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Jeter, Gatorade Team Up to Honor Fans

Posted in Baseball, Derek Jeter, Yankee Stadium, Yankees on September 18, 2014 | Leave a Comment »

In July, Nike helped the country pay “RE2PECT” to Derek Jeter. Now, Gatorade and Jeter are teaming up to return the favor. This morning, Gatorade unveiled a new 90-second commercial in which Jeter literally and figuratively tips his cap to the fans who have honored him during his final season. Set to Frank Sinatra’s “My […]

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Time for Critics to Render Unto Jeter What Is Jeter’s

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Arod, Baseball, Derek Jeter, Media, MLB, Yankees on September 3, 2014 | 2 Comments »

Derek Jeter’s farewell tour has been a victory lap for the Hall of Fame shortstop. In cities throughout baseball, fans have cast aside their loyalties to shower appreciation on the Yankees’ Captain, who spent most of the last 20 years helping the Bronx Bombers repeatedly beat their favorite teams. Although the fan response has been […]

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Yankees Showing Age Up the Middle

Posted in Baseball, Derek Jeter, MLB, Yankee History, Yankees on July 2, 2014 | 3 Comments »

When the home plate umpire yells play ball this afternoon at Yankee Stadium, history will be made in the Bronx. With Derek Jeter and Ichiro Suzuki penciled into the lineup, the Yankees will become the first team to start a 40-year old at short stop and centerfield in the same game (during at least the […]

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No Defense for Yankees Fielding Woes

Posted in Baseball, Derek Jeter, MLB, Yankees on June 25, 2014 | 2 Comments »

The best defense may be a good offense, but, as it turns out, the worst defense is even better, at least for teams playing the Yankees. Repeatedly throughout the season, the Yankees’ defense has proven to be a greater threat than opposing batters, and never was that more on display than last night in Toronto. There’s no […]

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Yankees Best in A.L. East, but No Longer Money in Bank

Posted in Baseball, Derek Jeter, Hal Steinbrenner, Mariano Rivera, MLB, Predictions, Roster Analysis, Yankees on April 1, 2014 | 1 Comment »

The Yankees have a much better team this year. There’s no question about it. What isn’t as clear, however, is the degree to which they needed to improve the team and whether they’ve done enough to return to the postseason. It’s hard to predict how good the Yankees can be in 2014 without revisiting just […]

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Jeter’s Farewell Signals End of Era and Uncertain Future

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, Derek Jeter, MLB, Roster Analysis, Yankee History, Yankees on February 13, 2014 | 3 Comments »

And then there were none. The Yankees have said goodbye to a litany of legends over the last few years, but now, with Derek Jeter deciding to call it quits after the 2014 season, a golden era in franchise history is finally coming to an end. The Yankees have had many dynastic eras, and each […]

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