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
A lot of the guys are pretty accustomed to how things work here.
It shouldn't be satisfying for anyone. We don't play just to make it to the playoffs. We've been to the playoffs before. We play to win. We came up short.
It's hard to picture him not being here.
It's out of our control now. We need some help, any way we can get some help.
You try to get on base for him.
They played better baseball than us. There's no sugarcoating it. They deserved to win.
They played better baseball than us. There's no sugarcoating it, ... They deserved to win.
They don't beat themselves. They're pretty good at limiting mistakes. I think they're a test for most teams.
They do all the little things. I think they're a pest for most teams.
You don't sleep much during the playoffs, anyway. They're going through the same exact thing. It's not like they're taking the Concorde out there.
You can throw everything everybody's done up to now out the window,
This is a team we have to figure out. They're not going to just go away, they've proved that to us.
This is a team we have to figure out.
This doesn't happen too often. We were right in the position we want to be in in the ninth inning, with Mo. Even when they got the first couple of guys on, we still like our chances. ... He made a good pitch, the guy just found a hole.