Jeter to Retire After 2014 Season

[Ommaculate]

I can see it now.. Jeter will have a decent year, and decide to play one more season after hearing about his retirement all year.

[OrangeJerseys]

I hope all he gets is a gift basket with his own autographed 8x10 and and ball. And then I hope he falls down a flight of steps.

[Floater]

I should have anticipated that this was gonna be Jeter's last year! Then bought a ticket for the last game of the season in the Bronx.

Damnit Phil! You could have made some easy money!

[SteveA]

His last regular season home game will be against the Orioles on September 25.

[Can_of_corn]

If there is anything more annoying then a Jeter love fest it is Tex talking about how much he loves Jeter.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>The <a href="https://twitter.com/Yankees">@Yankees</a> 1B <a href="https://twitter.com/teixeiramark25">@teixeiramark25</a> talks about Jeter's retirement announcement & what it's like being his teammate: <a href="http://t.co/QAYfzvyAWN">http://t.co/QAYfzvyAWN</a></p>— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) <a href="

">February 13, 2014</a></blockquote>

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[bird watcher]

Now that the Rivera Precedent has been set, do we have t "honor" Jeter at OPACY? I thought that was such poor taste last year. Who decides who gets that kind of treatment?

[TonySoprano]

I should have anticipated that this was gonna be Jeter's last year! Then bought a ticket for the last game of the season in the Bronx.

Damnit Phil! You could have made some easy money!

I had tickets for Ripken's last home game...then 9/11 happened. At least I saw Ripken's last home run instead that day, but I couldn't get tickets for the revised "last game."

Schadenfreude rules, so maybe Jeter can end the year on the D/L devaluing all those "last game" tickets.

[Can_of_corn]

[SteveA]

That lineup is really strong up the middle.

[Can_of_corn]

That lineup is really strong up the middle.

Scarlett's lack of range is why they put her at short, they didn't want to show Jeter up.

[skanar]

The only gift I'd give Jeter is a portion of wall with an outstretched arm reaching for a ball that has "-1" printed on it. "Thank you Richie" tagged on the wall.

Bitter, you say?

[weams]

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[Bahama O's Fan]

As the baseball world is going to play "All Hail Jeter" tonight, it got me wondering, "What made him so good?". I know he was "clutch" in the post-season, but so was Mark Lemke (who? my point exactly, look him up). I can't see why the love affair with him. Was it because he played in NY? Would he even be considered for the Hall of Fame if he played in Minnesota? Help me out; am I just using my orange glasses?

[waroriole]

Would a MIN SS with 3,400 hits be a Hall of Famer? Yes, duh.

Players with 75 WAR are no doubt Hall of Famers.

[Can_of_corn]

Substantially above average offensive Shortstop over an extremely long period of time. Just think he broke in a year before Nomar Garciaparra.