New York Yankees: Derek Jeter’s Call to the Hall
July 8, 2011 · Dan Hiergesell · Jump to comments
Article Source: Bleacher Report - New York Yankees
As Derek Jeter approaches one of baseball’s most heralded milestones, 3,000 hits, we need to slowdown the clock and realize what the New York Yankee shortstop has done for America’s pastime.
Maybe it’s the fact that he’s be the face of one of the most prestigious franchises in sports history or the shear excellence he’s displayed over his 17-year career, the 37-year-old has done it all.
Either way you spin it, Jeter has easily eclipsed all expectations since coming into the league in 1995, becoming a 12-time All-Star, five-time world champion, five-time Gold Glover and arguably one of the best clutch performers in playoff history.
As he inches closer to that elusive 3,000 mark, Jeter’s infamous career has become even more elusive than ever.
Maybe the greatest Yankee of all time, maybe the greatest shortstop to ever grace the field, Derek Jeter is a first ballot Hall of Fame inductee that has truly made the best out of an opportunity to play the game he loves.
This is why he’s a clear-cut addition to Cooperstown and why he’ll go down as one of the greatest players in baseball history.
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