Derek Jeter
Derek Jeter
Derek Sanderson Jeteris an American former professional baseball shortstop who played 20 seasons in Major League Baseballfor the New York Yankees. A five-time World Series champion, Jeter is regarded as a central figure of the Yankees' success of the late 1990s and early 2000s for his hitting, baserunning, fielding, and leadership. He is the Yankees' all-time career leader in hits, doubles, games played, stolen bases, times on base, plate appearancesand at bats. His accolades include 14 All-Star selections, five Gold...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth26 June 1974
CityPequannock, NJ
CountryUnited States of America
They don't beat themselves. They're pretty good at limiting mistakes. I think they're a test for most teams.
It is like the postseason. I think that's the approach everyone is going to take. You want to win. It's a tournament. You want to represent your country.
They just pitched well, top to bottom. We didn't see any of them more than once tonight, and they all pitched well against us.
He threw a ball that ran inside and I kept my hands inside, and I was able to hit it to right,
If you ask me, I don't think he's done pitching. I don't have to sell Rocket on playing in New York. He knows what's it like.
You want to be aggressive with him, because if you fall behind on him, you don't know what he's going to throw.
It's hard for me to compare myself to Wright because it's two different situations. One of the biggest things for me was that we went to the World Series right away. That was a really big deal. If the team wins, everybody benefits.
I'm not really worried about Boston right now. This is a big series. We've got to play well against Baltimore.
I didn't think it was that bad. It wasn't worse than Rocket when he came back. What do you expect them to do? Think about it. You don't expect them to cheer for him.
Physical mistakes happen and they took advantage with their speed. I've made errors to lose games before. I'll probably do it again and he'll probably do it again.
Everyone goes through stretches where they swing the bat well for a couple of weeks. You try to take advantage of it and hope that it lasts as long as possible.
I remember coming up. I came up in May first and then I came back up in September. A lot of times, you're a little skeptical to say things and do things because you're around some different guys. So I always try to go out of my way to make sure everyone feels comfortable. You want everyone to feel a part of the team.
Talking to everyone here, everyone's pretty excited about it. ... We want to represent the country well. No matter how you look at it, when you compete, you want to win.
I took my eye off it a little too soon, but I've got to make that play. Everyone is talking about our offense, but it doesn't win games. It's pitching and defense. We're not always going to hit.