The Pride of the Yankees
On the eighth anniversary of the devastating terrorist attack on
the World Trade Center, Derek Jeter gave New Yorkers something to smile about. Against the
cellar-dwelling Baltimore Orioles, the longtime Yankees infielder passed Baseball's original Iron
Horse, Lou Gehrig, to become the team's all-time hits leader.
Jeter represents some of the great things that make baseball America's game. He plays hard; he works hard; he keeps his nose clean; and most impressive of all, he's played his entire career with one team. It's something that Gehrig did, as well as Baseball's new Iron Horse, Baltimore's Cal Ripken, Jr. That's almost unheard of today, where players change teams as casually as they change socks.
Of course, Jeter is playing on the best team in baseball this year, and there's a lot of talk that he's in a great position to pick up his fifth World Series ring. And there's a good chance that Jeter will join the hallowed 3,000 hit club in the near future. The late Roberto Clemente is the gatekeeper of the club - his final hit was his 3,000th - so when Jeter passes him, it will put him even further on the plane of baseball immortality.
This fan of baseball salutes you, Derek Jeter, for your many accomplishments and for doing your part to keep the game pure and clean.
Jeter represents some of the great things that make baseball America's game. He plays hard; he works hard; he keeps his nose clean; and most impressive of all, he's played his entire career with one team. It's something that Gehrig did, as well as Baseball's new Iron Horse, Baltimore's Cal Ripken, Jr. That's almost unheard of today, where players change teams as casually as they change socks.
Of course, Jeter is playing on the best team in baseball this year, and there's a lot of talk that he's in a great position to pick up his fifth World Series ring. And there's a good chance that Jeter will join the hallowed 3,000 hit club in the near future. The late Roberto Clemente is the gatekeeper of the club - his final hit was his 3,000th - so when Jeter passes him, it will put him even further on the plane of baseball immortality.
This fan of baseball salutes you, Derek Jeter, for your many accomplishments and for doing your part to keep the game pure and clean.
2 Comments:
I completely agree, Derek Jeter is one of my favorite baseball players out there!
By dj168, Sep 13 09 9:12 PM
Jeter is the man, no question! He's going into Cooperstown on the first ballot he's eligible.
By cag1970, Sep 15 09 3:46 PM