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Originally Posted by Mr. Zipper
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In my opinion, Rivera's personality (down-to-earth and truly a people person) was a much better fit than Jeter. Not to take anything away from Jeter's skills, but I have never perceived him as warm and fuzzy with the fans. He is someone to be more admired from a distance, like DiMaggio.
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I didn't really like Jeter until recently and I used to think Jeter seemed like a smug athlete...but just this past year, I have started to feel like he is a rather personable and nice guy. I work with a guy who played in the minor leagues and he said they all had training with the Yankees one year. Of all the Yankees he met, he confirmed that ARod was a stuck-up guy but that Jeter actually took the time to talk to the minor leaguers and give pointers and chat with them. This coworker (a Dodgers fan who hates the Yankees) walked away from that convinced that Jeter is a truly nice guy.