees' streaming service sponsored by the Saudi Tourism Bureau.

Troy Aikman, Shaq, Barkley . . .

I feel like even Brian Urhlacher did a show for awhile. Which had to be horrendous because he's a terrible speaker with really nothing to say.

Looking it up he did a year with Fox Sports 1.