This week’s hottie is bringing my past love back to the present. Growing up I was a huge baseball fanatic. I’ll always remember the 1986 World Series where the NY Mets beat the Boston Red Sox in the 7th game, since I was a huge Mets fan at the time. Then my loyalties switched to the other side of the subway. I became a Yankees fan sometime in high school. Since then, I haven’t really followed as much as I used to. I just remember that in my senior year of high school I became infatuated with everything Derek Jeter. I had to have #2 this and #2 that. Through the years my love for the sport was still there, but it kind of fell to the wayside when other interests came about. So when I turned on the TV this past week and noticed that it was going to be his last game and he was retiring, I thought to myself, where has the time gone. From the Rookie of the Year to retirement all in the blink of an eye (damn I’m getting old). So this post is more bittersweet then anything for me. Enjoy.
Derek Sanderson Jeter (born June 26, 1974) is an American former professional baseball shortstop who played 20 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees. A five-time World Series champion, Jeter is regarded as a central figure of the Yankees’ success of the late 1990s and early 2000s for his hitting, base running, fielding, and leadership. He is the Yankees’ all-time career leader in hits (3,465), doubles (544), games played (2,747), stolen bases (358), times on base (4,716), plate appearances (12,602) and at bats (11,195). His accolades include 14 All-Star selections, five Gold Glove Awards, five Silver Slugger Awards, two Hank Aaron Awards, and a Roberto Clemente Award. Jeter became the 28th player to reach 3,000 hits and finished his career sixth all-time in career hits and the all-time MLB leader in hits by a shortstop. (Wikipedia)
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