Found November 13, 2009 on Sliding Into Home: Yardbarker Blogger Network
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I'm sure some of you have already heard about this, but Derek Jeter will be playing himself in the upcoming Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg movie, "The Other Guys". Here's more on the film from Bryan Hoch:According to a synopsis in the New York Post, Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg play police officers who are taken off the streets after Wahlberg's character wrongly shoots Jeter in the leg after seeing him walk around with a bat.The scene shot at Nathan's Famous on Thursday takes place years later, when a washed-up Jeter -- wearing a ratty jacket, jeans and sporting stringy gray hair -- encounters the two officers. The comedy is being directed by Adam McKay, who also provided "Anchorman" and "Talladega Nights."The movie will be in theaters next summer and also stars Dwayne Johnson, Samuel L. Jackson and Eva Mendes. Here's a picture of Jeter in costume:- Bert Blyleven breaks down the Yankees in this article from NBC Sports. One interest...
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