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101 Reasons to Like Derek Jeter

1001 Reasons to Like Derek Jeter

  1. He plays shortstop
  2. He plays for the NY Yankees
  3. He is a five tool player
  4. He has green eyes (How can you not like green eyes on a person? They illustrate good character.)
  5. He batted .202 in his first season in pro ball
  6. He made 56 errors in his first season in pro ball
  7. His relationship with Zimmer
  8. His foundness for Luis Sojo
  9. He batted .349 in '99
  10. He hit a career high in homeruns in '99 (24)
  11. He drove in 102 rbis and scored 100 runs for the Yanks in '99
  12. The way he says "most definately" all the time
  13. His play deep in the hole at short were he catches-jumps-throws
  14. He has good taste in cars
  15. The way he and Bernie congragulate each other (that foot kick thingie)
  16. His inside out the ball approach to hitting
  17. His friendship with Alex Rodriguez
  18. The way he handled the 1999 All Star Voting Thing with Nomar
  19. The humble way approach he takes to handling the press
  20. He loved the Incredible Hulk growing up
  21. He was raised in a place called Kalamazoo
  22. The way he calls Joe Torre, "Mr. Torre"
  23. He admits he isn't a good golfer
  24. He hates running and situps
  25. He likes to sleep in
  26. He won his ROY award unanimously back 1996
  27. In all four years of his young career, he has made the post season
  28. He already is in possession of TWO WS rings
  29. He loves his family a lot
  30. He has a foundation to aid in the prevention of adolescent substance abuse
  31. He likes the NY Knicks
  32. The way he is always smiling and always having a great time on the field
  33. The fact he still actually drives his first car he bought with his first pro ball pay check
  34. He actually has took his mom out clubbing
  35. The fact he signs the most autographs of any Yankee player before and after games
  36. He tries to answer all his fan mail
  37. He had 219 hits in the 1999 season
  38. He has 807 career hits at age 25, putting him in contention for 3,000+ hits in his career
  39. He has settled the Yankee shortstop position, while between him and Bucky Dent there were 32 shortstops to play the position
  40. He only missed four games in 1999
  41. He can possibly jump the highest of any Yankees
  42. He admits he can't cook
  43. He had 3.89 GPA in HS if you dig smart guys
  44. He has a contract Michael Jordan of all people
  45. He endorses peanut butter
  46. He speaks latin
  47. He lives in a golf community
  48. He plays awesome in the postseason
  49. Both his first name and his last name fit a pattern--three consonants separated by two e's
  50. He has fun playing baseball
  51. The way he puffs out his cheeks when he swings the bat
  52. His name isn't his father's name backwards (like another MLB shortstop)
  53. The way he wiggles with Luis Sojo after something big happens
  54. The fact he hangs out with Chuck Knoblauch (a Chuck Brigadier gave me this one, if you can't tell already).
  55. All the cool things he does for his fans
  56. He gets the best seats for Knick games
  57. Someday he will sign the biggest contract in baseball history, but he doesn't focus straightly on that, like other big players in baseball do
  58. He knows some really cool people (or in my opinion some really lucky people know him)
  59. He rubs Zim's head before every game
  60. His sister's name is cool (Sharlee, not Sharleen like everyone elses)
  61. His name sounds fluid when said over the PA by Bob Shepherd (Now batting........Number 2.......Derek......Jeter)
  62. Who else on the Yankees can get away with pouring champagne on Steinbrenner?
  63. He is one of the most coachable, appreciable, young players in the sport of baseball today (otherwise stated as he is a student of the game)
  64. He has a cool computer with a DVD player included in it
  65. His house in Tampa is a five bedroom, Meditteranean-style home (if you have ever seen houses that are Med-style, they are so awesome looking
  66. He call Chuck, "Knobalocka"
  67. He took the one first place vote in the 1999 MVP voting that would have given Pedro MVP
  68. He didn't make a big fuss over finishing sixth in the MVP voting even though he deserved to be in the top three
  69. He is going to win his arbitration case again this offseason and get the most ever awarded in arbitration
  70. He was the only shortstop of the "BIG THREE" to not go down once because of injuries (DL)
  71. He spends his winter in Tampa working out at the Yankee Complex
  72. He is a Michigan Wolverine fan
  73. He is seen at various sporting events all the time (sports fanatic=way cool)
  74. He has lots and lots of sites on the web dedicated to him
  75. Who else on the Yankees has their own cereal?
  76. He uses black gloves and bats?
  77. He is better that Nomar (Red sox
  78. Because he is DEREK JETER
  79. Because it is funny how he calls Steinbrenner "Boss Man"
  80. He is the best shortstop in the game!
  81. His favorite food is Chicken parmesan, yum!!
  82. He hasn't let fame go to his head
  83. He said new york women are the most beautiful women in the world
  84. He attended the SI awards
  85. He DIDN'T look like a loser trying to "shine up" a bat on Smackdown!
  86. He plays on the team that is the Team of the Century and the Team of the Decade
  87. He won High School Player of the Year back in 1992 as a senior in HS
  88. He won Minor League Player of the Year in 1995
  89. He has been voted to the AllStar game twice
  90. He doesn't sit with Star Jones at Knick games
  91. Those commercials that are out now with the Wonder music playing in the background
  92. The way his interviews come off
  93. Everyone says he is "special
  94. He is still improving as a ball player
  95. He says he still improving as a person
  96. That big new contract he is going to sign
  97. He went to Jorge's wedding in Puerto Rico
  98. He is appeared on the cover of GQ again, with ARod and Nomar
  99. He hired his father to run his foundation
  100. People aren't bitter over him going to sign his new contract
  101. He was Jorge's Best Man in his wedding
  102. He second favorite sport is basketball.
  103. He was the 2000 All Star Game MVP
  104. He sticks up for his teammates
  105. He's a good role model
  106. He sets a good example for those who are biracial (as well as for everyone)
  107. He runs out every ground ball and doesn't really pull up untill the ball is the firstbasemen's mitt
  108. His new Gatorade commercial is cool.
  109. The way he kicks at the dirt in the batters box before he steps up to bat*
  110. He has so many websites online.*
  111. He has such an ecletic fan bases. People from all different places and cultures dig him.*

* New as of 8-13-00
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