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Moshagge3 Hangout Grand Counsel

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Tonight's game thread is a train wreck. I get hating the Yankees and hating on Jeter, but get a grip. This is an instant classic moment in sports and, frankly, US history. Enjoy it.

It won't bother you so much when we win a championship.

US history??!! Aren't you going a little far?

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MDK02 Hangout Grand Counsel

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Tonight's game thread is a train wreck. I get hating the Yankees and hating on Jeter, but get a grip. This is an instant classic moment in sports and, frankly, US history. Enjoy it.

It won't bother you so much when we win a championship.

It will bother me seeing us as the team Jeter walked off on in his last At bat.. that's just me.

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Moshagge3 Hangout Grand Counsel

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Tonight's game thread is a train wreck. I get hating the Yankees and hating on Jeter, but get a grip. This is an instant classic moment in sports and, frankly, US history. Enjoy it.

It won't bother you so much when we win a championship.

Does the Jeter flip in Oakland rank just above or just below the Gettysburg Address?

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This is an instant classic moment in sports and, frankly, US history. Enjoy it.

The Flag Raising at Iwo Jima.

Dr. Martin Luther King's I have a dream speech.

The Battle of Gettysburg.

Derek Jeter's walk off hit in his final game at Yankee Stadium.

Which one doesn't belong?

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Palmoripken Hangout Grand Counsel

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US history? It's not even the most important hit of Jeter's career. It is what is and why I am not too upset. A pretty much meaningless hit by a guy on a team out of contention against a team already clinched using its B) bullpen. Good for Jeter I guess but let's not act like this was an amazing accomplishment. Storybook ending no doubt but this isn't one of those things that belongs in baseball lore.

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