Jeter is a class act, even if you're not a Yankees fan. Watched some of this game but missed the record tying hit. Chance to break Gehrig's record vs. Baltimore.Not sure about the guy in the dress!
Jeter ties Yankees hit record; Posada’s HR wins it
By MIKE FITZPATRICK, AP Baseball Writer 8 hours, 34 minutes ago
NEW YORK (AP)—Derek Jeter(notes) stood at first base and waved his batting helmet, cheers resonating from the upper reaches of a packed Yankee Stadium.
After tying Lou Gehrig atop the Yankees hit list, the ever-confident captain suddenly wasn’t so sure of himself.
“I really didn’t know what to do because we were losing at the time and I didn’t want to disrespect Tampa,” Jeter said. “I never dreamt about all of this.”
Jeter broke out of his slump in a big way Wednesday night, getting three hits to match Gehrig’s franchise mark, and New York rallied for a 4-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays thanks to a three-run homer by pinch-hitter Jorge Posada(notes) in the eighth inning.
Jeter tied Gehrig with 2,721 hits in a Yankees uniform, a mark the Hall of Famer had held by himself for more than 70 years.
“He’s one of the classiest people to ever play this game,” Jeter said during an on-field, postgame television interview pumped over the stadium public address system. “It’s just kind of mind-boggling to have my name next to his.”
Moments after Posada’s homer, Jeter received a booming ovation as he stepped to the plate in the eighth with a chance to break the record. But he walked against reliever Grant Balfour(notes), bringing a loud chorus of boos from the crowd.
The Yankees are off Thursday. Jeter gets his next chance to set the record Friday night at home against Baltimore.
“I have a pretty good feeling that it’s going to happen pretty quickly,” manager Joe Girardi said.
Shut down by rookie Jeff Niemann(notes) most of the night, the Yankees completed a four-game sweep and sent the AL champion Rays to their eighth consecutive loss. It’s their longest skid since dropping eight straight in July 2007.
Already on their feet in anticipation, fans at Yankee Stadium let loose with a roar when Jeter’s sharp grounder inside the first-base line got by a diving Chris Richard(notes) in the seventh.
Jeter is a class act, even if you're not a Yankees fan. Watched some of this game but missed the record tying hit. Chance to break Gehrig's record vs. Baltimore.Not sure about the guy in the dress!
Jeter ties Yankees hit record; Posada’s HR wins it
By MIKE FITZPATRICK, AP Baseball Writer 8 hours, 34 minutes ago
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NEW YORK (AP)—Derek Jeter(notes) stood at first base and waved his batting helmet, cheers resonating from the upper reaches of a packed Yankee Stadium.
After tying Lou Gehrig atop the Yankees hit list, the ever-confident captain suddenly wasn’t so sure of himself.
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“I really didn’t know what to do because we were losing at the time and I didn’t want to disrespect Tampa,” Jeter said. “I never dreamt about all of this.”
Jeter broke out of his slump in a big way Wednesday night, getting three hits to match Gehrig’s franchise mark, and New York rallied for a 4-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays thanks to a three-run homer by pinch-hitter Jorge Posada(notes) in the eighth inning.
Jeter tied Gehrig with 2,721 hits in a Yankees uniform, a mark the Hall of Famer had held by himself for more than 70 years.
“He’s one of the classiest people to ever play this game,” Jeter said during an on-field, postgame television interview pumped over the stadium public address system. “It’s just kind of mind-boggling to have my name next to his.”
Moments after Posada’s homer, Jeter received a booming ovation as he stepped to the plate in the eighth with a chance to break the record. But he walked against reliever Grant Balfour(notes), bringing a loud chorus of boos from the crowd.
The Yankees are off Thursday. Jeter gets his next chance to set the record Friday night at home against Baltimore.
“I have a pretty good feeling that it’s going to happen pretty quickly,” manager Joe Girardi said.
Shut down by rookie Jeff Niemann(notes) most of the night, the Yankees completed a four-game sweep and sent the AL champion Rays to their eighth consecutive loss. It’s their longest skid since dropping eight straight in July 2007.
Already on their feet in anticipation, fans at Yankee Stadium let loose with a roar when Jeter’s sharp grounder inside the first-base line got by a diving Chris Richard(notes) in the seventh.