he’ll never pass Micky Mantle and Thurmun Munsons or Mattingly in the hearts of long time true Yankee fans....
No, you’re right, he won’t. He’ll only stand shoulder to shoulder with them.
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!)