{"id":4463,"date":"2010-04-21T15:25:58","date_gmt":"2010-04-21T22:25:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.seamheads.com\/?p=4463"},"modified":"2010-04-21T15:25:58","modified_gmt":"2010-04-21T22:25:58","slug":"derek-jeter-named-new-yorks-top-shortstop-by-msg-panel-of-experts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seamheads.com\/blog\/2010\/04\/21\/derek-jeter-named-new-yorks-top-shortstop-by-msg-panel-of-experts\/","title":{"rendered":"Derek Jeter Named New York’s Top Shortstop by MSG Panel of Experts"},"content":{"rendered":"

From MSG Network<\/em>:<\/p>\n

Last night on the fifth episode of MSG\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Lineup: New York\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s All-time Best Baseball Players<\/strong>,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d it was time to decide who would lead New York\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s greatest infield at the shortstop position. The five nominees were Travis Jackson<\/strong>, Derek Jeter<\/strong>, Pee Wee Reese<\/strong>, Jose Reyes<\/strong>, and Phil Rizzuto<\/strong>. The show\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s panel, which consists of Hall-of-Fame Mets catcher Gary Carter, former Yankees reliever Sparky Lyle, Executive V.P. of the Elias Sports Bureau Steve Hirdt, author Will Leitch, and host Fran Healy, all wrote Derek Jeter\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s name into \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Lineup.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d The unanimous decision was based on Jeter\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s consistency, the leadership he brings to the field, and a career that will leave him as one of the most established winners in all of New York Sports.<\/p>\n

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Steve Hirdt, Exec. V.P., Elias Sports Bureau<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I think one of the most consistently exciting things in baseball that you see is when Reyes hits a ball down the right field line as a left-handed hitter, or sometimes into the gap\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6and you know he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s thinking triple from the first step out of the box.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

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Michael Rapaport, Actor<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153He\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s (Jeter) never let us down on the field, he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s never let us down off the field, he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s been class\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

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David Cone, New York Yankees (1995-2000)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153The leader (Jeter) of our team almost the minute he stepped into the starting role.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Tommy Lasorda, Los Angeles Dodgers Manager (1976-1996)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153This guy (Jeter) makes the other guys proud to be on that team with him.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Gary Carter, Hall-of-fame Mets Catcher<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153He (Jeter) is a great ambassador of the game.\u00c2\u00a0 I think he represents the game as it should be.\u00c2\u00a0 A great man of integrity\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6a great shortstop and certainly a future hall of famer.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

To date, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Lineup\u00e2\u20ac\u009d reads:<\/p>\n

C: Yogi Berra<\/em>
\n1B: Lou Gehrig<\/em>
\n2B:\u00c2\u00a0 Jackie Robinson<\/em>
\n3B: Alex Rodriguez<\/em>
\nSS: Derek Jeter<\/em><\/p>\n

Tune in to MSG next Tuesday at 10:30pm for the top five leftfielders in the history of New York and find out which one will be added to \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Lineup.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d\u00c2\u00a0 Go to www.msg.com\/lineup<\/a> to play along and have the chance to win great prizes from legendary players.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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