I'll take Jeter over ARod for the simple fact that he inspires his teammates to be winners, and winners who get rings. ARod has shown his personal philosophy is to look out for #1. His complaining in the past while on the Rangers on when he didn't win the MVP award had to grate on his teammates as well. I know it did in Seattle when Juan Gonzalez won the award adn the difference was two votes. And two Seattle reporters didn't vote for him.

So when your best player is looking out for himself, even one who statistically shows he's one of the best, how does that carryover to the rest of the team? By the same token, if one of your best players shows to be putting out 110% every day, how does that affect the team?

"You kind of get tired giving the other team credit. At some point you've got to look in the mirror and say 'I sucked.'"

Alex Rodriguez, after the NY Yankees were eliminated from the 2006 ALDS by the Detroit Tigers.