DEREK JETER

Derek Sanderson Jeter, born June 26, 1974 in Pequannock Township, New Jersey, is an American Major League Baseball player. Jeter is a nine-time All-Star shortstop, and he is currently the captain of the New York Yankees.

Jeter has spent his entire career with the Yankees, beginning in 1995 when he was 20 years old. He has won the American League Rookie of the Year Award, a Silver Slugger Award, and three Gold Glove Awards. In 2000, he became the only player to win both the All-Star Game MVP Award and the World Series MVP Award in the same year. His .317 career batting average through the 2007 season ranks him with the 5th-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. During the 2000s he ranks second in the major leagues in hits (1,504), fourth in runs (857), and tied for seventh in batting average (.317) (stats accurate as of July 28, 2007). (via Wikipedia)

From The Blogsphere

Congrats to Jeet and Tex for winning a gold glove

via yanksgoyard.com ( 11 Days ago )
Yankees fans have something else to cheer about following the team’s six-game triumph in the Fall Classic: Derek Jeter and Mark Teixeira have... [[ Click here to read more or visit FanSided.com ]]

Jim Carrey’s Packing On The Pounds On Purpose

via buzznet.com ( 20 Days ago )
Jim Carrey is putting on weight for The Three Stooges See what all your favorite celebs wore for Halloween Ashley Greene and Kellan Lutz had fun hosting Halloween Doutzen Kroes does her VS shoot at St. Barts See which celebrity described her costume as “‘Single Ladies’ meets ‘Thriller’” Jessica Simpson loves intellectual men Britney [...]

Lupica: Yankees' stars align

via nydailynews.com ( 43 Days ago )
Alex Rodriguez and Derek Jeter play less than 90 feet apart, and somehow it still seems as if they exist in different orbits. It has been that way from the time Rodriguez got here. And won't change.

Lupica: Mo's a fall classic

via nydailynews.com ( 50 Days ago )
At the beginning of another October for the Yankees here is Derek Jeter talking about the great Mariano Rivera. In another time in New York, it would have been Willis Reed talking about Clyde Frazier.

The John Tavares Handbook

via fanhouse.com ( 54 Days ago )
by Christopher BottaFiled under: Islanders, FanHouse ExclusiveJohn Tavares is serious. As he prepares to make his NHL debut on Saturday night when the Islanders host Pittsburgh, the 2009 first overall pick has reminded observers of Derek Jeter in his approach. Everything is about team. Nothing is about him. Tavares is friendly and hospitable but he isn't going to post on Twitter [...]

The John Tavares Handbook

People Who Like Derek Jeter Like Oprah

via bugsandcranks.com ( 55 Days ago )
So the other day I pop into one of my local chain drug stores for a Perrier and a case of Cherry Dr. Pepper, and this is what I learn from the checkout counter…. [shocking visual evidence below/after the jump] How’s that for synergy? Apparently the same people who buy Oprah Winfrey’s O Magazine would also buy a collector’s edition magazine commemorating Yankee [...]

Money Burning In Mount Vernon Update : Giambi Guru Jailed

via cantstopthebleeding.com ( 63 Days ago )
Azra Shafi-Schelierini, former spiritual advisor to Jason Giambi, alleged Derek Jeter confidante and subject of one of the most discussed posts in recent CSTB history, has been serving time on Riker’s Island stemming from a grand larceny conviction since mid-summer, writes the New York Post’s Stephanie Cohen and Dan Mangan. (photo : William Hauser, taken from New York [...]

End Zone: Yanks make case as greatest infield of all time

via nydailynews.com ( 60 Days ago )
The infield of Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, Robinson Cano and Mark Teixeira is one of the vital cogs in the Yankees' great season so far, but their impact may be much deeper, in terms of baseball history.

Looking at Sharks' Leadership Shakeup

via fanhouse.com ( 66 Days ago )
by Susan SlusserFiled under: SharksSAN JOSE -- Few sports place the kind of emphasis on the captain's spot that hockey does, with the obvious exception of sailing. Many pro sports have no captains, or very few, such as the Yankees' Derek Jeter. Does the captain matter in hockey? Is it a mere title for a veteran or for a vocal team leader? Can a determined captain take his team to [...]