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2011
With Jeter Now On The DL, 3,000th Hit Will Likely Come At Citi Field
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If you have been watching any major news outlet in the past few weeks, then you know that Yankee Captain Derek Jeter has been inching closer and closer to becoming the 28th player in MLB history to reach 3,000 hits for his career. Now with a DL stint, Jeter’s moment of immortality will be put on hold until the second installment of the 2011 Subway Series.
Jeter racked up his 2,994th career knock, just six away from 3,000 against the Indians last evening. Jeter also, unfortunately for both him and the Yankees, suffered a Grade 1 calf strain while running to first on a fly out, leaving the game and being replaced with Eduardo Nunez. A grade one calf strain is the mildest of the the three levels, but it still results in painful micro tears that typically take up to two weeks to fully heal.
Now that Jeter has been placed on the disabled list, he would likely be back for the last game or two of the Brewers series at the earliest, most likely ending up coming back just in time for the Subway Series at Citi Field.
Even though six hits is still difficult to attain in just a three-game set, there will be a very good chance he does in fact achieve that mark at Citi Field against the Amazin’s. This is do to the fact that Jeter is one of the most infamous Met killers. The Captain has some of his best figures when playing the cross town rivals batting .381/.435/.575 with 13 homers and 43 RBIs in only 78 games. If those numbers were spanned over an entire season, Jeter would have compiled over 240 hits as well as a 30 homer, 100 RBI year!
If Jeter ends up returning for the Subway Series, I do not know about anyone else, but I will be buying tickets ASAP and when he gets #3,000 I will give “the Captain” a standing ovation. Jeter has been, for me at least, one of the few Yankees I can truly admire and respect. If he gets 3,000 against the Mets, he deserves a roaring ovation from every fan, every security guard and player in that ballpark. It doesn’t matter if you are a Met or Yankee fan, hate him or love him, 3,000 hits is one hell of an achievement, and should be praised by all in attendance.
Since it is become almost certain Jeter will now not get his 3,000th hit at home, it is only fitting he will likely still attain it in New York, where not only there will be many Yankee fans will be in attendance, but many fans of baseball that should and in all likeliness will, appreciate the incredible feat of 3,000 hits by The Captain, Derek Jeter.
About the Author: Clayton Collier
Clayton, a Long Island native and die-hard Mets fan, started writing online about three years ago. He is currently a Journalism major with a minor in Broadcasting at Seton Hall University. Although very disappointed with the current state of the team, Clayton remains hopeful that the young prospects in the farm system will bring the Mets back to a respected franchise in baseball once again. Besides writing for MMO, Clayton is also a staff member at 89.5 WSOU, Seton Hall's modern active rock radio station. You can contact Clayton by following him on Twitter: @Clayton_Collier or E-mailing him at MaybeNextYearMets@yahoo.com
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I think you are getting ahead of yourself, but IF, this was to happen, I hope the Mets fans take the high road and do the right thing.
Love him, or hate him, he’s going to the hall and seeing any player get their 3,000th hit would be amazing and he should be shown the proper respect.
Your post actually made me a little sick in my mouth. Why would any Met fan want to see the Captain of Yankees achieve any milestone at CitiField? I also strongly doubt “Jeets” will get six hits off the Mets pitching, they way they have been pitching lately.
Sometimes there are moments in the game that are bigger then the team you follow. Seeing a HOFer hit a milestone is something special to see, no matter who it is. The love the game should be bigger.
The love the game should be bigger”
what???
Meaning love the Game more than your team. you should love baseball more than the Mets because whats the point in that then? i love baseball and Jeter is a classy guy.. i dont hate the Yankees but i hate how they operate and get what they want because of the cash but most importantly i hate Yankee fans. And this event will be awesome as baseball fan and but nightmare for a Mets fan because yankee fans are going to be their normal selves classless bunch of a-holes. But Jeter is an awesome player and deserves recognition for his achievement and its ny. we should be happy for him and honor him for history will be made. I will be there to cheer for a mets victory of course!
ohhh, thanks for clarifying mrmetfan.. you applaud of course. but i am sure i won’t be too happy if is in a very important part of the game….
I would stand and clap….but I’m almost baffled by anyone other then a Yankee fan GUSHING over “the captain” like this. He has had a good career, but if he weren’t a Yankee he would not be close to what he will go down in history as. If you look at his career average….what are they? .290 average 15HR and 70rbi? Jeter is a good player who has played for a long time…nothing more. If he did this year after year on the Royals people would look back and say “yeah, he was pretty good”. Thats what I truly believe…hate on me for it if ya want. Not trying to downplay him getting 3,000 hits. He avoided injury and was able to put together “good” seasons year after year, with a couple of “very good” seasons mixed in.
anthony,
here in MMO most ppl respect your opinion, and yours is a very good argument, but jeter is a hall of famer, i mean, 3000 hits pretty much gets you in, ichiro combined here and in japan got like 3000 + hits, that makes him a hall of famer, and ichiro other than a few golf gloves, batting tittles and an mvp never won anything.. jeter is the other way around, solid season, never won any big time award other than undeservingly gold gloves, but won championships. you can’t have it both ways you know.
also, think about this, he’s been top 10 in MVP balloting 7 times in his career. that’s pretty good.
I highly doubt golf gloves get you into the HOF anyway
lol.. good catch..
Hi Alex! And YOU know I am a Met fan and Yankee hater, but….
“what are they? .290 average 15HR and 70rbi? Jeter is a good player who has played for a long time…nothing more.”
HAHAHA! I love to come here once in a while for humor.
Jeter’s a career .312 hitter. Career .382 OBP. Career .832 OPS.
In his prime he had years of hitting .320–.349 with a bunch of +.400 OBP seasons. An excellent fielder, a great clutch player with actually outstanding clutch stats, excellent postseason stats, and an excellent leader. 7 top ten MVP voting years.
kingman,
it was anthony who actually said all that.. nice to see you’re still here old friend.. other than some Policeman here, i am glad to be back and share my thoughts on baseball again.. you know, as they say, drop some knowledge on some ppl
Alex–
I know it was not you who said that–I was just greeting you at the beginning of the post, that’s all!
I know that you are a champion at recognizing clutch players!!
Jahajahajahajahajaha!!! good one kingman!!!!
you’re ok in my book, is always nice to debate with sane ppl like you, bayonne, Mr north jersey.. clean fun debate and respect for each other opinions w/o being a total J/a like some ppl in this site
Anthony: First of all, avoiding injury is half the battle when becoming a Hall of Famer.
Secondly, would he have won 5 World Series rings being a Royal? No. But he’s not only going into the HOF because of his playoff performances.
Say what you will, dislike the guy as you may… but getting 3,000 hits is a major hall of fame accomplishment. He will be the 28th player in the history of the sport to do it, and that’s impressive… no matter what uniform you wear.
In a 162 game average
Molitor .306 14HR 79 RBI 200H
Jeter .312 16HR 79RBI 206H
And Jeter never had the luxury of being the DH late in his career. I’m not saying Jeter is or was better than Molitor, I’m saying when you compare their seasonal averages, Jeter is a Hall of Famer.
If you get 3,000 hits and don’t gamble or get proven to use steroids then you belong in the Hall of Fame.
Hey Capt’n Jeets in a definate Hall of Famer, so is Chipper Jones for that matter. Having said that, I don’t to see either of them having big hits or special moments against the Mets or at Citifield.
so, he will wait more that 9 games after coming from the DL to get 6 hits????
Maybe. I don’t know many old players with calf problems who come off the DL on the 15th day and light up the box score. I’m just saying I think it won’t happen right away
fair enough.. but remember he can DH also, he will be there every game imo..
Oh I don’t doubt it… in his stretch leading up to his injury he was getting 6 hits in roughly 6 games. He has to have a real great series to hit #3,000 at Citi… and if he goes 0fer even once, it could set him back against the Cubs.
July 7th is my prediction. It’s all a crapshoot anyway, nobody really knows
Just remember with inter-league play, at the NL Ballparks no DH. So he’ll have to play the field in the Met series.
Haha wasn’t trying to downplay Jeter being a good player and his 3,000 hits. It’s just my opinion. You can rag on me and call me dumb all you want.
But IF he were playing on a mediocre team and not in a lineup of all stars every season, playing in that little league ballpark, I just don’t see him being half the player he has been with the Yankees. I see him hitting .270 with 5 homers and 50 rbis every season if he was on say the royals, mariners, or METS! Sorry guys!
Maybe I’m just a hater!
yes anthony but its not his fault he plays for the yankees. His career is his career. If somebody breaks the HR record but is a Rockie, are we going to downplay it? You can’t hold the fact Jeter played for a great team against him when it comes to the Hall of Fame. Posada played for the same team, and is not a Hall of Famer.
Jesse….I sort of disagree with you! I think people look down on players like larry walker, dante bichette, andres gallarage, etc because they played there. (I know I butchered the spelling of those names lol).
And I happen to think Posada’s numbers are greatly inflated also. Like I said, perhaps I’m just a hater. I know you can’t blame Jeter for being drafted by the Yankees…I just don’t think he is that talented compared to some people.
Look at Nomar who was a complete STUD in boston. BETTER then Jeter…a lot better in my opinion. Left that stadium and that lineup and turned to shit. Injuries didn’t help, but still! Just one guys opinion.
i think gregg said it best, yeah jeets is a hall of fame player,but when he’s is playing us i would rather see him fail.i would never root for jeets to succeed.
Right but if Larry Walker had 3,000 hits people wouldn’t keep him out of the Hall because of where he played. At the end of the day, the player doesn’t build the stadium. He just has to perform to the best of his ability in the stadiums he’s sent to play in. When you’re looking at an individual season award like say MVP or Cy Young… I agree you can use parks etc to look. For example if a Rockies guy has an ERA of 2.00, we know that is really impressive.
But in terms of a career, a career doesn’t get held up to “well he played with good players.” Because how do you know his team or those hitters around him are as good without Jeter? You don’t for sure.
At the end of the day when judging a players career you need to look at their overall stats plus the players in the league at the time of when they played. From 1996-today, Derek Jeter is an all-time great. It’s not even debatable in my opinion. Getting 3,000 hits is SO rare in the history of the sport and becoming even more rare in today’s game. Players aren’t playing long enough to get to 3,000 hits nor are they staying healthy year after year to do so.
I think he will get 3,000 at Yankee Stadium v. Tampa Bay
This discussion started on WFan this mornings Carton & Boomer show. It was bad enough when they won the World Series at Shea. I was not happy seeing this in person. How many Met fans were. It left a bad memory. So with many Yankee fans in attendance, they will be giving him an ovation in our park. Who really wants to see them celebrate in our park again. Like they said on the show, maybe walk him the whole game. Obviously not going to happen but why not?
22, jeter is hitting .260.. with the calf injury and all i give him cleveland to get his 3000..
Cleveland is fine by me, Alex.
The answer to that is get METS FANS out to the game and not allow them to get our seats……..