Derek Jeter's in-game press conference turned out to be a good idea. The Yankees lost the game so no one had to be subjected to "Bottom line, I just wanna win." (See my previous post.)The Yankees lost the game but Jeter won and, for the second game in a row it was a pleasure to listen to him talk about what breaking Lou Gehrig's record means to him. It was even more of a pleasure, in my opinion, to hear what his teammates had to say about him.After a spontaneous walk out to first base to congratulate their teammate, three of them sat down at a table in front of the media and shared their thoughts about Derek Jeter, whom they've known since he was a skinny kid in low A ball. The most interesting thing about this meeting? Who the three teammates were.Derek Jeter, Jorge Posada, Andy Pettitte and Mariano Rivera were together way back in the minor leagues and were the core of those championship teams of the late '90s. But Mariano Rivera (for legitimate reasons, ...
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