5 Teams Passed On 'Young Colt' Derek Jeter Before Yanks Got Him
He was a "young colt" with a "perfect SS body" and was a "top student" who planned to study medicine at the University of Michigan, too.
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He was a "young colt" with a "perfect SS body" and was a "top student" who planned to study medicine at the University of Michigan, too.
The highlight reel of Derek Jeter's career is pretty obvious. And it will take you about 30 seconds to find it on your phone. My memories are the ones that aren't on YouTube.
While some these days may celebrate Rosh Hashanah saying "L'shanah tova," in any language, universally, Yankees fans should wish each other a "Happy 2 Year!"
The specifications of the bat will be available but under a new model name, the DJ2, in recognition of the retiring Yankees captain.
Boomer and Craig did their best to come up with a palatable alternative if tonight's Yankees-Orioles game has a rain delay or is rained out altogether...
With Derek Jeter preparing to put on the pinstripes one last time, Thursday's show open was filled with mixed emotions.
Yankees fans were closely watching the forecast on Wednesday night, as a nor'easter was bearing down on the area.
Derek Jeter and the New York Yankees were eliminated from postseason contention, wasting a three-run lead Thursday in a 9-5 loss to Nelson Cruz and the AL East champion Baltimore Orioles.
When Jeter announced he would retire at the end of the season, I began asking those around the game for their favorite stories. Here is what they told me.
Olbermann ripped apart Jeter's stats, mystique and farewell tour for nearly seven minutes to open his show Tuesday. Carton believed it was a grasp at attention, nothing more.
MLB Commissioner Bud Selig says Alex Rodriguez will be returning with a clean slate, just like the other players who served their suspensions in the Biogenesis scandal.
Joe Girardi wasn't sure what would happen if Jeter and the Yankees were rained out. "That's a great question," he said. "I'm sure it would upset a lot of people."
Nelson Cruz hit his major league-leading 40th home run and the Baltimore Orioles pushed Derek Jeter and the Yankees to the brink of playoff elimination, beating New York 5-4.
With his team coming off its first division title in 17 years, you'd think J.J. Hardy would have more important things to worry about. But the veteran shortstop was recently posed with a scenario he just couldn't ignore.
Derek Jeter has had as close to perfect a career as a major leaguer can have. Still, five years from now, don't expect the New York Yankees' captain to be a unanimous selection to baseball's Hall of Fame.
