I think this board makes itself look silly with its hatred and jealousy of Jeter. It's below the dignity and intelligence of Red Sox fans to continually belittle Jeter. That's my point.
I think you're missing the actual reaction to Jeter on this site (and I include some well known Yankee fans here in that, as well).
Sure, there are some Sox fans who hate him because they hate all things Yankees and he's been the author of much Red Sox pain and a big contributor to Yankee success over the years.
I think, though, that most fans don't actually hate Jeter, in and of himself. Some respect him. Some begrudgingly respect him. And my take is that a huge percentage find the level of credit he gets from the media and even other players to be so over the top as to be nauseating.
For me, it's just tiresome to see him continually get awards he doesn't deserve and, in light of his current performance level, to hear countless talking heads talk breathlessly and in hushed tones about him.
I wont watch much of the All Star Game. Peter Frampton at the Westmount wins over that tonight. But I will DVR the game, skip through to parts that look most interesting and likely end up spending about 30-45 minutes with it. But whatever I do watch will be much more bearable because Jeter wont be on the field, and that reflects what I'm talking about here and not hate or jealousy.
(Though Minka Kelly is another matter).