Jeter

[Shoeless Moe]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfgS1lvqX8I

[clydepepper]

Originally Posted by Shoeless Moe

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfgS1lvqX8I

I got goose-pimples...DAMN Yankees!

[Duluth Eskimo]

Originally Posted by Shoeless Moe

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfgS1lvqX8I

That was an awesome commercial. I know this is going to blow up with Jeter haters, but that was well done by Gatorade.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Fantastic.

[usernamealreadytaken]

Gatorade paying a multi-millionaire to sell more Gatorade. Touching.

[Shoeless Moe]

they tried getting you, but you were unavailable.

[dabigyankeeman]

One of the best done sports commercials of all time. So classic, perfect background song, even Jeter admitted the words to the song were so perfect. Then the looks on the faces of the people meeting Jeter are so incredible, and just everything about this commercial was perfect. Brought tears to my eyes, really.

[Peter_Spaeth]

There but for his awful self should have gone Alex Rodriguez, a player infinitely more talented.

[icollectDCsports]

I'm not a Yankees fan, but Jeter is one of the great icons of the modern game representing the game's most prominent franchise. I enjoyed seeing the commercial and am glad he's being celebrated during the final days of his final season.

[HalChaseCollector]

Jeter is simply the best

[ajjohnsonsoxfan]

Even a die hard Red Sox fan has to tip his cap to Jeter and wish he had been a Sox. The guy is definition of class and a great representation of the game. Gatorade hit a home run with that commercial. instant classic

Originally Posted by Shoeless Moe

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfgS1lvqX8I

[Centauri]

I saw his first career homer on a cold afternoon in Cleveland. Of course the Yanks smacked down the Tribe.

[MikeGarcia]

...I like that guy singing in the background...good pipes...

[calvindog]

Wow. Some commercial. For all the criticism of Jeter, there was never a single whiff of a scandal with him in two decades.

[Eric72]

Great commercial. Great player. I am not a Yankees fan; however, always thought Jeter was good for baseball.

[EvilKing00]

Never liked him, but a good player. There have been alot if good players, very overrated imo.

[calvindog]

I'm not a Yankees fan either and after watching Roger Goodell's press conference today I have even greater respect for Jeter.

I feel like if I hate Jeter just for being a Yankee then, in turn, I'd have to hate Ruth, Gehrig, DiMaggio, Mantle and so on and so forth. Not willing to do that. Bottom line is I may dislike the Yankees, but all biases and cheaters aside, my generation witnessed three all-time players Ken Griffey Jr, Frank Thomas, and Derek Jeter.

[clydepepper]

Originally Posted by Gobucsmagic74

I feel like if I hate Jeter just for being a Yankee then, in turn, I'd have to hate Ruth, Gehrig, DiMaggio, Mantle and so on and so forth. Not willing to do that. Bottom line is I may dislike the Yankees, but all biases and cheaters aside, my generation witnessed three all-time players Ken Griffey Jr, Frank Thomas, and Derek Jeter.

Truth be know, I don't really hate the Yankees. I sure hated that they beat the Braves in two World Series, but, a former Brave, Joe Torre, along with Jeter and Bernie Williams, etc. ushered in Class that had been missing for a while.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Gobucsmagic74

I feel like if I hate Jeter just for being a Yankee then, in turn, I'd have to hate Ruth, Gehrig, DiMaggio, Mantle and so on and so forth. Not willing to do that. Bottom line is I may dislike the Yankees, but all biases and cheaters aside, my generation witnessed three all-time players Ken Griffey Jr, Frank Thomas, and Derek Jeter.

Guerrero was very comparable to Griffey and Thomas on a 162 game average (his career stopped a bit early) and had a much better batting average. Playing his prime years in Montreal did not help him achieve fame, for sure.

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Guerrero was very comparable to Griffey and Thomas on a 162 game average (his career stopped a bit early) and had a much better batting average. Playing his prime years in Montreal did not help him achieve fame, for sure.

Cool. Griffey, Thomas, and Jeter are first ballot HOF'ers though...same can't be said for Guerrero. Ivan Rodriguez was another great player of the era if we're just talking great players.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Gobucsmagic74

Cool. Griffey, Thomas, and Jeter are first ballot HOF'ers though...same can't be said for Guerrero.

We shall see.

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

We shall see.

Yes, we surely shall

[LincolnVT]

Griffey Jr...although plagued by an injury late in his carrer, was the best player of the late 80s and 90s. Jeter...carried himself well, played hard and deserves to be in the HOF.

Too bad all of there cards were so over printed....

Go Red Sox!

[EvilKing00]

Vlad, griffey and thomas all better than jeter

[chaddurbin]

Originally Posted by Gobucsmagic74

Cool. Griffey, Thomas, and Jeter are first ballot HOF'ers though...same can't be said for Guerrero. Ivan Rodriguez was another great player of the era if we're just talking great players.

vlad, griffey, thomas, jeter...pudge. hmm one name is unlike the others. yea it's pudge.

As Spaeth said, I guess we'll see

[chaddurbin]

i like pudge, but with the ped rumor he's not getting in.

[gnaz01]

Great commercial

[Iron Horse]

Very well made & it almost brought a tear to my eye.
One of the great Yankees of all time. Class act all the way as was Gehrig #4

[frankbmd]

What About Bob?

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by MikeGarcia

...I like that guy singing in the background...good pipes...

Elvis sang it much better.

[WhenItWasAHobby]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

There but for his awful self should have gone Alex Rodriguez, a player infinitely more talented.

My thoughts exactly. Staying with the same organization an entire career and not getting tied into the PEDs scandal carries a lot of weight in a player's popularity.

[Tobacco&Gum]

Originally Posted by WhenItWasAHobby

My thoughts exactly. Staying with the same organization an entire career and not getting tied into the PEDs scandal carries a lot of weight in a player's popularity.

5 Rings and over 3450 hits doesn't hurt either

[Exhibitman]

Brilliant short film, projects what every fan wishes their heroes were like--affable, approachable, courteous and nice. As a fantasy it is sheer genius.

As for Jeter, bravo to him. He deserves the accolades and the money and the models. It was great to follow him as a Yankees fan for all these years. Others may have had more talent or put up better records but he was about as good a role model as you can hope for in this era. No scandals, no PEDS, no nonsense on or off the field.

I still can't believe how fast time goes by. I remember that kid shortstop like it was yesterday but Jeter was a rookie the year I got married; my 16 year old drove me to work the other morning...

Too bad the cards from the era were/are overproduced. I've never had any motivation to collect them. I have only one Jeter card, pulled from a pack:



Definitely the best pack I ever opened.

[Peter_Spaeth]

There are about a zillion Jeter rookies. The only one that seems to have any value is the foil one.

[Butch7999]

Decent recap of the exits of prominent Yanks here:
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/ba...icle-1.1946655

[bigfanNY]

Great Commercial. Jeter played in 158 postseason game and has 200 postseason hits both major league records. A model of consistency. And when he passed Wagner on the All Time Hits list it was tough not to be amazed at what he has accomplished. Wagner's lifetime batting average was 20 points higher than Jeter's in an era where hitting 400 was common. Era for Era player for player Jeter is clearly one of the all time greats and we were all very lucky to see him play these last 20 years. (any body else on the board going tomorrow or Tuesday or Wednesday His final game shoot me a pm and we can grab a hot dog)

[dabigyankeeman]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

There are about a zillion Jeter rookies. The only one that seems to have any value is the foil one.

Also the Murphy Jeter, the one that came only in a tin shaped like Jack Murphy Stadium at the end of i think 1992, that one has value also. That one and the UD SP Foil Jeter are the two with value. I got them both, and a bunch of others too, i dont care if they are valuable or not, love Jeter, classy guy who is now on top of most Yankee career offensive lists.

[Brian]

I saw Jeter play on Saturday, the last time I will see him play at Yankee Stadium. He hit a double on his last at-bat. Nice lasting memory of an all-time great player.
Brian

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by dabigyankeeman

Also the Murphy Jeter, the one that came only in a tin shaped like Jack Murphy Stadium at the end of i think 1992, that one has value also. That one and the UD SP Foil Jeter are the two with value. I got them both, and a bunch of others too, i dont care if they are valuable or not, love Jeter, classy guy who is now on top of most Yankee career offensive lists.

Yeah I remember those, I was buying modern too in those days, Stadium Club cards which came out initially in 1991 were really very glossy and high quality and had great photography. This Griffey is to my mind one of the coolest cards ever.

[dabigyankeeman]

With a little over a week to go in his career, Jeter, PLAYING SHORTSTOP HIS WHOLE CAREER, never shifting to first or third base like others have, has this incredible list of stats:

3459 Hits
542 Doubles
260 Home Runs
1304 RBI
1921 Runs
.310 BA
.377 OBP
.440 Slugging
.817 OPS

Plus of course all his awards and signature plays and he has helped his team get to 7 world series, winning 5 of them, while being The Captain, The Face of the Yankees, and probably the Face of Baseball for a long long time.

This guy is really something special.

[ullmandds]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Yeah I remember those, I was buying modern too in those days, Stadium Club cards which came out initially in 1991 were really very glossy and high quality and had great photography. This Griffey is to my mind one of the coolest cards ever.

I got back into buying packs and boxes in 91' while in college and I have a shit ton of those 91' stadium clubs! I'd venture to say that griffey is worth less now than it was in 91!

And all the Phil Plantiers, Scott Ericksons and Jeff Bagwells!!!!!

[Peter_Spaeth]

They may be worthless but they are really attractive cards.

[Tobacco&Gum]

A Dan Pasqua sighting. Sweet.

[darkhorse9]

Living in Jeter's hometown of Kalamazoo, needless to say this is getting a lot of attention around here.

There was a hometown cap tip tribute produced for Jeter. It's double cool for me because it shows the Little League where I was Vice President, his high school that I live across the street from, my street sign and Derek's boyhood home just a few houses down from mine.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-GODjyDYE0

[chaddurbin]

Originally Posted by dabigyankeeman

With a little over a week to go in his career, Jeter, PLAYING SHORTSTOP HIS WHOLE CAREER, never shifting to first or third base like others have, has this incredible list of stats:

this is nothing to be proud of. he hurt the yankees by continuing to play SS when better options were available...just like him continuing hitting 2nd this year putting up historically bad offensive number.

edit: the card companies tried to one-up each other in the late 80's early 90's. first you have the '89 upper deck hologram, then donruss came with the '90 leaf...and topps answered with the '91 topps stadium club. those were the golden years of pack rippings (that my allowance couldn't afford).

[yanks12025]

Originally Posted by chaddurbin

this is nothing to be proud of. he hurt the yankees by continuing to play SS when better options were available...just like him continuing hitting 2nd this year putting up historically bad offensive number.

edit: the card companies tried to one-up each other in the late 80's early 90's. first you have the '89 upper deck hologram, then donruss came with the '90 leaf...and topps answered with the '91 topps stadium club. those were the golden years of pack rippings (that my allowance couldn't afford).

Please tell me what other players would have been better this year at shortstop or to bat second. No one on the yankees hit well this season.

[MMarvelli]

Olberman has the straight scoop on the captain...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__UJ9VZB508

[the 'stache]

I have tremendous respect for Jeter. Great player, class act. He let his play do all his talking.

But I am Derek Jeter'd out right now. I will watch this in a week or so, but right now, it's media overload. He deserves the admiration, but the media has totally blown it way overboard.