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can anybody tell me about derek jeter or the new york yankees?

does any body know anything about derek jeter or the new york yankees? im wanting to know cuz the guy i like likes those 2 things and iwant 2 know something about them so then i would have a conversation starter.

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1. Derek Jeter is the short stop for the Yankees. Most people who like the yankees are big fans of Jeter. He is one of the best fielders in base ball. He isnt so good at bat but you can almost always count on him at short stop. If i had to chose a team I would want him to be m short stop probably only because of his skill at the short stop positon. He is also a good baseball runner. Hes fast. To bad though he isnt a power hitter.
2. Derek Jeter plays shortstop for the New York Yankees, thats the position between 2nd base and 3rd base. He is their team captain and has been playing on the Yankees since 1996. He constantly performs great and is alway consistant. The Yankees are a baseball team in the American League East Division. They hold the most championships of any team in any sport, with 26 titles. They have a rich history as a very good team, and hold claim to the best rivalry in sports versus the Boston Red Sox. Thorazin...Not a good hitter!?!?!?! He led the league last year with a .343 average and is currently 3rd in the league with a .375 average!
3. well i'm a true Red Sox fan and of course i am gonna say something mean here are things to talk about Derek Jeter: he ALWAYS POSES New York Yankees: why pay Roger Clemens 4.5 million dollars each month? i think its month hope it works out between u 2
4. i don't care much about them so i can't tell you too much but i will tell you this........they are gonna get their asses beat tonight by the white sox....
5. Derek Jeter sucks, just like his team.
6. Derek Jeter's the second best shortstop on the Yankees roster. they best is playing 3rd because Jeter didn't want to move
7. HE IS THE HOTTEST PLAYER ON THE YANKEES!
8. Yankee haters are FAGS!!!! Anyaways, Derek Jeter is currently the captain of the Yanks. He won Rookie of the year in 1995, and won 4 World Series with the Yankees. He's also a 7 time All-Star, and won 3 Gold Gloves. His career batting average is .317. He's also one of the most clutch players in all of sports. The Yankees are in the American League East division, and hold the most Championships (26) out of any team in sports. Their ballpark is located in the Bronx of NY, and is called Yankee Stadium. They're often regarded as the "most renowned sports franchise in the world", because of their great success and history. They also have the most heated rivalry in sports with the nearby Boston Red Sox, who won their first World Series in 86 years in 2004 (yeah, they suck). Their owner is George Steinbrener, and their manager is Joe Torre.
9. GIRL JUST EMAIL ME AND I WILL TELL YOU EVERYTHING YOU WANT TO KNOW DEREK JETER 32 YEARS OLF SHORT STOP #2 ,4 TIME WORLD SERIES RINGS MANY MORE THINGS BUT JUST EMAIL ME AND ILL TEL YANKEES 26 WORLD SERIES RINGS 39 AL PENANTS
10. Derek Jeter is a bum! he can't beat the Anaheim Angels! :) Oh yeah an he dated Allys Milano! :)
11. yeah, jeter is a queer and the yankees in general suck....find a real man who likes winners! LOL
12. Yankees Suck and so does Derek Jeter. David Ortiz of the boston red sox is ten times better then Jeter.Hell anything is better than Jeter.
13. yankees suck go red sox
14. Derek Sanderson Jeter (born June 26, 1974) is an American Major League Baseball player. Jeter is a seven-time All-Star shortstop and currently the captain of the New York Yankees. Jeter has spent his entire career with the New York Yankees, starting in 1995 when he was 20 years old. He has won the American League Rookie of the Year Award, the All-Star Game MVP Award, the World Series MVP Award, a Silver Slugger Award and three Gold Glove Awards. His .317 career batting average through the 2006 season ranks him with the 6th highest lifetime batting average of all active baseball players. He has been in the top seven in the American League in both hits and runs scored for nine of the past ten years. So far in the 2000s he is third in the major leagues in hits (927), sixth in runs (551), and fifteenth in batting average (.311). Early life Derek Jeter was born in Pequannock, New Jersey, to an African-American father, Charles, and a Irish-American mother, Dorothy Jeter. The family lived in North Arlington, New Jersey, before moving to Kalamazoo, Michigan, when he was 4. [1] High school In high school, Jeter was a star baseball player at Kalamazoo Central High School, where he also played basketball, earning an All-State honorable mention. After batting .557 as a sophomore, Jeter hit .508 (30-59) with 4 HR, 23 RBIs, 21 BB, and only 1 strikeout his junior year. He got on base 63.7 percent of the time. Jeter collected many awards at season's end, including the Kalamazoo Area B'nai B'rith Award for Scholar Athlete, the 1992 High School Player of the Year by the American Baseball Coaches Association, the 1992 Gatorade High School Player of the year award, and USA Today's High School Player of the Year. Draft Although Jeter received a baseball scholarship to attend the University of Michigan, he was drafted by the New York Yankees with the 6th overall pick of the 1992 amateur draft and chose to go pro. Jeter has said though that he will eventually go back to college and earn a degree. Minor league career Jeter spent 4 years in the minor leagues, beginning in the Rookie League before advancing to Class A. He spent 2 years there, collecting various awards, including Most Outstanding Major League Prospect of the South Atlantic League in 1993[2] and Best Defensive BUGG Shortstop. In 1994 he was named the Minor League Player of the Year by Baseball America, The Sporting News, USA Today Baseball Weekly, and Topps/NAPBL after hitting .344 with 5 HR, 68 RBIs and 50 stolen bases combined at Triple-A Columbus, Double-A Albany, and Class-A Tampa. He was also named the MVP of the Florida State League. Major league career Jeter has played a key role in the Yankees' success since 1996. Jeter is one of three current veterans (the others are Jorge Posada and Mariano Rivera) who came up through the Yankees organization, and has played his entire professional career with the Yankees. On May 29, 1995, Jeter made his debut in the Major Leagues against the Seattle Mariners in the Kingdome. He got his first major league hit the following day off of veteran pitcher Tim Belcher, and started 13 games before being sent back down to the minors. He returned on Opening Day of the 1996 season as the starting shortstop and hit his first major-league home run on that day. He played his way to a successful rookie season, hitting for a .314 batting average, 10 home runs, and 78 runs batted in and subsequently earning Rookie of the Year honors. In 1999 Jeter led the AL in hits (219), and was 2nd in the league in batting average (.349) and runs (134). In 2000, Jeter became the first player ever to win the All-Star Game MVP award and the World Series MVP Award in the same year. At the 2001 World Series, Jeter hit the MLB's first November home run. In 2003, Jeter started the season by dislocating his left shoulder on opening day, March 31, at the SkyDome in Toronto while sliding into third base and colliding with Toronto catcher Ken Huckaby. He ended up missing the next 36 games. However, he still led the major leagues in batting average on balls in play that year (.380).[1] The beginning of the 2004 season saw Jeter mired in a slump; on May 25, he was hitting only .189. This included a personal career record 0-for-32 skid in April. In June, however, Jeter broke out of his slump. He hit nearly .400 for the month and set a personal best with 9 home runs. He finished the season with a .292 average and 23 home runs, the 2nd most of his career. In 2005 he was 2nd in the AL in runs (122) and batting average on balls in play (.394),[2] and 3rd in the league in at bats (654) and hits (202). In 2006 Jeter led the major leagues in highest groundball/flyball ratio (3.23; 313/97) and batting average on balls in play (.394),[3] and tied for the American League lead in steals of third base (12). He was 2nd in the league in batting average (.343) and runs scored (118), 3rd in hits (214), SB success % (87.2), and batting average with runners in scoring position (.381), and 5th in infield hits (26).[4] He finished 2nd in American League MVP voting to Justin Morneau of the Minnesota Twins (320 points to 306 points). Postseason As of 2006, Jeter has a career .314 postseason batting average with 17 home runs and 48 RBIs as well as reaching base in 105 of 119 postseason games. He has a Major League Baseball record 150 career postseason hits, and also holds records for most postseason singles (108), at-bats (478), runs scored (85) and strikeouts (92). Clutch play Jeter is often considered to be one of the most clutch players ever to play in Major League Baseball, especially during the post-season.[3][4][5]; As of April 2007, he has a .314 career regular season batting average, but a .370 career American League Division Series batting average in 46 games, and 150 overall career post-season hits, along with 85 career post-season runs scored. On October 3, 2006, Jeter became the 6th player in Major League history to have 5 hits in a playoff game, leading the Yankees to an 8-4 ALDS Game 1 victory over the Detroit Tigers. Jeter hit two doubles and a homerun, and scored three runs. The Flip Jeter has made a series of spectacular plays both in the field and at the bat, especially in the 2001 postseason. Perhaps the most memorable took place in Game 3 of the 2001 American League Division Series vs. the Oakland Athletics. With Jeremy Giambi on first base, Oakland right fielder Terrence Long hit a double off of Yankees pitcher Mike Mussina into the right-field corner. As Giambi rounded third and headed for home, Yankees right fielder Shane Spencer retrieved the ball and made a wild throw intended for Yankees catcher Jorge Posada. Instead, the errant throw missed cutoff man Tino Martinez and dribbled up the first base line. Jeter came out of nowhere to grab the ball and flip it to Posada. Jeremy Giambi was called out. Facing elimination, the Yankees went on to win the game 1-0, as well as the series. Here is FOX announcer Thom Brennaman's famous call: "Downstairs and down the right-field line. Giambi on his way to third, and they're gonna wave him around! The throw misses the cutoff man--shovel to the plate! Out at the plate! Derek Jeter with one of the most unbelievable plays you will ever see by a shortstop![6] The play was later voted # 7 in Baseball Weekly's 10 Most Amazing Plays of all time.[7] Later in that same postseason, after hitting a game-ending home run off of Byung-Hyun Kim in Game 4 of the 2001 World Series, the first Major League Baseball game ever played in November, Jeter was given by many the nickname "Mr. November," a reference to Reggie Jackson's nickname, "Mr. October." The Dive Another highly touted play was made by Jeter during a July 1, 2004, game against the rival Boston Red Sox. In the top of the 12th inning, with the score tied at 3, the Red Sox had runners on second and third with 2 outs and right fielder Trot Nixon up at bat[5]. Nixon hit a pop fly down the left field line, and looked like a play would not be made. Jeter sprinted from his shortstop position and made the over-the-shoulder catch. Before he could stop himself, he dove into the left field seats, leaving him with a bruised and bloody face. This catch ended the inning and later the Yankees went on to win the game in the bottom of the 13th inning on the strength of a ground-rule double from backup catcher John Flaherty, and complete a 3-game sweep of the Red Sox. This was awarded Play Of The Year in the This Year In Baseball awards competition, as voted on by fans at MLB.com. The controversy involving this play is whether the ball would have landed fair or foul. If the ball was fair and not caught, Trot Nixon would have driven in two go-ahead runs to put the Red Sox up 5-3. However, had the ball landed foul, it simply would have been a strike. Either way, the play ended the inning, and helped the Yankees win. The third base umpire, Fieldin Culbreth, called it a fair ball. Yankee captain The New York Yankees named Jeter the 11th recognized captain in Yankees history on June 3, 2003, after 8 years without one. Jeter became the first official captain of the team since Don Mattingly retired in 1995. He is in the 7th year of a 10-year contract and made $20.6 million for the 2007 season. This contract is the 2nd largest contract in baseball history. Criticisms Jeter's defense has been criticized throughout his career.[8][9] For years statistical analysts have pointed out that he makes fewer plays than most shortstops.[10][11] According to most defense metrics, Jeter is a below-average defender, despite the fact that he has won 3 Gold Glove awards.[12][13] The book The Fielding Bible by John Dewan contains an essay by Bill James that explains why Astros shortstop Adam Everett is far superior to Jeter defensively. James analyzes the available evidence (four separate methods relying on a different set of facts and based on exhaustive research), and suggests that Derek Jeter could be the worst defensive shortstop of all time. He concludes, "Giving [Jeter] every possible break on the unknowns, he is still going to emerge as a below average defensive shortstop." The conclusion of the analysis done by Baseball Info Solutions' method (based on systematic observation) was that Derek Jeter "was probably the least effective defensive player in the major leagues, at any position."[14] He has also been often cited as the most overrated player in Major League Baseball, by critics and by other players, while he was voted the league's best shortstop by fellow players just one year earlier.[15][16] Awards 1993 South Atlantic League All-Star (SS) 1994 Florida State League All-Star (SS) 1994 Baseball America 1st Team Minor League All-Star (SS) 1994 Minor League Player of the Year 1994 NY Yankees Minor League Player of the Year 1994 Baseball America Minor League Player of the Year 1994 Florida State League Most Valuable Player 1995 International League All-Star (SS) 1996 AL Rookie of the Year 1998 NY Yankees Player of the Year 1999 NY Yankees Player of the Year 1999 Baseball America 1st-Team Major League All-Star (SS) 2000 All-Star Game Most Valuable Player 2000 New York Yankees Player of the Year 2000 World Series Most Valuable Player 2004 AL Gold Glove Award (SS) 2004 Baseball America 1st-Team Major League All-Star (SS) 2005 AL Gold Glove Award (SS) 2006 TSN Award (SS) 2006 AL Gold Glove Award (SS) 2006 Hank Aaron Award 2006 This Year In Baseball Awards Top Hitter 2006 NY Yankees Player of the Year 2006 AL Silver Slugger (SS) Personal life Jeter's personal life has been a favorite topic in gossip columns and celebrity magazines since his rookie year in 1996. Jeter had a well publicized relationship with pop diva Mariah Carey from 1997 to 1998. [17] Jeter has also dated former Miss Universe Lara Dutta and actress Jordana Brewster. He was rumored to have dated actresses Scarlett Johannson[18], Gabrielle Union, and Jessica Alba. Rumors also circulated that he was dating supermodel Tyra Banks after the two were spotted sitting next to each other at a New York Knicks game, but it turned out to be a coincidence; Jeter's actual "date" to that game was his father. Jeter also had an on-and-off relationship with television personality Vanessa Minillo from late 2003 until early 2006.[19] Most recently, Jeter had been linked to actress Jessica Biel.[20][21][22]. Turn 2 Foundation Jeter began the Turn 2 Foundation, a charity organization, in 1996. The Foundation was established to help children and teenagers avoid drug and alcohol addiction, and to reward those who show high academic achievement. The organization's name was chosen, besides the baseball reference to a double play (and Jeter's uniform number), to demonstrate the goal of giving youths a place to "turn to", besides drugs and alcohol.[23] World Baseball Classic Derek was the starting shortstop for the USA team in the first ever World Baseball Classic. Jeter hit .450 (9/20) for Team USA and scored 5 runs in 6 games. Only Ken Griffey, Jr. (.524) and Cuba's Yoandy Garlobo (.480) had a higher batting average with a minimum of 20 at bats.[24] Jeter's exploits earned him recognition as the shortstop selection on the All-Tournament Team. [25] Trivia Hit the MLB's first November home run at the 2001 World Series. Recorded his 2,000th career hit with an infield single on May 26, 2006 off Kansas City Royals pitcher Scott Elarton, becoming the eighth Yankee to reach the milestone. Currently the longest-serving Yankee position player. Receives $18.9 million a year in salary, and is the second highest paid endorser in baseball.[26] In 2005, Jeter made $6 million in endorsements. Ranked as the "most marketable player in baseball" in a 2005 Sports Business Journal survey.[27] Ranked 38th (tied with Julia Roberts) in Forbes' 2005 list of "Top 100 Celebrities". Is the cover athlete for Take Two's MLB 2K5, MLB 2K6, and MLB 2K7. Jeter was also the cover athlete for Acclaim Entertainment's All-Star Baseball series of video games. Appeared on "The Abstinence", an episode of the television series Seinfeld along with teammate Bernie Williams. Hosted Saturday Night Live in 2001 and dressed up as a woman in one skit with former Yankees David Cone, and David Wells. He played Alfonso Soriano's wife, "Candice Soriano", and said in character that "Jeter does not do it for me. He looks like The Rock had sex with a Muppet." Was the subject of a 2005 segment on the TV news magazine 60 Minutes.[28] Has appeared in national ad campaigns for Nike, Gatorade, Fleet Bank, Discover Card, Florsheim, VISA (with Yankees owner George Steinbrenner), Skippy Peanut Butter, Ford Motors, XM Satellite Radio, and Ford Mustang (in 2006, with Spike Lee). Endorses a cologne named Driven designed in collaboration with and distributed by Avon.[29] Holds the record for most singles all-time by a Yankee. Is Bob Dylan's favorite baseball player.[30] It took 10 years for Jeter to hit his first and only Grand Slam and at one point had the most at bats of any active player to not have hit a Grand Slam. His grand slam was hit on June 18, 2005 against the Chicago Cubs.
15. I hate the Yankees (as most people love or hate them), but I like Derek Jeter. He is from Kalamazoo, Michigan, which is about an hour south of where I live. A lot of people consider him to be the pretty boy of the sport (along with A-Rod). He has been an all-star seven times, and he is the captain of the Yanks. Last year he won the gold glove and silver slugger award for AL Short Stop, that was in addition to his two previous gold gloves, one rookie of the year, an All-Star Game MVP and a World Series MVP Award. He has been given the title of Mr. Clutch in New York because he has had some HUGE hits and fielding plays in his career. Jeter is one of the best, if not the best contact hitting short stop in the game. He has a .318 career batting average.
16. In all of American sports, the Yankees are by far the most storied team. From Babe Ruth to Lou Gherig to Joe Dimagio and Micky Mantle, all the way to their twenty-eight titles, there is no chance that any other team has more fans or more haters. Derek Jeter is their capitan. he is their leader. he is one of the top twenty best players in baseball, and the second most important player on the field. Derek Jeter is New York baseball.
17. the only 2 things you need to know is: Jeter is over rated, and the yankees SUCK!!! GO TIGERS!!!
18. HHHHHHHHEEEEEEEEEEEE SSSSSSSUUUUUUUKKKKSSSSSSSSS