In praise of the Captain
Posted by: Sam Borden - Posted in Misc on Nov 30, 2009 
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Considering the discussion in the first post of the day, it seems somehow fitting that Derek Jeter officially was named Sports Illustrated’s Sportsman of the Year earlier this morning.
Jeter passed Lou Gehrig to become the all-time Yankees hits leader this season and led the Yankees to their 27th World Series title, fifth of his career. He has also continued to be the model superstar, staying out of trouble away from the field, while having continued success on it. As we’ve seen, that’s no small thing.
Was he the best choice for the award? You certainly could have made a good case for Florida quarterback Tim Tebow and for Roger Federer as well. I thought it would have been nice to see Eunice Kennedy Shriver as a posthumous Sportswoman of the Year, since her work to literally create the Special Olympics was fantastic (she passed away in August).
You still can’t go wrong with Jeter. His presence, both with the Yankees and within the game of baseball, is truly something special and in a time when more and more stars see their accomplishments waylaid by trouble, Jeter is one of the few who consistently stays the course. That’s pretty impressive.
Fine choice. Congrats to the Captain!
I respectfully disagree with this pick.
Great choice. Go Jete!
Congratulations Capitan!
Very nice choice. Congratulations to Jeter!
What a year for the Captain.
What a year for Jeter. First he wins the WS, then the Hank Aaron and Roberto Clemente awards and now SI’s Sportsman of the Year. He richly deserves each and every one of those accolades. Not only did Jeter have a fantastic year, one of the best in his HOF career, but he really epitomizes what is right about the game of baseball. He has never once disrespected an opponent (which is why he is respected and admired throughout the game)…or an umpire. I won’t soon forget John Hirschbeck’s comment after that whole Marty Foster affair with the play at 3rd base. I believe Hirschbeck said that Jeter was the classiest player he’s come across in all his years as an umpire….that is one heck of a statement. Anti-Yankee fans will probably rip up their issue, but I know that even those who hate the Yankees respect Jeter – he plays the game the right way. Additionally, he does fantastic work via the Turn Two foundation…….I couldn’t be prouder of Jeter.
I don’t have any problem with the pick – that said I can’t say I’ve given it a whole lot of thought. Derek never seems to get in trouble and has managed to avoid controversy while being the face of the most storied franchise in sports.
Saw on the last thread that someone was commenting that the Sox are trying to get Hanley Ramirez – that’s not a new thing. Theo never wanted to trade Hanley for Beckett in the first place, he even quit for a bit when he realized that the organization was going to go through with the deal and ever since then has been trying to get him back.
Betsy –
And it isn’t like Jeter lives or plays in North Dakota – there are plenty of opportunities for Derek to find himself in the middle of a controversy here in the Mecca.
Re: Chip
http://twitter.com/clarkspencer/status/6182774525
Fish ain’t talking Hanley.
jeter sets the bar for what being a star athlete is all about.
he deserves it.
and it’s a good message for kids to see someone like jeter succeeding.
A well deserved honor for our Captain.
I think A-rod was chosen their turkey of the year. Someone correct me if I’m wrong I haven’t actually read any article, I heard this second hand.
If so, that’s kind of absurd in my opinion. Here’s a guy that had a major injury, came back and led his team with a great regular season, owned the playoffs and won a world series. He admitted to steroid use, something the beloved David Ortiz can’t even do. And despite the many doubters, he dominated the postseason and he finally accomplished his goal of winning the world series.
Matt,
Oh I know that the Marlins aren’t dealing Han-Ram (or even looking to deal him) I’m just saying it doesn’t shock me in the least that ESPN would report that the Sox are interested in him. Theo’s been “interested” in Hanley since the day he was traded to Florida.
What ESPN turned into a rumor is probably someone asking the Red Sox “hey, would you guys want to have Hanley Ramirez back in the organization” and that official saying “heck yes.” Then the ESPN spinners turned that into “Red Sox pursuing trade for Hanley Ramirez”
By the way – if we’re to believe all the rumors floated about Boston then they are going to wind up with:
Roy Halladay, Matt Holliday, Miguel Cabrera and Marco Scutaro on their roster next season while only having to move Clay Bucholtz and Jed Lowrie off their Major League roster.
Sam
From your previous post,
IMO, if a reporter wants to report the news, and further his career by breaking salivating news stories, then that is your right. There is a problem though, and I think you might agree (please let me know if you do), when people like Selena Roberts make it their mission to destroy a person’s life. In a lesser sense, for Pete Abe to mock, belittle, insult, put negative spin on every story concerning ARod, so as to color people’s opinions of the man.
Also, I have a question regarding your comment about “they dont only get to be famous on the good days.”
If I am misinterpreting that, please let me know. Using Tiger’s name as an example, I interpret that as “Tiger gets to be famous, the benefits of being famous, so as a reporter, if Tiger makes a mistake in his personal life, I have the right to out him and impair his life of benefits and hurt his reputation.”
Nice comment about Eunice Kennedy Shriver – the flashiest choice is often overlooked, even if their effort is transformative.
But Jeter is a solid choice for so many reasons. He had a huge season, achieved some landmarks and was a big winner on a great team.
tk
November 30th, 2009 at 11:00 am
In addition to Hanley Ramirez and Roy Halladay, it looks like the Sox are also going to give Matt Holliday the privilege of playing for them.
http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/10357594
Here’s my conspiracy theory about the massive amount of leaks surrounding the Red Sox. The most obvious reason for these leaks is to further edify their genius management & hype their unproven youngsters. However, I can’t help but think a secondary motive is to pressure the Yankees into making a rash move for a high-priced & overvalued player. While the Yankees are loaded with talent, it is older high-priced talent. As a result, if they lock up one or two more players into their mid- to upper-thirties, the Yankees will have very little flexibility over the next several years. I think that is the only way the Yankees won’t be a perennial WS contender–if they lock themselves into expensive contracts with declining players (essentially repeat the mistakes from earlier this decade). The Red Sox will probably be in somewhat of a rebuilding mode over the next year or two as they shed players like Ortiz, Lowell & Varitek. So it would be advantageous to them if the Yanks sacrifice future resources to go all-in for the next couple of years.
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Post of the day without a doubt. Starting with the Red Sox pursuit of Matt Holliday.
They’ve decided that they don’t want Jason Bay, so they’re going to get Matt Holliday.
I’ll utter the words that were uttered last offseason during our pursuit of the hefty lefty CC.
“Maybe Matt Holliday does not want to live in Boston. Matt Holliday maybe likes the Central time zone or the west coast. Maybe Matt Holliday does not want the pressure of a big city with demanding fans” ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
Won’t hear ESPN uttering these words.
What Selena did to Arod was bad enough, but what she did to those Duke LAX boys was inexcusable.
Politically, I hate the Kennedys, but that was a great thought regarding Eunice, Sam. Still, Jeter is a fine choice.
Congrats to The Captain!
Now on to the Arbitration deadline. Please!
Matt Holliday’s dad wants him to be a Yankee.
I was robbed!
I’m about to repeat as NCAA champion and win my third title.
Has anyone ever won three NCAA titles? No.
Complete rip off.
Kate -
I agree with you about Roberts regarding the Duke Lax players. Even after it had come out that the woman had lied Roberts still crucified the “culture” at Duke and among sports’ teams that allowed this situation to come up in the first place.
As for the Alex stuff – the best thing that happened was that her book had no meat to it. It was a lot of supposition and innuendo but no offer of proof – it didn’t sell and she was out of the news within a month.
How could SI name Jeter sportsman of the year when I’m the friggin MVP!?!
Chip,
The volume of leaks from the Red Sox is amazing isn’t it? Especially the regular Hanley rumor. It leads me to believe they want to create this perception that they could get Hanley back whenever they want to pull the trigger on a deal. There does seem to be some advantage to this though, the constant noise surrounding their prospects leads unproven youngsters to become unbelievably hyped…consider Casey Kelly for example, he’s played like a 1/2 season of A-ball and in the press he appears to have the same trade value as Jesus Montero!
Congrats to Derek. He wouldn’t have been my first choice but he is a good choice.
Anyone know what happened with Grady Sizemore? I just keep hearing “something” happened, but now what
Rishi November 30th, 2009 at 11:28 am
Anyone know what happened with Grady Sizemore? I just keep hearing “something” happened, but now what
Naked pictures were stolen and leaked from his ladies email.
Jeter started the Turn Two foundation back when he first started earning enough money to make it a really workable entity, and has poured both time and money into it every year since, with his parents and sister participating alongside him — a true family foundation. It serves young people in his earlier home state of Michigan, as well as in New York, and if I’m not mistaken has or will soon have a presence in Florida as well.
Well done, Captain.
Matt Holliday is not old. He is 29. He would be younger than Damon is now after a six year contract. He would be moving in the direction of getting younger. Is he a superstar? I think not, but he is a very good player who would definately help. It is all about price.
Grady Sizemore’s testicles were leaked onto the internet.
Not to be outdone, Penthouse magazine just named Tiger Woods “Playa of the Year”
Thanks, all…that’s not appealing
“Naked pictures were stolen and leaked from his ladies email.”
Rishi, check deadspin.com if you REALLY want to see what happened to him, unless you’re at work.
If you saw the pictures you would change your mind. You think of Grady as a light slugging centerfielder with speed but the dude is jacked.
Grady Sizemore has some pair of balls to take those pictures
What? Mike Scioscia isn’t SI’s choice??!!
Patrick the Prospect Hugger November 30th, 2009 at 11:33 am
“Naked pictures were stolen and leaked from his ladies email.”
Rishi, check deadspin.com if you REALLY want to see what happened to him, unless you’re at work.
What am I wrong? I’m not gonna look at the photos. That is what I read.
ok – I’m at work and on a work laptop during the week – but will try to remember to check when I get home over the weekend.
You would say that “jerkface”
Rick James
November 30th, 2009 at 11:31 am
Not to be outdone, Penthouse magazine just named Tiger Woods “Playa of the Year
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LOL
Here’s a photo of Grady Sizemore’s bat — it’s BIG and erect.
http://common.hampsterindustri.....re_800.jpg
Derek Jeter is Captain America!
Way to represent Derek!
austinmac,
And price alone is the primary reason I’d avoid Holliday at all cost (no pun intended).
Personally, I believe the Yankees are capable of identifying at least a short term solution in CF or LF (depending on the player’s defensive abilities in comparison to Melky’s). I vehemently oppose signing a Borass client who will inevitably be overpaid to a six year contract.
Its just NOT necessary. End of story.
“What am I wrong? I’m not gonna look at the photos. That is what I read.”
No you aren’t wrong
Cashman needs to find a way to acquire Grady Sizemore and his package.
“Matt Holliday is not old. He is 29. He would be younger than Damon is now after a six year contract. He would be moving in the direction of getting younger. Is he a superstar? I think not, but he is a very good player who would definately help. It is all about price.”
I think that sums it up perfectly. At a reasonable price, Holliday would be a nice acquisition–which is why I think we’re now starting to see the Red Sox associated with him, to ensure that price isn’t reasonable. I think the Sox are content with bringing Bay back, despite the detailed reasons laid out by a “rival executive”, but I wouldn’t be surprised if they are afraid that once they do that there will be no market for Holliday. If that were to occur, the Yanks would be able to acquire him for about the same price Bay (probably with an additional year). As with the Roy Halladay leak–where the Sox supposedly wanted to get something done before the Winter Meeting–I think the goal is to pressure the Yankees into acting rashly before we see just how cheaply free agents sign for this offseason. Fortunately, there seems to be no indication the Yankees are about to do that, which gives me hope that they will be able to improve the team without needlessly sacrificing valuable young talent or severing limiting their future financial flexibility.
Tebow
November 30th, 2009 at 11:16 am
I was robbed!
I’m about to repeat as NCAA champion and win my third title.
Has anyone ever won three NCAA titles? No.
Complete rip off.
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How about playing a real team for once and not the FIU’s and Sisters of the Poor, 10 out of 12 games – oh and maybe you can play some road games instead of having 8 of your 12 games at home – and 1 of your “away” games pretty much in your back yard of jacksonville….
lets see what type of NFL player you become…or better said not become..
GB7 mentioned “making every sordid detail of reporters public.”
I would like someone to make the sordid detail of how many hamburgers Pete Abe has actually eaten.
On that note, aren’t fat, or in better words, “really fat” people usually considered jovial?
What happened to Pete? Why is he so bitter?
What happened to Pete? Why is he so bitter?
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perhaps his battle with Nooo Maaas . orrg made him bitter.
Pete’s position in society, being able to represent charities to get donations from his readership, allow us the right to see his colonoscopy.
“Cashman needs to find a way to acquire Grady Sizemore and his package.”
The question becomes, what package could possibly tempt Mark Shapiro into trading Sizemore?
Robinson Cano? I hear those Dominicans are pretty crazy
What’s noteworthy about this award? It’s 55 yrs old,and Jeter is the 1st Yankee to ever receive it.
CR9,
While your post was relatively mean, it still does raise a legitimate question. I truly do wonder how many he could take down in one sitting.
As far as his “bitterness” goes, I don’t think he’s bitter, I think he’s simply trying to gain readership and a lot of writers do that by trying to create controversy and raise eyebrows. All you have to do is read a lot of his little quips and digs at assorted people and teams on this blog to know that he stirs the pot to gain readership.
A lot of writers do it. I don’t like it, in fact, I get real tired of it, but hey, he should fit in perfectly in Boston.
sizemore….so i guess his name has a double meaning….
i wonder if randy johnson had the same meaning?
The question becomes, what package could possibly tempt Mark Shapiro into trading Sizemore?
Robinson Cano? I hear those Dominicans are pretty crazy
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Francisco Cervelli, by way of this logic. Let the record state that the eyeballs are connected to the brain. Let it also state that “men think with their package”, thus the package is the male brain and further THUS the eyes are connected to the package.
Therefore Cervelli’s piercing eyes must also incorporate a piercing package.
CR9,
Oh, and the association with fat people and joviality is inescapably real.
“Therefore Cervelli’s piercing eyes must also incorporate a piercing package.”
Sizemore would certainly fit the bill.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.c.....?eref=sihp
Congratulations to Derek Jeter for being the first Yankee to win the award.
Yes, I went to an all-you-can-eat crab shack last week, and yes, I did have all I could eat.
The exact number of crabs? None of your business!
Good day to you.
Yes, I went to an all-you-can-eat crab shack last week, and yes, I did have all I could eat.
The exact number of crabs? None of your business!
Good day to you.
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Excuse me! Excuse me! Is it all true that you allegedly asked for a doggy bag even though that was strictly against the rules of the establishment?
You guys are nuts with this Cervelli/Sizemore junk discussion.
We certainly cover “all angles” on this blog, eh?
Phil
I too am anxious to see what AJax and Nunez look like at SWB this season. I include Montero and Vazquez as i believe both guys will play at AAA at some point this season and will be making a few trips to see these guys play.
Rebecca
i kind of disagree with the idea that maybe Nunez is an okay player on a bad team and sort of stands out because of that. He was the SS of the year at the AA level as awarded by the coaches and managers as well as a Topps minor league player of the year because he had a very,very good season this year. All players, especially young ones, Have flaws in their games and adjustments they need to make in order to continually improve their game and Nunez is no exception. He is also 22yrs old and will begin the season at the AAA level and seems to be translating his raw talent into an effective and productive game. I think he profiles as more than a singles hitter if his current development curve as strictly a RH hitter continues at the next level he could develop into a 15-20hr hitter. I’ll also say that the various scouts takes that I’ve read about Nunez are much more upbeat about his defense than Mike Ashmore to say the least.
Back to baseball for a second – there was an actual rumor that I heard this weekend (not sure how legit it was) about Grady coming to NY.
The Yankees would send Joba, Gardner, McAllister and Ramiro Pena to Cleveland for Grady, Kelly Shoppach, and Travis Hafner (a statement about how much the Indians want to be rid of Hafner’s contract)
Didn’t read the last thread, but if Tiger wants people to stay out of his business and not jump to conclusions then he really needs to stay away from quotes like this: “I’m human and I’m not perfect.”
Chip,
That is an interesting one…wow.
I’d love to get Grady in NY, but Hafner has been a non stop DL case for the 2 or 3 seasons. Shoppach would be a nice backup.
I tend to doubt that the Yankees would make a deal like this for a CF and not a pitcher though.
LOL @ Sizemore & Randy Johnson!
Clearly not enough happening on the Hot Stove circuit!
Chip,
Where’d you read that btw?
“I’d love to get Grady in NY”
Yeah I bet you would
Chip,
I’ve searched for that rumor, and can’t find it anywhere on the blogosphere or internet in general. Where did you hear it?
m, doesn’t it speak more to the shallowness of people if they jump to conclusions than a statement that said “I’m not perfect”?
Everyone knows that Tiger can drive, but there are times when it hits the trees. This time, instead of a golf ball it was his vehicle. So, just as he has shown on the golf course, he is human and not perfect. The fault lies with his drives.
m
I’m human and I’m not perfect,is not an invitation,to violate his private life,for smut hungry people!It should be a stop sign.
Mad Prince -
I heard it quickly on the radio over the weekend. That’s why I can’t say how valid it was. It was MLB radio but I’m not sure of who was talking. Just found it interesting.
I tend to agree regarding Hafner, but it’s the price you pay for getting a prime time CF I suppose.
“Cashman needs to find a way to acquire Grady Sizemore and his package.”
The question becomes, what package could possibly tempt Mark Shapiro into trading
Sizemore?
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Based on the Lee/Francisco trade…….Gardner and Sergio Mitre should get it done.
He said, “I’m human and I’m not perfect” for a low-speed one-car accident? Ha!
And if he really wanted to make this go away, then he shouldn’t keep stonewalling the police.
With a rare combination of speed and Sizemore, acquired from Montreal in a 2002 trade, has developed into one of baseball’s best all-around players, but he was limited to just 106 games last season because of injuries.
From the ESPN article. http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/.....id=4700413
Fraudian slip there? A rare combination of speed and Sizemore? Seems someone was looking at those pictures while writing that article for them. lol.
“Based on the Lee/Francisco trade…….Gardner and Sergio Mitre should get it done.”
I don’t know if Gardner could measure up to Sizemore. He’s a pretty small guy but who knows? By the way, what’s Gardner’s shoe size? That might give us some more insight.
Corey,
I was just going to say, for the junk they accepted in return for Lee/Francisco, Austin Jackson and some low talent mid ceiling pitcher should get Grady Sizemore.
Though that proposed trade would take care of 3 glaring needs. We would get an OF, and a damn good CF at that, our DH if healthy, could hit 50 HRs in NYS, and we would finally have a reasonable backup catcher. But I would not want to give up a pitcher and not get a pitcher in return.
On a happier note, congrats to our Captain on a wonderful award….
lol, guys. Did I say they should violate his privacy?
No. I said if he wants people to stop jumping to conclusions, then stop issuing mea culpas.
m, if he says anything to the police it becomes public. Police departments are not known for keeping information private.
Something else just struck me as interesting. The TMZ article said that Tiger spoke to someone at the scene. Given his reluctance to say anything, doesn’t that seems like it is made up rather than factual?
Um, no to Tim Tebow……..for what?
m, Tiger has said the same thing about his golf when he doesn’t play well. It could be thought of that he was referring to his driving skills not being perfect.
re: Sizemore. What reason does Shapiro have to trade him? Besides writing his own ticket out of town. Sabathia? Gone. Lee? Gone. V-mart? Gone. Pavano? Gone.
BREAKING NEWS
Here’s the S.I. cover of Jeter — IT’S REALLY COOOL! :8
http://assets.nydailynews.com/.....-jeter.jpg
Oops I meant low lever of farm system mid ceiling talent.
Exactly what happened to Grady Sizemore?
I really don’t get why anyone would critize the pick of Jeter unless it’s a reflex reaction…..
Well, apparently the police aren’t satisfied with the comments that an incoherent/semi-conscious Woods gave at the scene.
It really does sound like a witchhunt of the wife now, but maybe if they had met with the police like they said they would on Saturday it goes away? Explain it was a big misunderstanding and make a generous donation to the policeman’s ball or whatever? lol. Charles Barkley always said that Tiger was cheap.
Anyway, I love Tiger, he can do no wrong. But he seems like a victim in all this and has no reason to apologize. Unless there are mitigating circumstances OR he’s covering for someone.
Wow, that is a cool cover…..but then, Jeter epitomizes cool.
Rick James
November 30th, 2009 at 12:25 pm
BREAKING NEWS
Here’s the S.I. cover of Jeter — IT’S REALLY COOOL! :8
http://assets.nydailynews.com/…..-jeter.jpg
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Awesome cover!! Must buy that issue
m-I agree with you. Tiger isn’t doing himself any favors. I’m all for the guy wanting some privacy, but like it or not this story isn’t going away until a better explanation of what happens comes out.
Congrats to Derek.
Erin,
I’m sure he’d like a mulligan on this one.
Speaking of SI – according to their Truth or Rumors section Bucholtz, Casey Kelly and Daniel Bard could be heading up to Toronto to take physicals as a precursor to a Halladay deal.
Of course they also had an article talking about Jose Contreras while showing a picture of David Price – so take that for what you will.
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/ru.....mlb,205512
You think SI is bad. Look where Yahoo thinks Roy Halladay plays.
So if Tiger says nothing, his wife says nothing, the police aren’t able to get the warrant they are supposedly looking to get, a year from now the story will still be about Tiger and this fairly minor accident? Really?
m
Byrd gone too.I’ll never forget Yankees vs Indians
CC,Cliff Lee,Fausto Carmona,Paul Byrd,and the midgees kickin the Yankees bums(for lack of a better word.)
Cliff Lee was left off of the playoff roster.
Abdababdaserser
November 30th, 2009 at 12:41 pm
So if Tiger says nothing, his wife says nothing, the police aren’t able to get the warrant they are supposedly looking to get, a year from now the story will still be about Tiger and this fairly minor accident? Really?
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No, I just meant for the next few days/weeks it will receive a lot of play. It will eventually fade out, but it will fade out a lot quicker if there was a better explanation of what happened.
Carl, that is hilarious.
I’d call that blatantly poor journalism.
No teams send players to a trade destination for physicals.
All of these rumors aren’t worth the time to read and repeat.
If guys are going to be traded, the doctors from both teams swap medicals. If there are red flags, discussions then take place.
They don’t go on a “physicals tour”.
wow, talk about an ICE COLD stove.
This conversation sucks, no offense to any of you.
Praise to Jetes of course, but man, baseball is just not all that interesting right now.
I suspect that will change within the next week though.
What is so great about this SI cover,is that Mariano was sporting the cover during the WS.
I have family and (so called)friends that hate the Yankees(unless one comes to play on their teams,)who have a subscription to SI.It comes to their houses,I’m lovin it!!
Stove won’t be cold much longer.
Mad Prince,
“wow, talk about an ICE COLD stove.”
How can you say the hot stove league is “ICE COLD”?? Haven’t you heard that one team is in the process of acquiring Adrian Gonzalez, Felix Hernandez, Hanley Ramirez, Roy Halladay, Matt Holliday, John Lackey…there’s so much going on I can’t even remember everybody this one small market, genius-driven, inspirational franchise is acquiring. Hopefully this will allow them to compete with that Evil Empire that is ruining the sport of baseball by buying every player in sight. Right?
“Charles Barkley always said that Tiger was cheap.”
I’m sure he’ll have interesting things to say about him in the future too.
What makes ya say that, Phil??
See why the Yankees are good for baseball.When the season is over,Sports writers,and fans have nothing to talk about ….but gossip!
tk,
You hit the nail on the head.
I think most of everything you hear now is absolute hearsay…one team trying to stir up something so that they can get a better feel for what another is trying to do.
I’m sure it will heat up with substance soon, but boy oh boy is this one cold winter so far!
“Anyway, I love Tiger, he can do no wrong.”
You are the jury Tiger’s new attorney and PR people are counting on.
Finally SI is pushing something I can agree with. congrats El Capitan
What do you call a million writers,and readers of smut under the bottom of the sea?
NO ENOUGH!!
Ugh, I hope that Halladay rumor isn’t true…….
if you are intersted, they just posted the “making of the cover” video on cnnsi.com
Yeah, here’s another link to Grady’s pix.
http://bumpshack.com/2009/11/2.....-pictures/
Rihanna is quotes there as saying [taking naked pictures] is ”a good way to keep the flame alive.” I wouldn’t mind seeing her flame
They(haters) choose to ignore him as a great short stop,or a league MVP,but Jeter has his 5 rings,his sterling leadership of the NY Yankees,his good works foundation(turn2)and finally recognition for what he has accomplished.
-Way to go Captain….clap clap clap!
Am just catching up on the blog today. Way to go Derek! Classy guy on and off the field. Congratulations!
best thing about Jeter is that he can drive an obstacle course and not hit a single hydrant.
I hope everyone appreciates what we are watching with Jeter. It is hard to have perspective in the moment. But I don’t think it is an overstatement to say that when we watch Jeter, we are watching Ruth, we are watching Gehrig, we are watching DiMaggio. I’m only 32. I can’t imagine what it was like to watch those legends. But someday, my 32 year old son will wonder what it was like to watch Jeter, as I am today. I consider myself very lucky to be able to watch this incredible person play the game.