How Will Jeter's Sendoff Stack Up Against Other Epic Ovations?
So, how long will fans stand to chant that familiar "Der-ek Je-ter!" refrain? Bleacher Creature Bald Vinny's guess might surprise some.
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So, how long will fans stand to chant that familiar "Der-ek Je-ter!" refrain? Bleacher Creature Bald Vinny's guess might surprise some.
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.
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."
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.
Last year, the manager sent Jeter and Andy Pettitte to the mound with two outs in the ninth inning of New York's last game at Yankee Stadium to remove Mariano Rivera.
When Derek Jeter plays his final game at Yankee Stadium, Bob Sheppard will exit along with the New York Yankees' captain.
I asked those who played alongside, managed or coached Jeter along the way for a favorite story or memory, something that stood out when they thought of the captain. This is what they told me...
Derek Jeter began his final series at Yankee Stadium by breaking open the game with a two-run double, and he had three RBIs to lead the New York Yankees over the Baltimore Orioles 5-0 Monday night.
The Yankees are enduring a hollow block of games before autumn puts a frosty lid on their 2014 coffin, but their house was oddly packed on Friday, like the subway cars churning behind the outfield walls every inning. We all know why.
New York is set to break a club record Monday by using 57 players this season. Jose Pirela is in the starting lineup against the Baltimore Orioles.
If you were tasked with picking an all-time MLB lineup, what would it look like? What would be the parameters for selection?
It's not hard to call up images of a 20-something Jeter and look back on his career. But for those who have spent time with him up close, they have a database that can't be Googled.
The Yankees, citing research from Elias, said they became the first team to reach the milestone. The total starts in 1903, the first year the franchise started play in New York.
Derek Jeter did it his way? When it comes to his final season, it was the wrong way, according to the fired-up "Loud Mouths" host.
Thanks to the Gatorade ad, we have one, last, touching glimpse of the great shortstop before he bids baseball a final adieu.
