I think this is the critical year. If he stays healthy enough to get 200+ hits he will have over 3,500 and slightly more than Wagner. The Yankees are heading for some lean years, and Jeter may be about all the fans can cheer about. Then I hope he gets a three-year contract to get another 500 hits. At 4,000 hits, he gets a final two- year deal to collect the record. This is what I am hoping. But if he doesn't get 200 this year, I don't think he will do it, and the Yankee owners won't bankroll him to try.
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