If you’re like me, no matter how much you don’t give a shit, you’ve been forced to hear that NY Yankee shortstop Derek Jeter is retiring at the end of this season. To all of us, last night was bittersweet as Jeter drove in the winning run on a wlak-off single in the ninth inning of his final at-bat at Yankee Sstadium last night. Bitter, because now there’s even more hype than there was before, but sweet because the Yankees didn’t make the playoffs and their season is finally almost over. I, however, would like to think that Jeter will always be remembered in this way as he walked off the field in NY one last time:
I couldn’t help but be reminded of another great moment in Yankee Stadium history:
Fret not, Jeter fans. Derek still has a couple of games left at Fenway Park, and says “out of respect” for Red Sox fans, he’ll play. Gee, what a sacrifice on his part. I hope those Sox fans are suitably impressed.