There's a channel called MLB Vault. Go to playlists and look for the one named Hideki Matsui and there's quite a few good ones there. There's also a channel called SW561 that posted mlb highlights from every game in 2007 across baseball, including Yankees clips of course. Also you can just look up Yankees games from 2007 and some will show up there too
I looked around on RU-vid and found a lot of old games. If you type in "Yankees 2007" and look around they'll be games you can watch. Also RU-vid Channel "SW561" has tons of old SportCenter highlights, definitely check that channel out!
Couldn't find too many games from the 2006 season, and didn't have many ESPN highlights from this year. So definitely missing some nice plays that Derek Jeter made in 2006. Also if this video is giving you glitchy/laggy playback, try turning on 1080p.
This was the season that Jeter dislocated his left shoulder on opening day, so he didn't make too many amazing plays this season as his shoulder was bothering him. But Jeter's better/top defensive plays of 2003 are more in Part 1: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-4JMOn9sjiWY.html
Jeter might have made a few errors but nobody has made plays like him, Nobody has recreated the flip play. He was the first person to invent the jump play he’s the goat
@SantinoLuce-xy7sr Idk, if you watch the replay, the camera angle from the 3rd base side, it looks like Posada swipes Giambi's right knee as his foot is just hovering over home plate lol. Either way it's way too close to say. He's not obviously out but he's not obviously safe either. And even in today's game with instant replay, there's not enough to overturn the call so he most likely would have still been out if it happened today. If Giambi slides, he would have been safe, but that's not Jeter's fault haha. It still goes down as one of the best and most unique plays in baseball. Sure it's not a crazy diving catch or anything, but I've never seen a play like that at home plate before and still haven't to this day. Where as a great diving catch happens every day.
Couldn't find too many games from 2002, so not too many great plays. But Jeter's better/top defensive plays of 2002 are in Part 1: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Zkkfon0usOo.html
Bruhhh God bless your whole channel! People who think jeter was a bad defender or overrated are casuals and were most likley fans of other teams. Jeter routinley ALWAYS had a iQ .. high effort .. ALWAYS MADE CLUTCH PLAYS ON DEFENSE!
Put him on anyone except Boston dodgers or Yankees and he’s just a normal player. And he wouldn’t have been more because he wouldn’t have had much post season experience.
You may be right, but I've always hated this argument cuz it's just a "what if" scenario. It's not what happened, he played on the Yankees when they were the last true baseball dynasty (No team has won back-to-back WS since them, and it's been 23 seasons now!) So yes, he had more chances to have memorable playoff moments cuz of that, but he still had to consistently perform well in the playoffs to make those happen where most players seem to fall flat, especially in NY. And keep this in mind, Jeter led the 1998 Yankees (arguably the best team ever) and the 1999 Yankees in WAR by far! (3rd best in defensive WAR on the 98' team). So he didn't just play on the last dynasty team, he was the most valuable player on that team 2 years in a row. You don't get that by being just a "normal" player. I understand he wasn't hitting 50+ HR's every year, but he was still an extremely valuable player for the last true baseball dynasty team. That's worth something. Just my 2 cents lol.
@breadandcircuses8127 Yes, agreed. Everything in NY becomes amplified since it's such a big stage. Especially if you're winning the world series all the time like that, they treat you like a king! Jeter was very lucky, he was at the right place at the right time. Also, some players seem like they have a tougher time in NY with the media spotlight and the pressure from the fans. So it's impressive that he was able to thrive in that environment for 2 decades!
He's making routine plays. He made a couple great plays in his career, but over a long career you'd expect that. Overall, he was a liability with his glove, and he should have moved to 3rd when the Yanks had their first shot at getting Rodriguez. He's my least favorite of the Yankees from the late 90s runs.
He did man shortstop like no other. He accumulated the most negative defensive value of any player in MLB history. Oh but he did the jump throw that one time so it’s okay.
@breadandcircuses8127 What is that even supposed to mean? Was he slow? Nope. Did he have a weak arm? Nope. This is something that's impossible to prove as you'd have to measure everything from the speed of the hit ball to the position the player was in relative to it. It's just a troll.
And yet from a defensive standpoint he ranks at the bottom of starters in 2000. He was below league average and replacement level. Good thing he was a great hitter.
The relay throw to 3rd in Game 7 of the WS is just unreal. What makes it even more unreal is that if you were watching that game at that moment, in a 0-0 pitcher's duel, it felt like the first run was going to win the game. And here was Arizona scoring that first run. It felt like all hope of winning the World Series was going right down the drain and if you were a Yankee fan, you were watching that play with a heavy heart knowing you may have just lost the WS. But Jeter does not quit, he does not stop fighting or lose sight of an opportunity to get a key out. And he makes one of the most perfect throws imaginable.
These people think Jeter is the worst defender of all time or something. And they go by dRS a stat that was invented in 2003 when he was 30. Sure Jeter didn't have a canon arm or anything but he made tough plays seem easy. One of the reasons he did the the jump throw was to compensate for his lack of canon arm so he could get more momentum as stated by him.
@@TheGodsMustBeCrazy he actually did have a really strong arm. It was the range most folks say he lacked in. But anybody who actually saw him play every week knows he was never a real liability in the field
@breadandcircuses8127 much better than mid. And no, Yankees fans wanted Jeter at SS, he’s an authentic Yankee. Fans would’ve hated having Arod at SS trust me … besides they always had solid second basemen like Knoblauch, Soriano, and Cano
Jeet had a better lifetime fielding percentage than Ozzie Smith. The analytic geeks like to point towards his DRS, but the stat wasn't introduced until 2003, essentially skipping the first 7 years of his career.
Thanks for uploading this because I'm still astounded kids in the internet are dumb enough to call him terrible at defense. Kids that have never played an inning the MLB. It's hilarious.
@Mc711 I hated the Yankees my whole life but I never disrespected Jeter. Saw his whole career and he was an absolute animal at SS when he was young. Super athletic and a very strong arm.
