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Originally Posted by EMSoccerCoach
But the Punto play was the same thing. He threw home, which is exactly what any player would do in that situation with a guy rounding third. You don't throw behind the runner...it's basic rundown principle taught in Little League. I know this is what Yankee fans do about Jeter, and it's funny, but it doesn't make it accurate. There is no other shortstop who makes that play and anybody thinks anything extraordinary about it.
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You get taught a lot in Little League, but it doesn't necessarily mean you execute. We'll have to agree to disagree, but if any other shortstop makes those plays they deserve the same amount of credit I give Jeter.
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