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
We had nine lives. I guess we ran out of them.
We had a lot of guys who stepped up.
We had all the breaks to get into this position, to be able to win and advance and we didn't do it.
We had four games to win one and we couldn't do it, ... The bottom line is, we didn't do it.
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 was thinking triple all the way. It's good, too, because it usually takes a triple to score Jorge.
It doesn't matter, ... Every situation is a new situation.
It doesn't make a difference who we play. It won't be a problem for people to get up for the games. We have 20 games left. Everyone knows what's at stake.
I think if he plays (in the WBC), he's healthy, he feels good in terms of condition-wise and physically, I think he'll play.
We need to play well. We have to go out there and continue to play with the intensity we have and hopefully it will be good enough.
You have to enjoy that situation. You can't be afraid of failing. You have confidence if you've had success in the past. I've done it before, but that doesn't mean I'm going to be successful again.
We were lucky. It was a wake-up call for a lot of people.