Skip to main content

Yankee King: Derek Jeter Ties Lou Gehrig For Most Yankee Hits

We knew long before Derek Jeter stepped to the plate for his first at-bat tonight against the Tampa Bay Rays that he was one of the greatest players to ever wear the pinstripes.

Now, the man who has been the main cog in the success of the franchise over the last 13 years is now etched, permanently, into the golden record book of Yankees history.

Jeter needed three hits to tie Lou Gehrig for the most hits in franchise history. After struggling to get a hit the past couple of nights, Jeter got three.

Typical of Jeter, a classic pull hitter, he lined a ground ball right under the glove of a diving Chris Richard to tie the record. Yankee Stadium erupted with an October fervor, applauding one of the classiest players to play the game in a long time.

As always, Jeter's parents were in attendance to witness his record-setting night. They had stayed here in New York all week waiting for their son to capture the spotlight. After the record was tied, coaches and players from both dugouts applauded him in his moment.

Moments later, Jorge Posada blasted a three run home run to give the Yankees a 4-2 victory, ending a thrilling night in the Bronx.

“What an ovation I got from the fans,” Jeter observed. “I’ve been trying to do it for them.” Read More.

In a decade where many baseball records have been broken by steroid users and cheats, this is one broken record that baseball fans can truly cherish. It's clean, it's real, it's Yankee legend.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Jets, Dolphins and Patriots Playoff Breakdown

Here are the formuli that could get the Jets into and out of the playoff party this season: 1) If the Jets win against Seattle and Miami, they win the AFC East based on a better conference record (8-4) than the New England Patriots, even if New England wins out as well. 2) If the Patriots win out and the Dolphins win out and finish at 11-5, the Jets would be 10-6, or 9-7, and probably out of the playoffs. Both New England and Miami would make the playoffs, with the Dolphins as a divison winner and the Patriots as a wild card. The Patriots make the postseason if Baltimore loses one of its final two games. 3) If the Patriots win out and the Dolphins and Jets split, then the Patriots win the AFC East. The Jets will have to hope that they beat Miami to win that tie-breaker and, further, hope that they have a better conference record than the Baltimore Ravens in order to clinch the sixth seed. 4) If the Patriots and Ravens win out and the Dolphins and Jets split their final two games, then ...
8 comments
Read more

Francisco Lindor Remains Red Hot as Mets Top Phillies

 Francisco Lindor remains the hottest player in Queens right now.  The Mets shortstop blasted two more home runs, including a three-run blast in the bottom of the eighth inning, Monday night to help propel the Mets to a 5-4 win over Philadelphia.   Lindor who typically struggles in the month of April is putting together a heck of a month. Monday's two hit effort was the 10th game in the last 11 where Lindor has recorded a hit. In fact in the month of April alone this year, Lindor was hitting at .311 coming into Monday's action.  On the year, Lindor is batting .284 with five homers and 13 RBI.  Lindor's efforts proved to be prophetic, as the Phillies Alec Bohm crushed a three-run bomb off Edwin Diaz in the top of the ninth to cut the Mets lead to a single run. Fortunately for New York, Diaz was able to shut the door with strikeouts of Trea Turner and Bryce Harper.  New York (16-7) has now won five in a row.  
Post a Comment
Read more

Mets Keep Rolling into Phillies Series

 The New York Mets are feeling pretty good about things right now!  The Amazin's swept a four game series from the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday, winning 7-4 Sunday afternoon. It was the first time since 1986 that the Amazin's had swept such a series from St. Louis. We all know what happened later that season.    Well, not to get too far ahead of ourselves, because the 2025 version now faces a very stiff challenge. The Mets will face their arch rivals the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday with only two games separating the two teams in the NL East.  The Mets took out Philly in the NLDS last October, so this figures to be a heck of showdown. The Mets begin a month long stretch against teams that are likely postseason contenders like the Phillies, D-Backs, Cubs, Yankees, Red Sox, and Dodgers.  If the Mets (15-7) are this good, we will know for sure in a month.
Post a Comment
Read more