He did it! He did it! Jeter got his 3,000th hit with a homer , at home and did it in "fairy tale fashion" going 5 for 5 including the hit knocking in the go-ahead run . Derek will be the first to tell you that the pressure to get to the milestone and to do it at home was immense. The guys who sell the flash bulbs made a fortune.
I'm sure the pressure, stress and exhaustion take a lot of the fun out of things for the pursuer. Just last year we watched A-Rod's gut wrenching pursuit of 600 homers. Aaron's chase of Ruth took on a life of it's own , together with the disgusting "racist sideplot"! We saw Rose's pursuit of Cobb, McGuire and Sosa's of Maris, Bond's breaking the 70 homer mark. Even going further back Drysdale's pursuit of the scoreless inning record . Baseball, like no other sport is truly a "statistical orgy".
So Derek, you join Mays, Aaron, Carew, Gwynn, Clemente, Rose, Cobb, Tris Speaker and more. With 3-4 more productive years you may be able to creep up on Aaron's 3700 hits. Who knows? Wow !
I do know one other thing Mr. Jeter; You're a class act and a sure fire "first ballot Hall of Famer ! Congrats.
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