Quote of the day
Posted: November 3, 2018 Filed under: Quote of the day | Tags: Baseball, Derek Jeter, movies, New York Yankees, quotes, sports 1 CommentDuring the off-season, I go to the movies almost every day.
~Derek Jeter
Wikimedia Commons
Quote of the day
Posted: August 25, 2015 Filed under: Quote of the day | Tags: Baseball, Derek Jeter, quotes, Yankee Stadium Leave a commentMy heroes, my dreams, and my future lay in Yankee Stadium. And they can’t take that away from me.
~Derek Jeter
Wikimedia Commons
Derek Jeter Isn’t The Greatest Player Ever
Posted: September 25, 2014 Filed under: 21st Century | Tags: Baseball, Derek Jeter, history, Keith Olbermann, New York Yankees 13 CommentsThe entirety of this season seems to have been engulfed by Derek Jeter farewell ceremonies, to which I have only paid half-attention. While I do think that Jeter is a phenomenal ballplayer, deserving of his place in the Hall of Fame, I think I have to agree with Mr. Olbermann on this one: this season-long farewell tribute is a bit ridiculous. On that note, this video also provides a bunch of interesting statistics and Yankees history, in support of Olbermann’s statement.
Quote of the day
Posted: July 21, 2014 Filed under: Quote of the day | Tags: Baseball, Derek Jeter, Major League Baseball, MLB, New York Yankees, quotes 2 CommentsIf you’re going to play at all, you’re out to win. Baseball, board games, playing Jeopardy, I hate to lose.
~Derek Jeter
Wikimedia Commons
This day in baseball: Marriage bet
Posted: March 27, 2013 Filed under: 21st Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, Bobby Abreu, Derek Jeter, Hideki Matsui, history, humor, Major League Baseball, New York Yankees, sports 2 Comments
Credit: sports.yahoo.com
Here’s a fun little story I found:
On March 27, 2008, Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui made an unexpected announcement: that he had gotten married the day before. Matsui had kept the wedding a secret, telling only friends and family, but keeping it from the press — and, apparently, from teammates as well.
Only a few weeks prior, Matsui had made a bet with teammates Derek Jeter and Bobby Abreu about who would be the first to get married. Neither Jeter nor Abreu knew anything about Matsui’s already-pending marriage and were both stunned upon hearing the news. Abreu, once he got over the shock, simply laughed and agreed to write Matsui a check.
Jeter, however, was not so ready to give in. He claimed that Matsui had played him for a fool and arranged for a renegotiation of the terms of the bet. Matsui told the press, “If he doesn’t get married within a year, I win the bet. Basically the bet was, whoever gets married first. Jeter said he himself doesn’t have a girlfriend, so he’s getting a one-year handicap.”
——————————-
Source:
Kepner, Tyler. “Matsui Gets Married, and Not Just to Beat Jeter.” New York Times 27 March 2008. Web. Accessed 27 March 2013. http://bats.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/03/27/matsui-gets-married-and-tries-to-take-jeter-for-a-ride/
