Is Derek Jeter's autograph worth $1,000?

[Lordstan]

I grew up. lived a large part of my life there including going to college in NYC. I root for all NY sports teams. My father was born and raised there as well. I understand NYC very well.

I don't think Jeter is over-rated because I dislike the Yankees. I think, because he has had the advantage of being a Yankee, he is thought of more highly than he would've been had he played for virtually any other team. To me, he wasn't even the best, or most valuable, player on his team. IMHO, Rivera was both the best player on the team and the greatest ever at his position. This is coming from a non Yankee fan.
Jeter has lived a charmed life since coming to the Yanks. Evey time they won, he got the lion's share of the credit, but every time they lost it was always someone else's fault. In the 2004 ALCS, Arod batted 258 with 2 HR, 5 RBI, and SLG% of 895. Jeter hit 200 with o HR, 5 RBIs, and SLG% of 567. Despite that, somehow it was all Arod's fault that they lost to Boston. No one said anything about Jeter's performance. MR November? OK he had 2 excellent WS and 2 fantastic WS performances. How about batting 250 in 1996 WS and 148 in 2001 WS? Hmmm. People seem to forget these things when it comes to Jeter.
Of course Yankee fans love him. If he were on my team, I would love him too, but I judge performance on performance, not how much I love the guy. In NYC, Legends stand tall because it is the media capital of the world, not because they are better players than those in other towns.