Derek Jeter singles leading off the bottom of the third to set a new Yankees record for hits. Congratulations to Derek!
One reason he was able to set this record, of course, is that he managed to stay on the Yankees all these years. People sometime bemoan how easily players move from [...]
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September 12, 2009
It's September 11, a cold, rainy, windy, icky night.Derek Jeter has broken the hits record--which is what about 80% of the fans paid way, way over market value to see...then again, you can't place a value on it...yadda yadda...Anyway.The Yankees, barring an Angels 1995-like collapse (in which case their problems become many), are going to the postseason.The Orioles are going...
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September 09, 2009
Derek Jeter’s 3-for-4 night put him in a tie with Lou Gehrig for first place on the Yankees’ all-time hits list with 2,721. He had been hitless in his previous three games. As for the team, the Yankees scored four in the eighth to defeat Tampa Bay 4-2 Wednesday night. Meanwhile, Joba Chamberlain only lasted three innings, throwing 56 pitches and allowing two...
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September 11, 2009
ESPN.com of Tim Kurkjian briefly breaks down his top five New York Yankees of all-time and how Derek Jeter fits into the group of greatest Yankees:
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September 11, 2009
Derek Jeter ended his slump with a three-hit performance to finally tie Lou Gehrig atop the New York Yankees ' all-time list. He'll try to move past the Iron Horse on Friday night against the Baltimore Orioles - the team he has more hits against than any other club.
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September 12, 2009
The moment belonged to Derek Jeter. The long, rainy night belonged to the Baltimore Orioles.
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September 09, 2009
Derek Jeter tied Lou Gehrig's mark for all-time Yankees hits in a win over the Rays on Wednesday.
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September 12, 2009
Derek Jeter broke the Yankees' 72-year-old hits record held by Lou Gehrig earlier this week in a game against the Orioles.
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September 11, 2009
I remember it vividly. I was in my sixth grade gym class when our gym teacher got a phone call. We were young, so hearing a phone ring in the middle of class was unusual and the class broke into laughter as we listened to the teachers ring tone go off.He walked back into the gym after being on the phone for a little over a minute with a distraught look in his face. “A plane...
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September 12, 2009
There was a baseball game played on Friday night. The Yankees lost it 10-4 to the Orioles. Truth be told, nobody cared.
Honestly, nobody is going to remember the result, not now nor down the road. Baseball fans are only going to remember that on Sept. 11, 2009, they saw baseball history.
It took 90 minutes to get Friday night's game between the Yankees and Orioles going because of...
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September 10, 2009
Move over, Captain Gehrig, you've got company from Captain Jeter.
The first magical moment in the new Yankee Stadium occurred at 9:18 last night, when Derek Jeter slashed a Jeff Niemann pitch past diving Tampa Bay first baseman Chris Richard and t...
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September 10, 2009
Being witness to Yankee history is a wonderful thing. Incorporating a historic event within a Yankee victory even better.
Derek Jeter would have it no other way. The Yankee captain has, and will, always put victory first.
The "W" is all that matters.
On the night Derek Jeter collected career hits 2,719, 2,720 and 2,721 to tie Lou Gehrig for the club's all-time lead, his bullpen...
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September 13, 2009
The hits will keep on coming. Now that Derek Jeter is the Yankees’ all-time hit leader, surpassing the legendary Lou Gehrig, this is the unofficial start of the Jeter is a Baseball God tour.
Only a few players attain the status Jeter has reached. The...
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September 10, 2009
While the Yankees were thrilled to share in their captain tying Lou Gehrig's franchise record for hits, it meant a little more to the trio of longtime friends and teammates who have been with Derek Jeter from his minor-league days.
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September 11, 2009
Here are photos of Derek Jeter and his future wifey, Minka Kelly, out at Jorge Posada’s Heroes 4 Hope event last night in NYC. If you feel compelled, go watch this video of Jeter on the red carpet talking … and then dissing a reporter who deigns to ask about Kelly.
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