Would You Have Given Back Derek Jeter's 3,000 Ball?
Yankees fan Christian Lopez is enjoying his 15 minutes of fame for giving back Derek Jeter's 3,000th hit ball rather than saving it or selling it for big bucks. What would you have done?
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Yankees fan Christian Lopez is enjoying his 15 minutes of fame for giving back Derek Jeter's 3,000th hit ball rather than saving it or selling it for big bucks. What would you have done?
You can leave your own personal congratulatory message for New York Yankees captain Derek Jeter to celebrate his breaking the 3,000 hit barrier.
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No. 3,000 was inevitable. It wasn't going to be that dramatic or special, I thought. I was wrong. I forgot I was dealing with Derek Jeter.
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The specially marked ball landed in the first row of Section 236 in the left-field bleachers, avidly pursued by a dozen other fans. Lucky to land the prize, Lopez was happy to give it back.
There is a fire deep inside Derek Jeter that allows him to do the unimaginable time after time. His destiny was forged at a young age, to be a Yankee and represent the pinstripes, his fans and family with pride.
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Derek Jeter homered for his 3,000th hit and raced right past the milestone; the Yankees beat the Rays for a 5-4 victory.
Derek Jeter has become the 28th player in MLB history to record 3,000 career hits. Now the question is: how far can the captain climb MLB's all-time list? Could he possibly surpass Pete Rose at No. 1?
Hard to imagine now that he's reached the 3,000 hits milestone, but there was a time when Derek Jeter didn't think he would get a single knock in the big leagues.
A persistent downpour Friday night prevented the Tampa Bay Rays' rookie starter from getting the chance to deny Derek Jeter the two hits he needs to reach 3,000.
He's on the verge of making history, but what is it, really, that makes Derek Jeter one of the all-time Yankee greats? Is it a number like 3,000? Or is it something more?
As Derek Jeter approaches 3,000 hits, the landmark has little bearing on his baseball legacy as possibly the most dominant winner in the game's history.
When the Yankees held the 6th overall pick in the 1992 draft, they picked shortstop Derek Jeter from Kalamazoo, Michigan. The rest, as they say, is history.
Photos from the Yankees series against the Rays.
The Yankees were 14-4 while Derek Jeter was injured, and are 1-3 since he returned. Jeter, just two hits from 3,000, has gone 4-for-18 (.222) in those games. It brings to light the great debate: where does Jeter bat for the rest of his resplendent career?
Yankees slugger Jorge Posada may have to go to bat for the prosecution in their federal perjury case against Roger Clemens. The problem? According to the New York Daily News, Posada has "no idea" why.
Derek Jeter's chase for 3,000 hits will continue for at least one more night. He's ready for all the hype surrounding the accomplishment to die down.
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