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
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.
Wakefield was probably as good as I've seen him. His ball was moving all over the place. We could have been out there for another three hours and I don't think we'd have gotten any more hits off him.
We hadn't seen him before, but he mixed it up pretty well. He was teasing the strike zone. He'd throw some borderline pitches up and then change it on us. We really couldn't get anything going.
I probably took my eye off it a little too soon. I haven't seen a replay of it, but I've got to make that play. Wang was really pitching well, he was in a groove. But after that mistake, they really took advantage of it.
I've been with Mo for 14 years, so I've seen everything he's done. It's mind-boggling to look at how consistent he has been over the years. He is one of the main reasons for the success of this organization.
I've never seen that before. Sometimes they say things happen in threes, hopefully that's the end of it.
It's a two-way street. If a guy hasn't been seen before, it can be an advantage for you.
We have to come out and play better. We're running out of time.
There are a number of ways to make an impact during the course of a game, and playing solid, sound defense is one of them. To be recognized with a Gold Glove with so many other worthy shortstops in our league is an accomplishment I hold with great honor.
We've just got to take it one day at a time, one inning at a time. But this is fun. You've got to enjoy playing when the games really mean something.
You have to come up with the big hit, and Matsui had a huge hit. That was big for us, because we really didn't have too many good swings.
You have to be confident; if you're not confident, you might as well go home. It was really nice of the fans, ... but it won't be Bernie's last game here.
This time of year, ... you're playing on adrenaline anyway.
There are probably a lot of owners who aren't thrilled about it. This is something we feel is a good thing. The players association and Major League Baseball are getting together on it so we're excited about it.