Hosive

i don’t really know the cultural impact of this award but its a nice rebuttal to jeter haters.  he’s won 5 rings and yet is seen as overrated!

what i appreciate about him and mo rivera is how classy they have handled tough situations and questions. rivera laughs off blown saves. when asked about hall of famer jim rice slandering him, jeter politely wishes him well and congratulates him on making the hall of fame.

responding to people who say he’s washed up….he goes and wins a ton of individual awards including a gold glove and a silver slugger…and of course, bats .400 to lead the yanks to another title.

i also appreciate his sense of self deprecating humor….on an episode of snl, he played a woman who was not attracted to derek jeter because he looked like the result of the rock having sex with a muppet.

for those of you reading this on facebook, go to the original post to see the video from sports illustrated. there’s some high praise for this yankee.