Blue Pulaski's 2011 Man Of The Year

The 2011 Man of The Year award was a unanimous choice. The hands-down winner received 100% of the one vote counted and I think you'll agree that nobody is more deserving of this prestigious honor than Mr. 3000 himself, Derek Jeter...especially after reading this report from the New York Post's smokeshow reporter Tara Palmeri:

“Derek has girls stay with him at his apartment in New York, and then he gets them a car to take them home the next day. Waiting in his car is a gift basket containing signed Jeter memorabilia, usually a signed baseball,” the friend dished.

“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, a gift basket with a signed Derek Jeter baseball,” the pal said. “He basically gave her the same gift twice because he’d forgotten hooking up with her the first time!”

Now, you're boy Blue is by no means some Yankee honk, in fact I've spent most of my life hating on the man and socially rumor-mongering about a false intimate relationship with teammate and noted swinger, A-rod. But I'm maturing in my old age, I'm learning to appreciate the significant accomplishments of Jeter and have begun to see him for what he really is, a genteel lover and a role model.

So congratulations Mr. Jeter and here's to another 3,000! (Due to HHR budget constraints we were not able to produce a commemorative video, so please just listen to the narration of this trailer for the HBO documentary on Jeter's quest for 3,000 and see if you can determine with certainty whether they're talking about his quest for 3,000 hits on the field or if they're in fact referring to his chase for 3,000 babes off it...)

-Blue Pulaski

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Jeter 3K Prop Odds

Opening up a series tonight with the Rays, New York captain Derek Jeter is three hits shy of becoming the 28th player in Major League history to reach the 3,000-hit mark, and remarkably the first Yankee to do so.

Obviously, it's not a matter of if, but when.

So to make things a little more fun, below are prop bet odds from Bodog as of yesterday.

Derek Jeter Odds and Ends

What will his 3000th base hit be?

Single -400 (1/4)

Double +400 (4/1)

Triple +1500 (15/1)

Home Run +1000 (10/1)

What will the count be when he records his 3000th base hit?

0 Balls 0 Strikes 7/2

0 Balls 1 Strike 13/2

0 Balls 2 Strikes 10/1

1 Ball 0 Strikes 13/2

1 Ball 1 Strike 5/1

1 Ball 2 Strikes 13/2

2 Balls 0 Strikes 6/1

2 Balls 1 Strike 13/2

2 Balls 2 Strikes 6/1

3 Balls 0 Strikes 12/1

3 Balls 1 Strike 13/2

3 Balls 2 Strikes 5/1

Who will congratulate (Shake Hands or Hug) Derek Jeter first after he records his 3000th hit?

Base Coach 4/5

Umpire 5/1

Teammate 7/1

Opposing player 3/2

Will the Yankees whole team come onto the field from the dugout to congratulate Derek Jeter after his 3000th hit?

Yes -500 (1/5)

No +300 (3/1)

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Separated at Birth: Jeter the Cheater?

Recently crowned SI Sportsman of the Year Derek Jeter may soon be deflecting headlines from fellow Gillette pitchman Tiger Woods, as the below picture began circulating of the Yankee captain getting cozy with Liza Minnelli while girlfriend Minka was nowhere in sight.

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Maybe in 9 Years Jeter Will Get His Ass Kicked by a Woman Scorned

2000 SI Sportsman of the Year:
Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods

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A-Rod's Dilemma Revealed

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Crime Dog: Jeter is no Tom Emanski

"I knew Tom Emanski, Tom Emanski was a friend of mine, and you Derek Jeter, are no Tom Emanski."



I don't see how this is any different then the rubber-tube/duct tape concoction called a "Bat Attack" allegedly invented by my high school coach. Except for the fact that Jeter is encouraging you to swing a baseball bat in the house. While you are at it, Captain, why don't you encourage kids to set their couches on fire?

Mad Dog "Shaken" by Billy Crystal Stunt

Fat Mike and Chris spent an eternity arguing the Yankees' Billy Crystal stunt. While Mike essentially shrugged it off, Chris was vocally peeved by the whole thing. While people tried to argue that Russo would have no qualms getting on the court with Federer, and Willard pointed out he would likely jump at the chance to suit up for his beloved SF Giants, Chris was in full denial mode.

Let's just say the whole idea is "shaky" at best. Listen to the Doggy yelp.

NY Post publishes study just to take one more shot at A-Rod

MTV's Making the Band: Menudo.

That picture has nothing to do with this post. I just found it funny.

Anyway, from the NY Post...

STUDY CLAIMS JETER IS WORST FIELDING SHORTSTOP IN BASEBALL

Allow me to get all Mose Schrute on this article for a moment.

How's this for junk science - even with three Gold Gloves, Yankees captain Derek Jeter has been labeled the worst fielding shortstop in baseball.

In other words, the Post thinks the study is crap, but it's a slow news day. And its not really about Jeter. There is a pay off, bare with us.

But the numbers prove it, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania said yesterday at a meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, in (of course) Boston.

The American Association for the Advancement of Science at UPENN had nothing better to do but rank MLB shortstops? They got that Cancer thing all figured out, and chemistry is for douches, so they want to move on to bigger and cooler problems. Hey, Congress can talk baseball, why can't labcoated nerds?

Using a complex statistical method, researchers concluded that Alex Rodriguez was one of the best shortstops in the game when he played for the Texas Rangers. When Rodriguez became a Yankee in 2004, he moved to third base while Jeter stayed at short.

You can see what's coming.

But that may have been a mistake, said Penn researcher Shane Jensen.

Wait for it.......

Researchers looked at every ball put in play from 2002 through 2005 and recorded where the shots went. Players were then ranked in each position from best to worst, with Mr. New York Baseball - Jeter - coming in dead last among major league shortstops during the research period. A-Rod, who won two Gold Gloves at short, was ranked No. 2

And there it is! Pitchers and catchers reported last week and the NY media needs to warm up too. Let the A-Rod/Jeter soap opera begin. Interesting data pool they are pulling from. 2002-2005. Three years. 1996-2001 when Jeter was probably at his statistical best but overshadowed by Omar Vizquel? They don't count for this study. Let's call them practice.

"The Yankees have one of the best defensive short stops playing out of position in deference to one of the worst defensive shortstops," said Jensen.

Oh and we are pretty sure the research showed A-Rod gave it to Jeter's mom in the brown-eye. And keyed his car after a home game against the Devil Rays. We can't be sure though.

But New Yorkers scoffed at the notion.

And on cue, here come the last people Yankee fans want speaking for them, or as I like to refer to them 'The Mike and the Mad Dog callers.'

"I don't know what they're smoking down at Penn," said Yankees fan Mike Birch, 32. "That's preposterous. I completely disagree. Jeter's a clutch player."

Never said he wasn't clutch, they said statistically Jeter wasn't...

"It's ridiculous," said fan Jay Ricker, 22. "Jeter is all-around awesome. He's better than A-Rod any day. Character has a lot to do with it. He's out there for his teammates, not just himself. He does it for the good of the team. That's the kind of guy you want on the field."

Wait I wasn't done...Ok fine. Know what is ridiculous? Using the term all-around awesome. Can someone be half awesome? Is that still a compliment? Oh and character, teammates, not for himself. Good qualities. Not researchable. The study was about fielding and ....nevermind. The New Yorker quotes go on and on....I'll paraphrase 'teammates, intangible, clutch hitting, bangs hot chicks, classy' and every other thing that makes Jeter so loved but have NOTHING to do with fielding.

My favorite quote goes to Frank Angelo who felt "Jeter's the captain, he was there before A-Rod," said Angelo.

Jeter was their first. Good enough reason for me.

But lets go over the top 3 according to the study. We know A-Rod was 2. Who was 1? Clint Barmes from Colorado. And number 3? Jason Bartlett of the Devil Rays. I'll take my chances with Jeter.

So did the Post really run this entire article to take some cheap shots at A-Rod and back the Captain? Could a major publication be that petty?

But as Yankee fan Brittnay Thompson, 32, said, it's about who's good in May, and who's good in October. "In big situations A-Rod drops the ball, no pun intended," said Thompson."

And scene.....