Hell of a great Hockey player, that Jeter -- ooops Sanderson --- :)
Otherwise,
GO YANKEES!
Posted on 09/11/2009 6:29:18 PM PDT by Artemis Webb
2722 Damn Yankees. :)
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No, you’re right, he won’t. He’ll only stand shoulder to shoulder with them.
I hate the Yankees, but tip a hat to one of the greatest palayers of my lifetime, CONGRATS! Jeter deserves a good ovation.
Granted, but if you knew Derek’s history and have listened to any of his peers and coach’s and the people who know you, you will know that if there is ONE MLB player who DID NOT use Steriods, it would be Derek Jeter.
His entire career has been about nothing but love of the game and respect for his parents.
I’m a second-generation Yankee fan. For fans that know his character, that’s the real treat.
He is an example that you would not mind your kids following.
Though a great natural talent, he is known for a work ethic second to none in baseball. It’s the countless hours of practice that you don’t see on TV that really impresses.
Much of that work is things that might seem very minute to a non-player, like not sauntering around during practices - even when the stadium is empty and no one would ever know. And still not sauntering after attaining fame and fortune. When under pressure we do perform to our training, so it’s his tireless effort that pays off in games where inches can make the difference between success and failure. It’s a whole-life dedication to working at being the best - athlete in his case - that one can be.
And the great example for kids is that a world-class ability in any field, from doctor to auto mechanic - goes hand-in-hand with hard work and professionalism.
That nicely humming engine and that seemingly miraculous life-saving surgery don’t happen without a lot of hard work learning and practicing, and then having the integrity to never waiver from the highest standards of conduct.
While I enjoy watching Mr. Jeter play baseball immensely, I take greater pleasure in knowing that he demonstrates this integrity.
Mr August - cant wait to leave for vacation in Sept.
He seems like a nice guy, and clearly he is a respectful person, both to the game and fans.
As someone who follows baseball passively, this whole list of 104 players who tested positive bothers me.
Clearly, the only ones who could be leaking names are in the government (State Department). And yet I don't see any effort to catch these criminals and bring them to justice.
Hell of a great Hockey player, that Jeter -- ooops Sanderson --- :)
Otherwise,
I hate the Yankees but you have to respect Jeter for the way he plays and represents the game. I was thinking its rather amazing that the Yankees never had anyone get 3000 hits. I was think if Gehrig had not gotten ill he probably could have played 4 more season and got say 600 hits (150 a yr) and that would have put him over 3000.
As a passive observer of your impartiality, I think you are obsessing too much on any possibility of Jeter using Steroids as well as the steriod issue in general.
A topic that can and should be discussed at another place and time.
Let’s not ruin this thread about a great American Ball player who made baseball history tonite.
Have a great evening.
I don’t think any real Yankee fan has a “favorite”. Over the years there have been lionized for their play. Jeter will be one of them.
To say that Ruth was greater than Gehrig or DiMaggio was greater than Mantle takes away from the essence of what it is to be a great Yankee. In a way it would be like deciding who was the greatest American. There is no right answer (although there are a few wrong ones!)
Not that hitting 3000 would have made any difference for Gehrig's legend, he also *only* hit 493 home runs instead of the 'magic' 500+, which would automatically put him in the HOF, as would getting 3000+ hits ... but ooops, Gehrig *is* in the HOF for some strange reason ... probably something to do with a .340 lifetime batting average and unrelenting work ethic as well as being a class all around good guy.
Sometimes the overall ballplayer means more than just a few stat benchmarks he may have come up short on
May he continue to be a success both on and off the field!
Indeed!!
Thank you...oh.
I gave up on major league baseball years ago. For your sake, however, I really do hope Jeter is clean.
We’ll just have to share our favorite son. Now I’m in Chicago so it’s a reach anyway.
Gehrig also had 1,995 RBI’s (4th on the all-time list), 23 Grand Slams (an all-time major league record), 8 straight seasons with over 120 RBI’s (a record), career slugging pct. of .632 (#3 on the all-time list behind Ruth and Williams), and a .447 career on-base percentage. He’s by far the greatest first baseman who ever played the game.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou_Gehrig
What's being overlooked is that (1) Jeter has virtually no chance of getting close to Pete Rose's all-time record or even Ty Cobb's AL record and (2) Jeter would still have a long way to go catch Gehrig's Yankees record had Gehrig not been stricken by the disaster of ALS. (I am unaware of any other player in MLB history whose career was cut short by ALS. It is generally a disease of individuals in their 50s or 60s.)
Give Albert Pujhols another five years.
Same with America. No matter what our country does, at least half the world will hate us.
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