bases.nbcsports.com - 10/9/2009
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Your Yankee mileage may vary, but there's no escaping the financial realities of it all: Of the seven billboards around Atlanta promoting the start of the playoffs, Jeter, the All-Star shortstop who has been with the Yankees since 1995, is...
joshqpublic.com - 10/8/2009
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joshqpublic.com —
You heard about the legend of Jesse James,
John Henry just to mention some names. But there’s...
a truck driving legend in the south today, a man called Bandit from Atlanta G.A.. -Jerry Reed Public Service Announcement : Ok, here we go! I hate to do this one. Destroys my ...
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Derek Jeter: Legend
northjersey.com - 10/8/2009
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northjersey.com —
NEW YORK Derek Jeter was supposed to be
too proud to change. He was supposed to be...
too successful, too established, too damned good at being Derek Jeter to surrender to the vile nature of human frailty. In the season of his 35th birthday, the captain ...
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O'Connor: How Jeter got younger at age 35
myespn.go.com - 10/7/2009
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My Morning in Exile
The Hardball Times —
... post from the empty ShysterBall set and everything will be cream cheese.
Things 1999 has in common with 2009: The number nine, the fact that I'm bald, and the fact that Jorge Posada is the better choice behind the plate for the Yankees.
The post that led to an NBC commenter accusing me of wearing "Dodgers panties."
Thumpity thump-thump, thumpity thump-thump, look at Pedro go . . .
Derek Jeter: the face of postseason baseball. ...
This is how you reflect on sports failure, kids
The Hardball Times —
... Just imagine a dottering Lucille Ball doing the intro to that post from the empty ShysterBall set and everything will be cream cheese. Things 1999 has in common with 2009: The number nine, the fact that I'm bald, and the fact that Jorge Posada is the better choice behind the plate for the Yankees . The post that led to an NBC commenter accusing me of wearing "Dodgers panties." Thumpity thump-thump, thumpity thump-thump, look at Pedro go . . . Derek Jeter: the face of postseason baseball . Are the Rays really going to trade for Milton Bradley , ...
Postseason Thoughts (Generally and Specifically)
Twins Fix —
Legend, or Myth? Seemingly every October, baseball fans all over America are reminded of Derek Jeter ’s outstanding playoff performances and are privileged to witness further such performances. Jeter is, in short, Mr. October, “ the face of playoff baseball ”. Sort of. Thankfully, my blog isn’t linked and featured to a hotbed of Yankee fans the way some are, so I probably won’t have to ...
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Jeter’s Defense
baseballmusings.com 10/8/2009 — Via River Ave. Blues , Ian O’Connor reports on how Derek Jeter became a good fielder :
On the recommendation of Jeter’s agent, Casey Close, Riley pieced together a program of drills, and the shortstop started performing them in the first week of January 2008. Cone drills. Shuffle ...
On Derek Jeter, Baseball Reflections, and changes to the site
subwaysquawkers.blogspot.com 9/14/2009 — A few things about Friday and Saturday's games: I thought it was a really nice moment when Derek Jeter was surrounded by his teammates after he broke the all-time Yankees hits record. I rewound it a bunch of times on the DVR. It was one of the coolest clipsof the year, to be sure. One thing ...
For the Derek Jeter who has everything, a bridge in the Bronx
sports.yahoo.com 24 days ago — Derek Jeter (notes) will be a free agent at the end of the 2010 season. Despite the fact he'll be a 36-year-old shortstop destined to be a first baseman or DH, he'll have the Yankees over the proverbial "give me a long contract or I'm going to ...
Jeter’s hard work led to defensive improvement
riveraveblues.com 10/8/2009 — While composing the ALDS preview , two things stood out. FIrst, that Joe Mauer got to 600 plate appearances despite missing almost a month. Second, that Derek Jeter had a positive UZR. He was at 5.3, fifth best among AL shortstops with at least 800 ...
Derek Jeter should not have been a Yankee
mlbnotebook.com 9/14/2009 — While looking around the baseball-related internet for today's article, I found a very interesting piece by Joel Sherman . The subject is Derek Jeter, which doesn't come as a shock thanks to recent events. But Sherman's article doesn't discuss "The Captain" passing "The Iron Horse." Instead, ...
Derek Jeter Upstages A-Rod Grand Slam with 5-Run Home Run
sportspickle.com 10/9/2009 — Alex Rodriguez crushed a grand slam home run into the upper deck last night before a capacity crowd at Yankee Stadium, but later that inning his feat was quickly upstaged when teammate Derek Jeter hit baseball's first-ever five-run homer.
Jeter's ...
Jeter 'D'-lights again
nypost.com 10/12/2009 — MINNEAPOLIS -- Derek Jeter's instincts strike again.
This time the Yankees captain managed to catch a glimpse of Nick Punto motoring around third base in last night's eighth inning. Jeter had just snared Denard Span's grounder through the middle a...
Derek Jeter is overrated
examiner.com 9/24/2009 — Jeter fields a routine ground ball.Make no mistake about it, Derek Jeter’s fifteen year major league career is worthy of accolades. But those accolades have been heaped upon him for over a decade by players, coaches, announcers, pundits,...
Derek Jeter Hits Into History
ladylovespinstripes.com 9/10/2009 — DiMaggio, Ruth, Gehrig, Berra, Mantle are just a few on the register of legends that outfitted Yankee pinstripes.
I never got to see any of these guys play. My dad recalls of a time at Yankee...
Cabrera plays tonight -- but Gardner in wings —
NY Post: Sports 10/9/2009
It appears Melky Cabrera will patrol center field for the Yankees again in Game 2 tonight. But Brett Gardner might be needed off the bench, and he might also be an attractive starter once the series moves to Minnesota.
Cabrera started in center in...
Nelson Cruz to the Braves? —
Bleacher Report - MLB 10/9/2009
The Braves are still looking for a right-handed power hitter. How's this idea? Nelson Cruz to the Braves:
"Anyway, here’s a name that I think will come up next week: Rangers outfielder Nelson Cruz. Yes, the guy that our own Coach (of the blog, ...
