Archive for July, 2011
Derek Jeter: The Captain’s 5 Most Thrilling »
At long last, New York City can breathe again now that Derek Jeter is officially a member of the 3,000-hit club.With one decisive and, well, rather Jeter-like swing, the Yankees captain became the 28th person in Major League Baseball history to reach the coveted milestone by depositing a pitch from Tampa Bay Rays ace David Price into the left [...]
Derek Jeter: Historic 3,000th Hit Puts the Captain in »
Derek Jeter hit his 3,000 hit today, an extra special feat considering he's not just another baseball player, but rather the captain of the New York Yankees, the most successful franchise in the history of sports.And not only is Jeter the captain of the New York Yankees, but he's the first player in the history of the franchise to reach 3,000 [...]
DJ3K: If You Don’t Appreciate Derek Jeter, You »
Full disclosure: I'm NOT a Yankees fan and not necessarily a big Derek Jeter fan. Heck, I don't really even like American League Baseball—the DH, five-hour games, and 11-9 slugfests? No thank you. However, I do appreciate excellence when I see it. And Derek Jeter is excellent. Let's review: He joined [...]
Derek Jeter’s 3000th Career Hit Was a Perfect »
Around 2PM ET on July 9th, 2011, another moment in history was made at Yankee Stadium.Entering the afternoon game between the New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Derek Jeter had notched 2,998 career hits. With a leadoff single in the first inning, the Yankees captain would be just one hit away when he stepped into the box for his next [...]
New York Yankees: Why Not to Be Excited About Derek »
New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter became the 28th player to make it to 3,000 hits this afternoon. And I'm here to tell you why this isn't a good thing. 3,000 doesn't necessarily mean anything.While it is true almost all players with 3,000 hits are in the Hall of Fame, most MLB Hall of Famers don't have 3,000 hits. In fact, [...]
Derek Jeter Video: Watch New York Yankees Legend Slam »
Welcome to the 3000-hit club Derek Jeter, you certainly earned it in style! With the crowd on its feet, Jeter blasted a home run to become the 28th member of the prestigious 3000-hit club, and he sealed his fate as a first-ballot Hall of Famer. The New York Yankees legend has come under scrutiny lately for not being as effective as he had been [...]
Derek Jeter: The Captain Records 3,000th Hit in Style »
Coming into Saturday's game against the Tampa Bay Rays, New York Yankees star Derek Jeter was batting .257 and had two home runs for the season.But needing two hits to reach 3,000 hits for his career, Jeter got it over with early, rising to the occasion like he has so many times before, singling then hitting a home run for his 3,000th hit.Jeter [...]
Derek Jeter Becomes 28th Player to Reach 3,000 Hits »
Believe it or not, the most storied franchise in Major League Baseball just welcomed their first member to the 3,000 hits club.The 12-time All-Star became just the second player in history to reach the big 3,000 via a home run.The Yankees' captain was already one of the most accomplished players in the MLB, but this just adds to his resume, [...]
New York Yankees: Alex Rodriguez’ Right Knee »
As first reported by Matthew Ehalt on ESPN.com, 35-year-old Yankees 3B Alex Rodriguez has a slight meniscus tear in his right knee.This is not good news, though it does explain A-Rod's recent lack of power—the man who ranks sixth on the all-time career HR list, four behind Ken Griffey Jr.—has not gone deep since June 11 against the [...]
New York Yankees: Jesus Montero and the Midseason »
Near the end of February, Baseball America released the highly anticipated 2011 Top 100 Prospects Rankings, where the Yankees found six prospects ranked and four in the Top 50.Yesterday afternoon, they released their Midseason Top 50 Prospects List, and while some players jumped up the charts, the news was not great for all of them.Begin Slideshow