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Who's the baseball ambasaddor after Jeter?

stevebaystevebay Posts: 289 ✭✭✭
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Interesting article from Time Magazine regarding nobody remotely close in being baseball's ambadassor after Jeter retires.

Excerpt: According to Q Scores Company, among active athletes recognized by more than half the U.S. population, Jeter owns the second-highest “Q score” – a general favorability rating – trailing only Peyton Manning. The bad news: no other baseball player ranks in the top 15. “Baseball players aren’t even on the national radar for the general population,”

Which baseball player today do you think can remotely be the face of the sport in the next decade? I have one in mind, but I'll share that a bit later.



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    BLUEJAYWAYBLUEJAYWAY Posts: 8,053 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Clayton Kershaw,Mike Trout, come to mind.
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    ChiefsFan1stChiefsFan1st Posts: 845 ✭✭✭


    << <i>“Baseball players aren’t even on the national radar for the general population,” >>


    I may be their "General population". If I wasnt a member of this board, I probably wouldnt even know of Jeterimage
    My baseball watching days ended when I was a kid. I still connect kinda with the players of my youth (as far as cards)
    but it would take several big boys with high-powered rifles to make me watch a complete game.

    I sure hope Im the minority, because I have fond memories of the game as a youngin, but I just cant even force myself
    to watch it todayimage
    I dont wanna grow up, Im a Toys-R-Us kid!
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    dtkk49adtkk49a Posts: 2,484 ✭✭✭
    Who's the baseball ambasaddor after Jeter?

    Who is even close to being HOF worthy after Jeter?

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    Baez578Baez578 Posts: 967 ✭✭✭
    right now Kershaw or Trout are on pace but it's still too early to tell
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    BaltimoreYankeeBaltimoreYankee Posts: 2,904 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I vote for Chris Davis.
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    DialjDialj Posts: 1,636 ✭✭
    image Bryce Harper image
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    Carew29Carew29 Posts: 4,026 ✭✭
    Trout or Kershaw

    Since someone threw a Ty Cobb quote out there... One of my favorite stories on him.. He was being interviewed and asked how he would fare against today's pitchers. Ty paused and said "probably .270 or .280. The interviewer was shocked and said " you hit over .300 lifetime. Why so low? Ty replied " well heck I am 70 now you know!!
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    vintageinvestmentsvintageinvestments Posts: 642 ✭✭
    It would have been pujols if he had stayed with St. Louis. I would say Trout if he were a Red Sox or Yankee. I see nobody as of right now.
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    PaulMaulPaulMaul Posts: 4,713 ✭✭✭✭✭
    If the Mets were relevant and David Wright were the same player he was from 2005-2008, he would be the shoe in.
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    gemintgemint Posts: 6,069 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Ryan Braun? If he's good enough to get nominated for the Roberto Clemente award, he's good enough to be baseball's ambassador...I guess.
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    itzagoneritzagoner Posts: 8,753 ✭✭


    << <i>......nobody remotely close in being baseball's ambadassor after Jeter retires. >>



    see whatcha did there.

    does baseball really need a face? how about a heart or a soul?

    or maybe just a kid with a romantic name like Giancarlo. just rolls right off your tongue.
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    frankhardyfrankhardy Posts: 8,046 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Who's the baseball ambasaddor after Jeter?

    Who is even close to being HOF worthy after Jeter? >>



    Pujols not a HOF'er? Seriously? He only had the greatest 10 year start to a career in the history of baseball.

    Shane

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    IronmanfanIronmanfan Posts: 5,431 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Ryan Braun? If he's good enough to get nominated for the Roberto Clemente award, he's good enough to be baseball's ambassador...I guess. >>



    this is a joke, right?

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    danthemanunusualdanthemanunusual Posts: 22
    Trout if he keeps it going, and Miggy is a sure-fire HOFer.

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    hyperchipper09hyperchipper09 Posts: 1,440 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>Who's the baseball ambasaddor after Jeter?

    Who is even close to being HOF worthy after Jeter? >>



    Pujols not a HOF'er? Seriously? He only had the greatest 10 year start to a career in the history of baseball. >>



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    WhiteTornadoWhiteTornado Posts: 2,102 ✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>Who's the baseball ambasaddor after Jeter?

    Who is even close to being HOF worthy after Jeter? >>



    Pujols not a HOF'er? Seriously? He only had the greatest 10 year start to a career in the history of baseball. >>



    Pujols is who first came to mind when I saw the OP.
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    mattinglymint23mattinglymint23 Posts: 1,261 ✭✭


    << <i>Pujols not a HOF'er? Seriously? He only had the greatest 10 year start to a career in the history of baseball. >>



    Cleanley?

    I like Trout or Wright.
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    stevebaystevebay Posts: 289 ✭✭✭
    There was a local article back in 2012 in SF about Buster Posey being Jeter of the West Coast. In 2012, Posey already won 2 champtionships, 1 MVP, 1 ROY, and that was comparable to Jeter at the start of his career.








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    lahmejoonlahmejoon Posts: 1,668 ✭✭✭
    Was it the ASG a couple of years ago where the media was rolling out a love-fest for Pujols? Pujols and Miggy might be the now guys. Kershaw, Trout, and Posey are all fine candidates to carry the torch past that.
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    gemintgemint Posts: 6,069 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>Ryan Braun? If he's good enough to get nominated for the Roberto Clemente award, he's good enough to be baseball's ambassador...I guess. >>



    this is a joke, right?

    IMF >>



    More of a protest for a guy like that getting nominated by the team for that award.
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    FirstBeardFirstBeard Posts: 468 ✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>Pujols not a HOF'er? Seriously? He only had the greatest 10 year start to a career in the history of baseball. >>



    Cleanley? >>



    Did Pujols fail a drug test I am unaware of?

    To answer the question, if Cabrera played for the Yankees, we wouldn't even be having this discussion because the answer would be so obvious. Same with Trout.

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    DustoDusto Posts: 164
    Based on talent and youth, Trout seems like a no-brainer.

    Just curious, who was before Jeter?
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    Baez578Baez578 Posts: 967 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Based on talent and youth, Trout seems like a no-brainer.

    Just curious, who was before Jeter? >>



    Ripken?
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    jlvette50jlvette50 Posts: 328 ✭✭✭
    My vote is for Longoria. (Despite the off year this year)

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    MikeyPMikeyP Posts: 990 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Clayton Kershaw,Mike Trout, come to mind. >>



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    perkdogperkdog Posts: 29,539 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>Based on talent and youth, Trout seems like a no-brainer.

    Just curious, who was before Jeter? >>



    Ripken? >>



    Not in my book, I PERSONALLY believe Ripken was as dirty as anyone with the PEDS.

    Im not saying I disliked Ripken but I dont believe he was clean, I couldnt care less either way because I want these guys all juiced up to make the games more enjoyable, but thats just me and Im sure Im on an island with that image
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    gemintgemint Posts: 6,069 ✭✭✭✭✭
    My homer vote would go to Andrew McCutchen. Great player, great person. However, I doubt he ever rises to that level unless he signs with the Yankees or one of the other big market teams.
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    TabeTabe Posts: 5,927 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Who's the baseball ambasaddor after Jeter?

    Who is even close to being HOF worthy after Jeter? >>


    Seriously?

    Try Pujols, Miguel Cabrera and Clayton Kershaw - all of whom are/were vastly superior players compared to Jeter.
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    TabeTabe Posts: 5,927 ✭✭✭✭✭
    As an ambassador, I'd say probably Trout. He's young, he's good-looking, he's exciting, he's already got the national ad campaigns and so on.
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    BLUEJAYWAYBLUEJAYWAY Posts: 8,053 ✭✭✭✭✭
    One of the reasons I selected Clayton Kershaw was I believe he has a charitable foundation where he tithes a % of his salary. Something along this line. I recall it was stated some time ago in the media,but the specifics of it I am not sure of. Off the field involvements like this add credibility to your image which could lead to "ambassador" type status. Dave Winfield years ago had a foundation of a sort when he was a Yankee.
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    3BoyzTrading3BoyzTrading Posts: 798 ✭✭
    Buster easily, he already has a championship resume and is one of the best hitters in the game.
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    SOMSOM Posts: 1,555 ✭✭✭
    Surprised no mention of McCutchen????
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    TabeTabe Posts: 5,927 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Surprised no mention of McCutchen???? >>


    Scroll up - he was mentioned eight hours before your post image
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    slum22slum22 Posts: 2,593 ✭✭✭✭
    We will see. In my humble opinion if it were going to be Miggy or Pujols it would have happened by now. These guys are pretty deep into their career and are not likely to be putting up better numbers in the future than what they already have in the past. I also think the next ambassador is likely to be American born. Not saying that it is not possible for a foreign player to be popular, but to be on a Jeter-level we are talking about being famous/popular beyond baseball circles. I don't know if the next Jeter is even playing yet as he could be a once in a generation type star/ambassador. If I was forced to pick one guy, it would probably be Trout, as he is off to a historic start to his career. Given his young age, he has more time to build his star power. The Angels are finally going to get in the playoffs this year, so if he has a big postseason it would be a good start. The postseason is where Jeter built much of his status.
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    dontippetdontippet Posts: 2,586 ✭✭✭✭
    IMO, there is not a household name out there. If I asked my wife to name a current Major Leaguer, I'm almost positive that Pujols would be her first and probably only guess. Other than Pujols, I don't see any current players that are remotely close to being a household name.
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    rcmb3220rcmb3220 Posts: 1,108 ✭✭✭✭
    They can call him an ambassador if they want but the real question is whether or not baseball needs a player that transcends the sport. Jeter didn't transcend baseball, he was a great player on the most popular team. So the answer is no, baseball doesn't need a player that will lift the overall popularity of the sport. Hockey needed Gretzky and now needs another one and basketball needed bird and magic. The rise of the nfl was more of a collective effort of many players and a bunch of rule changes that favored offense starting about 35 years ago.
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    Carew29Carew29 Posts: 4,026 ✭✭


    << <i>Based on talent and youth, Trout seems like a no-brainer.

    Just curious, who was before Jeter?[/

    Easy....Rod Carew
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