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Derek Jeter: Yanks Iconic Shortstop Still Has Honus Wagner’s Shoes to Fill

summer, long time Detroit News writer Jerry Green penned an editorial articulating that New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter falls short of being the greatest shortstop ever.

From Green, just a month shy of Jeter achieving his 3,000th hit:

The greatest shortstop in the history of baseball had bowed legs, a Superman chest, the speed of a gazelle -- and a list of accomplishments that placed him in the immortal company of Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth.

It is likely he never frequented the late-night joints of Manhattan and chased with the glitzy glamour set. He never was spied on by TMZ.

Tough for him -- Honus Wagner played shortstop in Pittsburgh and Louisville.

Reading Green's statement, along with the remainder ...

Read Full Article at Bleacher Report - New York Yankees


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