Derek Jeter
Derek Jeter
Derek Sanderson Jeteris an American former professional baseball shortstop who played 20 seasons in Major League Baseballfor the New York Yankees. A five-time World Series champion, Jeter is regarded as a central figure of the Yankees' success of the late 1990s and early 2000s for his hitting, baserunning, fielding, and leadership. He is the Yankees' all-time career leader in hits, doubles, games played, stolen bases, times on base, plate appearancesand at bats. His accolades include 14 All-Star selections, five Gold...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth26 June 1974
CityPequannock, NJ
CountryUnited States of America
I think it was a wake-up call for people. I don't think a lot of people were aware of the rules. At this point, you have to play well every day. They're short series. In a short little round, there are only three games. You have to treat every game like it's a big one.
I think it's what a lot of people expected at the beginning of the season, us and Boston back in the playoffs.
It goes without saying how special a player he is, what he represents in the game. So it was an honor for me that he wanted to take a picture. He wanted to take a picture with me? It was definitely a good feeling.
The Angels are playing as well as any team in baseball. I think it's what people are expecting for it to come down to, the Yankees and Red Sox, but we have our work cut out for both of us.
That's the thing with the postseason. Who cares if you struggle before that? ... You just have to keep that in mind.
That's the only positive that comes from this (loss), you get to get back to your team.
I was pretty good at math growing up. I don't think too many guys were aware of it.
I thought he would try to get ahead with a fastball. I was just trying to hit the ball hard.
We never talked about it, never had to challenge ourselves any more than usual. We wanted to play well and win. We felt we had the best team, so every time we played, we thought we should win.
It is like the postseason. I think that's the approach everyone is going to take. You want to win. It's a tournament. You want to represent your country.
Just because you've seen a guy doesn't mean you're going to get hits off him the next time. He seemed to bear down when guys got on base, and when he got ahead, he threw that split.
Names don't win games. We have to go out and swing the bats more. You don't want to fall behind this club because their bullpen is pretty good.
Look at all the Yankee greats over the years. You figure at least one of them would win one.
I was thinking triple all the way. It's good, too, because it usually takes a triple to score Jorge.