What the h**l has happened to Derek Jeter?

Question

i am a avid yankees fan and Jeter fan and i have supported them this whole pathetic season. but really, why is Jeter playing so un-Jeter like? no no forget that, he is playing bad. last year he hit like .317, the year before .342. im fed up with the team captain playing like a rookie. what has happened to him?

Answer 1

Well injuries sort've. He gets hit like all the time and right now he has a sore foot from fouling a ball of it.

Answer 2

in a word, age.  

Answer 3

The problem is that I drafted him in one of my voodoo leagues.  It seems, whenever I draft a Yankee player, he has a bad season.

Jeter this year, I also drafted Hughes and Kennedy as well as Cabrera, Posada and Cano.  One year, I drafted Clemens and his era was 4.5.

So, next year, I am sticking just to Arod and Chamberlain, that's it.  And maybe Rivera.

Answer 4

He misses me.

Answer 5

Age is a big factor another is team chemistry, if the team is not hitting then that is more pressure for everyone else in the offense.

Answer 6

hes the only one that's driving in runs for the yankees(occasionally damon does) its the whole team that is sucking not just jeter. dont blame jeter for how badly the yankees are doing because 1 person does not make a team.

Answer 7

The economy is negatively impacting his restaurant, "Derek Jeter's Taco Hole".

He is finding himself having to work late nights, which is affecting his game.  

Answer 8

It takes alot out of you when you try to keep everyone pumped up and the results are so lackluster.The Yankees should be one of the best teams right now...

Answer 9

I think an avid Yankees fan should calm down and keep this in perspective. He's getting older and has had many injuries this season.

But besides that, he's just having an off year. All players have an off year here or there. And even with his struggles, he's having an average MLB season, one that many players envy.

Answer 10

Well Its fatigue, and Most of those Titles He won with the Yankees He had Help Now its just him and A ROD the rest of Yankees No Offense but They Suck, and they ain't helping Jeter or A Rod, Good news if  you like the Red Sox Bad News If you like the Yankees.