An all-time great from an era that is not too distant in our memories but already disappearing quickly. He won championships, he came up with clutch hits, he represented baseball with a rare mix of panache and humility. He is among the most beloved athletes in New York history and deserves every bit of acclaim that has come his way. You see Jeter, who is being inducted into the Hall of Fame on Wednesday, arrived in the major leagues in And that timing is a critical part of his legacy.
Jeter was judged by standards that have evolved, grown more analytical and, in this case, more critical. A player whose reputation was created, but not necessarily confined, to his numbers. He hit homers, but not too many. He stole bases, but not too many. He did most everything well, but never dominated the league. Yet he was among the most celebrated ballplayers of his generation.
Now, this was partly because he played in New York, and partly because he fit the role so well. An offseason resident of Tampa during his playing career, Jeter was the picture of stoicism and dignity.
He was forever clutch in the playoffs and helped revive the Yankees brand after 20 years of uncharacteristic disappointment. We know now, through the lens of advanced metrics, that Jeter was a below-average shortstop through much of the second half of his career. Throughout his career, Jeter says he has seen a lot of players come to New York and "get caught up in the lifestyle , and before you know it, they're sent away to another team because it affected their performance.
Jeter writes that it ' s essential to do both throughout one's career because it keeps you strong and humble. Jeter says he always liked being a leader who leads by example, he also learned to watch other people whom he respected and learn from their actions.
He listens to everything, soaks it in, and gets smarter while everybody else is too busy listening to themselves speak. Jeter says he followed in the footsteps of his idol, former Yankees outfielder Dave Winfield, who was the first active athlete to establish a charitable foundation to help underprivileged youth and families in need. Jeter says no matter where you are in the process of reaching your goal, you will be met with challenges every day. There will be good days and bad days, so it is essential to focus.
Like this story? Skip Navigation. Jennifer Liu. Derek Jeter. While Jeter says his parents were his first role models, he had many over the years. He says the philosophy has helped him stayed focused and humble throughout his career. He says surrounding yourself with "good, goal-oriented people" is critical. VIDEO But, for some reason, Jeter's just seems to rub me the wrong way in comparison to those two.
Maybe it's because, outside of New York, Jeter isn't as beloved. Or that this has been anticlimactic following a lost season in when Jeter should have walked away for good.
I can't help but think about this year's All-Star Game, when National League starting pitcher Adam Wainwright all but lobbed— presumably —a meatball for Jeter to slap down the right field line for a hit, causing some rumblings among media members. The fact that reporters couldn't believe that Jeter, at the sprite old age of 40, could get around to hit that off Wainwright is enough evidence that this whole retirement tour was about a year too late.
Oh yeah, and lest we forget that Jeter, who has struggled all season long, has never once asked his manager Joe Girardi to drop him in the order to replace him with someone else for the good of the team , which, who knows, may have helped the Yanks win a few more games and make a run at the postseason.
O Captain, my Captain — way to lead. Unlike other athletes who boast and post things all over social media, Derek Jeter does the exact opposite, avoiding the limelight at all costs—and it drives me crazy. Dude, you're supposed to be the biggest playboy in sports since Wilt Chamberlain, dating ladies whom any of us normal guys would do bad things to just spend a few hours with, but you won't let us know what it's like?
We want our athletes to be a little bit social, yet Jeter refuses to allow us into his private world. Go ahead and defend that by saying it's refreshing or that it's his personal choice, but part of what makes Jeter such an icon is that none of us really know the truth on his dirt.
That, unfortunately, has helped him maintain such a public liking. As I'll point out a number of times throughout this piece, Derek Jeter is one of the most recognized players in the game, but the reason for so many fans hating on him has stemmed from him being overrated.
And if you need more stats to back that up, look no further than Keith Olbermann's segment from his show the other day. While Jeter is known as Mr. November because of his homer in the Fall Classic that won Game 4 for the Yanks they still lost the series—when looking at The Captain's playoff numbers, they aren't as great as you may think.
He is now a rookie playing for the Boston Red Sox and wears No. Last weekend, Jeter finished his major league career in Boston. Each game, he hit an infield single that Cecchini eventually fielded. And he was a winner. I disagree. I believe that Jeter is the most revered baseball player in the world today, not just because of how many games and championships he won, but because of how he won them.
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