Above is the grapic shown at Yankee Stadium last night after Derek Jeter hit a line drive past the diving first baseman of the Orioles for a single to right field, for his 2722 hit of his star studded career in pin stripes, it put him past Yankee great Lou Gehrig the "iron horse" for most hits by a Yankee.
You can hate the Yankee's all you want, I did growing up in Brooklyn and my co-author does but you have to give this guy his due, he plays hard every day, runs out every routine ground ball and pop up, who does that these days, not many.
Some feel he has a chance to pass 4000 hits and maybe Pete Rose, though I don't think he is the type to "hang on" for a record or the cash for a year or more if he feels it would hurt the team, for those who don't get it he is all about the team, an example of where his head is at, on Wednesday after his third hit of the night which tied him with Gehrig, he was worried all the fuss had showed up the Rays.
I don't know how many more good years he has left in his 35 year old body, and after last season where he failed to hit 300+ for the first time in a while, this year has been a pleasant surprise he is batting 331 and will hit about 20 home runs and 80 RBI's.
All I can add to this is I hope he does pass Rose, but most of all he leaves on his terms and with the dignity he has always brought to the game.
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