My last official act at poking fun at the Derek Jeter vs Clint Barmes debate started a couple of years ago (and if you believe that, I have some “lakefront property” to sell you). But in case you have not heard, on March 23rd, Clint Barmes was demoted to Triple A after losing out his starting shortstop role to Troy Tulowitzki, a 22 year old out of Long Beach State with 96 career at-bats under his belt.
And to make matters worse, Mr. Barmes is being linked in trade rumors to two teams, the Cubs and the Royals, which of course is a step below Triple-A. Meanwhile, in the Bronx, Derek Jeter is preparing for another .325, 120 R, 100 RBI year, and is revelling his status as the most talked about player in Homerun Derby despite never being selected.
UPDATE:My apologies to Rich for repeating his story from a week ago. I admit, piling on feels nice. This story deserved it’s own post, not to be buried under Tony LaRussa’s drunk ass.
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March 30th, 2007 at 12:43 pm
PAGING BILL! PAGING BILL!
Good call on Barmes. What shortstop do you have pegged this year to replace Jeter as the best in baseball?
March 30th, 2007 at 1:06 pm
I just hope Barmes goes and Googles himself someday and finds this site.