Derek Jeter

Derek Jeter opened up about his New York Yankees teammate Alex Rodriguez's chances to get into the MLB Hall of Fame in the future.

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“People, I believe, really got off on trying to drive a wedge between Derek and I,” said Rodriguez. “At the beginning, you have this kind of innocent climb. Sunday will mark the 11th anniversary of that episode's debut on HBO. “In my mind, he got his contract, so you’re trying to diminish what I’m doing, maybe to justify why you got paid,” said Jeter. “When you talk about statistics, mine never compared to Alex’s. I’m not blind. There have also been reports that Amazon wants to bring in Pat McAfee. 3. Amazon getting into the NFL business has been really good for sports media personalities. I mean, you know, hitting second is totally different than hitting third or fourth in a lineup because you go into New York trying to stop Bernie [Williams] and [Paul] O’Neill and everybody. He’s not a true friend, is how I felt. Jeter is very straightforward about his habit of cutting off people who burn him. You can say whatever you want about me as a player. As a friend, I’m loyal. The series goes deep into the deterioration of the friendship between the two players, with Jeter opening up about the fallout like never before. You never say, ‘Don't let Derek beat you.’ That’s never your concern.”

Jeter, a Kalamazoo native, is the focus of a 7-part documentary series on his New York Yankees career.

“My mind then turned to ‘me against the front office’ and started down that path of me not having a great personal relationship with some members of the front office. “I didn’t talk about it, didn’t tell people about it, but I have a list in my head of people who doubted. If I feel as if you’re taking advantage or trying to take advantage of me, I’m done.” “It opens your eyes to now understanding that baseball’s a business,” he said. “We wanted to have the mindset that we were beating you before the game started,” Jeter said. “I had fun,” he added later in the episode. “We became the hotspot, and it seemed like anyone and everyone came to Yankee Stadium.” “I thought I was doing a good job, right? “I truly believe that if Tony didn’t break his arm, I would’ve been sent back down to AAA,” Jeter said. “My experience with Derek early on was actually way before Seattle,” Rodriguez said. I put a lot of pressure on myself.” I made a lot of errors and really wasn’t hitting.

To be clear, I have not watched the silly little Derek Jeter baseball documentary on ESPN, nor do I plan to, on account of having self-respect.

I was not a Yankees fan, I did not care for Derek Jeter, and yet there I was: crammed in with too many other middle schoolers being lectured on how I should respect everyone, especially Derek Jeter. Looking back, this moment was probably the root of any resentment I have ever felt and will ever feel about the Yankees, among other things. Going to assemblies was a hallmark of middle school, or at least my middle school, where we would all be shuffled and seated into the disproportionately nice auditorium in order to gain important knowledge. You know, like when you remember something seemingly insignificant that ends up explaining a fundamental part of your psyche, and in this particular case, it was remembering that time I was made to watch a Derek Jeter retirement video in a middle school assembly. It’s a painstakingly targeted marketing scheme that’s supposed to oblige you to feel touched and thus tempted to buy some shoes or, if you are watching it in a middle school auditorium, learn how to respect others. Once, our band director—who was a Yankees fan and also, fun fact, a former member of The Four Seasons—lost a bet to a kid who was a Mets fan and then had to wear a Mets hat during the jazz band portion of the concert, which was a very big deal for everyone involved. To be clear, I have not watched the silly little Derek Jeter baseball documentary on ESPN, nor do I plan to, on account of having self-respect.

In a new docuseries, ESPN shows how Derek Jeter was at the forefront of the New York Yankees' renaissance in the 1990s and 2000s.

They did not know it at the time, but both Jeter and the Yankees lay on the cusp of baseball greatness. His mother made “can’t” a four-letter word in the Jeter household, but success required not just determination, but effort. The Yankee team that joined in 1995 had as much potential as Jeter himself. But behind the suave appearances, the glitz, and the glamour came hours and hours of hard work to make the majors — not to mention the practice needed to keep one’s skills sharp. During his 20-year career based in the country’s biggest media market, Jeter became a bona fide celebrity, not just in New York, but nationwide. For more than two decades in the 1990s and 2000s, Derek Jeter was a linchpin of the New York Yankees’ renaissance.

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Before he became a superstar shortstop for the Yankees and one of New York's most-beloved sports icons, Derek Jeter grew up going to Catholic schools.

“Their job is to get a headline,” Jeter said in the documentary of reporters, “and I wasn’t going to give it to them. The documentary reveals that they raised Jeter in a loving family, despite having to endure racism as a result of being an interracial couple. Before he became a superstar and one of New York’s most-beloved sports icons, Jeter grew up going to Catholic schools. Jeter’s personal life has been a frequent topic in gossip columns over the decades. “I think people might feel a mystique about me because they don't know what I am,” he said at the time. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2020. Jeter, now 48 and CEO of the Miami Marlins, is the focus of an eight-part ESPN documentary called “The Captain.” The first two episodes have already been released. Otherwise, the first two episodes fail to delve into Jeter’s faith. The shortstop also won five Golden Gloves, made 14 All-Star appearances and was named American League Rookie of the Year in 1996. I said, ‘God, if I have one more big moment in me, now is the time.’” But this wasn’t the World Series. This was a 2014 regular-season game. NEW YORK — Yankee Stadium was packed to the rafters.

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Hi @derekjeter love watching #TheCaptain this episode is making me flash back to my childhood!.
-Derek Jeter #TheCaptain pic.twitter.com/Slv0CBUrJH I think the book Weighs 25 lb pic.twitter.com/APUDaBSJFJ Derek Jeter had 52 errors his first year in pro ball and didn’t quit. Beautifully done by the producers of the @derekjeter doc to include this clip. Remember it. Derek Jeter is my childhood hero, one of the best to play the game, guy just won, played hard, star power through the roof. "Once you win there is nothing else to do but to win again. “You can compare statistics all you want. If I said I didn't, I'd be lying to you." #TheCaptain pic.twitter.com/3vAZiH6irA He hit a home run in his first big league game, but the Hall of Famer tweeted that he never got that ball back and is unsure what happened to it.