Archive for July, 2011
3,000 Couldn’t Be Sweeter for Yankees Captain »
When it comes to seizing a moment, it’s hard to beat Derek Jeter. Criticism was swirling, calls mounting for him to be moved to eighth in the order in the midst of the chase for a historic milestone. But Saturday, Jeter did what he does best, captivate once again.It wasn’t so much about the game, a July afternoon contest between AL [...]
Derek Jeter’s 3,000th Hit: Yankee Captain Makes »
We knew it was coming soon. Perched upon the precipice of history, on the verge of becoming the 28th player in the annals of Major League Baseball to reach the 3,000-hit milestone, Derek Jeter began the day with 2,998 career base-hits. With only two hits to go to join the exclusive club of baseball's all-time greats, it seemed a [...]
Derek Jeter: Why the New York Yankees Shortstop Is »
Yes, sir, let the praise begin. Derek Jeter just put every hater to shame. Every person that said for the past three weeks that the New York Yankees would be better off without Jeter was made to look foolish once again as they doubted him. We all knew the captain was a first-ballot Hall of Famer. It was without question. On July 8, 2011, he [...]
Derek Jeter Gets 3,000th Hit: The 10 Most Memorable »
As I sit here and write this, Derek Jeter just got another hit, and is 4-for-4 on this memorable day.Derek Jeter has had a lot of memorable days as a member of the New York Yankees.From captain of the team to "Captain Clutch," from the regular season to the postseason, the Michigan native has come through with clutch hit after clutch hit.With [...]
I Grew Up with Derek Jeter: His Role in the Upbringing »
More than the Toy Story trilogy, Nickelodeon and perhaps Yankee Stadium itself, Derek Jeter was my childhood.As a New Yorker growing up in the late '90s and throughout the '00s, my sports fandom and the Yankee captain’s career are inexorably linked. He was my first connection to professional sports, the superhuman shortstop whose face [...]
Derek Jeter: Hit No. 3,000 Shows Selfishness Missing »
Derek Jeter made history today in the most dramatic fashion possible. He knocked his 3,000th hit over the left-center fence at Yankee Stadium on his way to a 5-for-5 day at the plate. It was a legendary performance by a legendary Yankee.But it also showed why he's being selfish.I'm not saying that he is selfish. In fact, I've been as big of a [...]
Derek Jeter Reaches 3000th Hit: What This Means to the »
This afternoon, Derek Jeter hit his 3000th hit.All of our lives, we’ve lived in the shadows of the Bronx Bombers; we’ve hid our faces behind the Yankees' World Championship rings and hung our heads at Hall of Fame introductions. How have we never had a Derek Jeter?As they grew up the prodigy child of America’s past [...]
Yankee Legend: Derek Jeter Joins 3,000 Club »
In a body of work that spans over 16 Major League seasons, Derek Jeter's resume is nothing short of legendary. From Rookie of the Year to All-Star MVP, five World Series Championships to Gold-Glove winner, that is just a small sample.In what was already considered a sure fire Hall of Fame career, Jeter's 3,000th hit just guaranteed it. Not to [...]
Derek Jeter: Baseball’s New Mr. 3,000 Is the »
On July 9th, 2011, Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter not only collected his 3,000th career hit but added to his collection of haters who will not appreciate his career because he did it as a Yankee.As Jeter took a lengthy pitch battle with Tampa Bay Rays pitcher, David Price, social media networks were flowing like crazy waiting to publish their [...]
Derek Jeter: Love Him or Hate Him, All of Baseball »
The buzz of tonight's sports world is Derek Jeter's 3,000th career hit. To all of baseball, this is a monumental moment. In today's MLB, it's even more of one. Between Roger Clemens' strikeouts, Alex Rodriguez and Barry Bonds' home runs, and many other feats that have been accomplished in baseball the past two decades—due in part to [...]