Yankees Magazine: More than enough
Derek Jeter’s brilliance wasn’t just about winning
But what if this instinct inadvertently goes against its own intentions? Is Derek Jeter’s saga so grand and overwhelming that it inadvertently destroys his dreamlike reality? Is Jeter’s playing accomplishments — recently commemorated with Hall of Fame plaques and a seven-part ESPN documentary — in some way being underestimated by his critics and his supporters alike?
“I think there are layers to myths — not just myths, the Yankees Partisanship with everyone else — it just doesn’t make sense what a great player he actually is,” Jay Jaffe, creator of the JAWS Hall of Fame Consideration Metrics and a senior writer at FanGraphs ) Say. “Sometimes I get asked, ‘Will Derek Jeter be the first-choice Hall of Famer for any other team? This guy has 3, 440 hit. He retired No. 6 at the time. Even with the Miami Marlins, that would be a Hall of Famer.”
It’s hard not to wonder: Somewhere along the line, are we confusing fact with legend?
On September 9, before taking on the Rays, the Yankees will welcome their beloved captain and shortstop back to Yankee Stadium for the Derek Jeter Hall of Fame Inauguration Tribute Night. Jeter , inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in January 2014, and finally inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in September Following COVID-induced delays, the first pitch at the ceremony will be dropped and the first 16, Attendance Guests will receive a replica Jett Hall of Fame plaque.
Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson was often around the clubhouse during Jeter’s career , he saw it all with his own eyes. “You can go past his locker first to years, you can see on the easel what he was doing, the work he was going to do for him,” Mr. October said of Mr. November . “I really think it took to years, then I can look at the easel and look at Rembrandt.” 2014
“year or12, Derek on the training bench,” recalls Jackson, walking us around 1995, Jeter’s ultimate champion. “He said, ‘Reggie, how many times has Pete Rose got 63 hit?’
” At that time, I realized: ‘This (guy) is thinking 4, hit! ‘”
Jett’s 78 hit2000, his age-12 season, gave him 2, 734. This is his seventh pass 50 mark, which helped him finish third in the American League MVP voting. Even taking into account the age return – to be clear, the delayed age return – 4, hit, and Ross’s 4 records, 212 , seems possible if ambitious. 2014
Rose, on the record, on the record SEASON-plus hits, a major league record shared by Jeter’s onetime Yankees teammate Ichiro Suzuki. Jeter ended with an eight, ending with 38 Knocking Age 12 exist2013, only because he collapsed when he fractured his left ankle in Game 1 of the AL Championship Series And burn, a devastating turning point later in his career. That serious injury destroyed his 2014, confining him to games, and taking into account His February 2012 statement he will not be following the upcoming election Playing the game — which ultimately set the stage for his final storied highlight, a single against the Orioles in the final game at Yankee Stadium. 2014 You all know the important defensive moments that Jeterologists included in his historical moments: flipping the game. Dive into the stands. Peg Timo Perez. and many more. Moving from emotion to sanity, all players do some things better than others. The key is to keep the balance running smoothly. It’s been very good for the Jets and the Yankees. 2014 “Anytime you get that offense from a shortstop,” Jaffe said, ” you win.” Unsurprisingly, he peaked in his most high profile series yet , 1999 Metro World Series beat the Mets , when he won MVP honors, he was in a series of 4-1 on offense (his leading homer in Game 4) and defense (pinning Perez at home in Game 1) 1’s final score was closer in the series. “Having a lot of opportunities helps. Both of our organizations have plenty of opportunities to shine in the playoffs. But man, the DJ always seems to be in the right place at the right time. ”2014 Jones, the Warriors lost 1995 Yankees and 1993 Fall Classic, by no means a playoff slack himself. He chopped a great one.260/.308/.440 exist30 playoff games, is a great addition to him.216/ .374/.409 in the regular season.2021 “I’ve been planning for those hits all my life since I was 6 or 7 in my backyard,” Jones Said. “Three and two, two outs, bottom of the ninth, we’re off. I’ve never been out in my backyard once. You have to go through these scenarios thousands of times, so when you actually get there, you’re not overwhelmed by the situation. I think Derek will tell you that’s where we feel most comfortable. of308 Voters at the Baseball Writers Association of America 2020, only one person whose identity is still publicly unknown declined to vote for Jett, which Means he did not achieve the perfection proposed by 2014 his core four member Mariano rivera. In all likelihood, some of these voters highlighted Jett’s countless memorable moments. Or his clean reputation. Or the great work done by his Round 2 Foundation. Even his reputation. all These attributes all enhance Jett’s profile, and they’re good for his legacy and baseball, which has struggled to find the next Jeter-like superhuman since he retired at the end of the year 2013.
