Wednesday’s New York Times printed Derek Jeter’s baseball obituary on Page One:
Under a Microscope, Jeter Has a Powerless Start
DETROIT — Derek Jeter’s 100th at-bat of the season came in the eighth inning Monday night against the Tigers, in a situation that over the years had all but defined his career with the Yankees. With two outs, the score tied and the go-ahead run on third base, Jeter strode to the plate, confident as ever.
He tapped meekly back to the pitcher, ending the rally. In that, it wasn’t all that much different from many of the 99 at-bats that preceded it.
There are plenty of to be sure grafs, but overall the Times says stick a fork in Derek Jeter, he’s done.
Fork them.
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Hmmm…an even more interesting story might be the continuing and accelerating decline in Albert Pujols’ batting statistics since he appeared on stage with Glen Beck last summer in D.C. Even a “60 Minutes” puff piece seems not to have helped.
It is getting tough to watch the Captain leave more men on base on his own than Tino Martinez and Bernie Williams did collectively in their twilight years. Jorge is looking a bit creaky too, save for the occasional HR. Still, lots of time left in the season, and he may get his second wind with hit number 3,000. Also, Nunez has more errors than Jeter has hits, so there’s no easy answer.
Yeah, the whole team seems a little long in the tooth at times. But you’re right – we’ll see.