OT: All-star game and Derek Jeter farewell
Commenting on Jeter may qualify as only a little OT, but how about opening the ASG with a double? What an incredible talent.
And the d-bag yelling "over-rated" in a quiet stadium should have multiple beers poured on his head. So much for Minnesota nice.
...Cabrera launches one. For those in Detroit, home field in October would be pretty sweet.
I've never been a huge fan of Jeter but I completely respect what he has done over these past 20 years.
And the Miggy bomb was beautiful.
as I never root for the Yankees and have felt that while he's been a fine ballplayer for his entire career, Jeter's fallen short of being the absolute best of his generation. But always, ALWAYS a class act ALL THE TIME, and there are not that many star ballplayers that I consider as classy. Kind of like Al Kaline was to a previous generation, expecially to Tigers fans.
Now, though, it's braggin time---I got tickets a long time ago to see the Yankees at the Tigers this August in what should be Jeter's final appearance in Detroit and I'm pretty geeked about it.
Great ovation for Jeter. IMO, the greatest player of his generation, even though he was a Yankee. Miggy doing work.
And when you consider the guy never made a public disgrace of himself (media kindness or not) in the toughest market in 'Murica...it's pretty impressive.
he sends her a muffin basket.
Once Again, Miguel Cabrera one-ups Mike Trout
Hate the Yankees but have always respected Jeter.
Him attending Michigan for a little bit doesn't hurt either.
Gotta love Jeter lacing that double right when that asshole started to run his mouth about "overrated".
I loved that he did that, but Wainwright layed a fastball over the middle of the plate, when he can put the ball within an inch of where he wants it every time. It looked a little, "here you go, it's your night"-ish. Still put a great Jeter swing on it.
Continuing an ASG tradition. Ripken got one of those fat fastballs down the middle in his last ASG a few years back (he put it over the wall).
Yea that's what it reminded me of, and now Wainwright just admitted as much. Maybe not the best idea when it may have cost your team home field advantage in the WS.
First the ridiculous MJ defense, now this...
You wouldn't happen to be the dude who worships Ty Cobb, would you?
...wrong with Ty Cobb? I worship him.
Jeter is a great representative of Kalamazoo and the state of Michigan. Too bad he never did get to play baseball at UM.
Max with a solid inning. Helped out by a good play by Miguel at 1st.Tigers!
Jeter had good taste in women too.
Derek Jeter ain't got nothin on Michael. CBS knows wassup.
Now the big issue I have is this whole thing him and Rivera have done; announcing prior to the season that this will be it. I hate that every team holds this little ceremony prior to the last home game of season vs yanks and gives away gifts. I get that people want to see him before he's done but to me it comes off a little egotistical. On top of that all the media play up of each and every little thing about jeter during this season drives me nuts. A couple weeks ago espn was playing up the Boston nyy game as Jeter's last ever game on tv. The promos for the asg were all about him.
Anyways I just wish that these guys would've done the Gretzky exit instead of this season long "garbage".
If you're a fan who wants to see Jeter one last time before he retires, you're happy he announced it when he did. Can you imagine how upset people would be if they missed out on their chance to see him play one more time, just because he didn't announce it?
I hate so much about the things that you choose to be.
sure people might get sick of the season long farewell but think about the alternative of him in last year of his contract. Media stories about will the Yankees resign him, will he have to change position, or having to go through a contract negoation. He might have wanted to avoid that and thought announcing now was less painful.
I was disappointed that no one mentioned Derek's Turn 2 Foundation and all the great work it does with kids. Far too few superstars give back to their communities like Jeter has. He will retire but the foundation he created will continue to make this world a little better place to live.
It was just an all star game.
Nothing wrong with serving one up to Jeter on a platter. Why try to show him up?
But on the downside the outcome of the game decides home field advantage in the WS.