New Study Confirms That Jeter Sucks

It turns out that researchers from the University of Pennsylvania have scientifically determined what every Boston Red Sox fan has known for years: Derek Jeter sucks.

The announcement was made during a meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, which is in Boston (gee, there's a surprise).

To determine the rankings, researchers looked at every ball put in play from 2002 through 2005 with the ability to field fly balls accounting for 33 percent of the score, while line drives made up 25 percent of the score, and ground balls making up the remaining 42 percent of the score.

I've got to be totally honest here, I have no clue what those percentages mean in determining the fact that Derek Jeter sucks and place no validity in this study, especially considering that it was announced in Boston. However, anything that makes Derek Jeter look bad is newsworthy to me.

Based on the numbers, Clint Barmes of the Colorado Rockies was the best fielding shortstop in the game over that time period, with Stray-Rod coming in second and Jeter finishing dead last.

But you know what really sucks about this study? I would totally take Jeter over Red Sox shortstop Julio Lugo any day of the week and twice on days we're playing a double header. I hate the Yankees.

Here's the full article, if you're interested. And just as a side note on the New York Post article- nice job getting totally meaningless quotes from Yankee homers.