Who Knew David Wright Was So Overrated?

ESPN asked 20 questions to 100 anonymous players one of which being who is the best player and most overrated player in baseball. The answers just prove how little these guys know about their own sport.

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Traid the core?

"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.

by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on May 7, 2010 12:03 AM EDT reply actions

I think it has more to do

With him playing in New York than anything else.

by Billy M on May 7, 2010 12:08 AM EDT reply actions

Probably

The top 3 are Yankees, and Jeter is tied for 4th with Wright. Looks like anti-NY backlash.

May you be locked in a battle of wits against Omar Minaya.

by BobbyV_Incognito on May 7, 2010 1:14 AM EDT up reply actions

Yep

It almost feels like an “anti-ESPN media culture” bias, in a way; all of the players in the “overrated” section are most closely associated with the Yankees, Mets, and Red Sox. And seriously, the Mets—who won 70 games last year—got on ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball 3 straight weeks, which is simply ridiculous. I can see why there is a backlash of sorts.

by sjohnson125 on May 7, 2010 6:31 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

I don't really think it's ridiculous

regardless of the mass mockery in MSM they’re one of the most popular teams in the league, and we were playing other highly popular teams. It’s not like it was KC vs the A’s or something.

I wonder if Carl Everett believes Jamie Moyer exists.

by Gina on May 7, 2010 6:39 AM EDT up reply actions

but that's the issue

fans of KC or the A’s never get to see their teams on ESPN, unless they’re playing the Yankees. I understand why ESPN does it, but I also understand why fans who aren’t from the NY-Bos. corridor complain about it.

2009 Did Not Happen

by cjmulrain on May 7, 2010 7:38 AM EDT up reply actions

meh I don't really know what they can expect

I mean ESPN’s purpose isn’t to be fair to every team it’s to make profits. Does it really make sense for them to give 1/10th of the same coverage to teams like KC when by far the most viewers are going to be for the NY-Boston fans. Y’know don’t blame the player, blame the game.

Though I wonder how much of it is a chicken and egg type thing. Kind of like how even though the Braves fan base in Atlanta is no existent their national deal made them pretty huge nation wide. If some of the decent small market teams got regular media coverage I wonder how much of a difference it would make.

I wonder if Carl Everett believes Jamie Moyer exists.

by Gina on May 7, 2010 7:42 AM EDT up reply actions

Is it a bad thing

when you don’t have to listen to Joe Morgan ever?

"Relax, all right? Don't try to strike everybody out. Strikeouts are boring; besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls. It's more democratic."
- CRASH DAVIS

by nrmax88 on May 7, 2010 4:13 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

I think they asked people in NYC

that is why Nick Swisher is even on the list. Outside of NY who woul darte him, he is a middle of the road player, so how could he be overrated.

If you walk down the street in Manhattan and ask these questions, yankee fans are going to say Wright is overrated because he hasn’t helped the team make it to the WS.
If you ask Mets fans they are going to bash Jeter and A-rod. I think yankee fans were bashing Joba.

by Rickfansince76 on May 7, 2010 7:11 AM EDT up reply actions

The were asking MLB players

not fans.

by dbmets on May 7, 2010 11:24 AM EDT up reply actions

I like how Jeter is one of the best and most overrated at the same time

also it’s good to see at least MLB players appreciate Utley way more than Howard, all things considered I really don’t think it’s that bad. Much better than I would expect of a similar poll of MSM.

I wonder if Carl Everett believes Jamie Moyer exists.

by Gina on May 7, 2010 1:21 AM EDT reply actions

I guess it makes sense

A lot of guys think Jeter is really good, and because a lot of guys think he’s really good, those who don’t like him think he’s overrated.

But, I mean, he is overrated… right?

by dbmets on May 7, 2010 11:26 AM EDT up reply actions

You can be both overrated and good

You don't cheer for the Mets. You drink for the Mets.

by Kevin H on May 7, 2010 11:34 AM EDT up reply actions

this

Jeter’s a legit hall of famer. He’s not close to one of the greatest players of all time. His fans think he’s the latter, his detractors often don’t acknowledge he’s the former.

2009 Did Not Happen

by cjmulrain on May 7, 2010 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions

That exactly.

"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.

by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on May 7, 2010 1:24 PM EDT up reply actions

I've always said

Jeter is the most overrated, first ballot hall of famer ever.

by Evan_S on May 7, 2010 1:44 PM EDT up reply actions

yes

Jeter is the baseball equivalent of “Funeral” by The Arcade Fire: wildly overrated by a slobbering media, but still pretty damn good.

"It’s just everytime we think the bar can’t get lower, they lower it. Now next year we’ll just be happy to hear that rogue shirtless officials aren’t implementing useless detrimental drills in spring training for no apparent reason."

-Gina, 3/1/10

by Greenpoint Ian on May 8, 2010 11:01 AM EDT up reply actions

Jeter is both.

Overrated by his supporters and underrated by his detractors. He’s an all-time great offensive shortstop and a future Hall of Famer, although some (many) Yankee fans want to think that he’s more than this, which causes some (most) other fans to snap back and try and convince themselves/others that he’s just the big suck.

"He's definitely mixing it into his repertoire. That's French for 'repertoire' " - Keith Hernandez

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on May 7, 2010 11:41 AM EDT up reply actions