Jayson Stark wonders if Buster Posey is this generation’s Derek Jeter:

Like Jeter, from almost the minute Posey showed up in the big leagues, his team started treating the World Series as if it were the annual (or at least bi-annual) family trip.

Like Jeter, Posey’s awards and accolades have been flowing, just about nonstop, since he went out and won a player of the month award in his first month as a regular in the big leagues.

Like Jeter, there’s a comfortable, easy-going, understated, but intently competitive air about Posey that makes him easy to like but a monster to play against.

There’s much more. Since he is a catcher, however, it’s unlikely Posey will have the longevity of Jeter.