Jeter

[Shoeless Moe]

they tried getting you, but you were unavailable.

[dabigyankeeman]

One of the best done sports commercials of all time. So classic, perfect background song, even Jeter admitted the words to the song were so perfect. Then the looks on the faces of the people meeting Jeter are so incredible, and just everything about this commercial was perfect. Brought tears to my eyes, really.

[Peter_Spaeth]

There but for his awful self should have gone Alex Rodriguez, a player infinitely more talented.

[WhenItWasAHobby]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

There but for his awful self should have gone Alex Rodriguez, a player infinitely more talented.

My thoughts exactly. Staying with the same organization an entire career and not getting tied into the PEDs scandal carries a lot of weight in a player's popularity.

[Tobacco&Gum]

Originally Posted by WhenItWasAHobby

My thoughts exactly. Staying with the same organization an entire career and not getting tied into the PEDs scandal carries a lot of weight in a player's popularity.

5 Rings and over 3450 hits doesn't hurt either

[Exhibitman]

Brilliant short film, projects what every fan wishes their heroes were like--affable, approachable, courteous and nice. As a fantasy it is sheer genius.

As for Jeter, bravo to him. He deserves the accolades and the money and the models. It was great to follow him as a Yankees fan for all these years. Others may have had more talent or put up better records but he was about as good a role model as you can hope for in this era. No scandals, no PEDS, no nonsense on or off the field.

I still can't believe how fast time goes by. I remember that kid shortstop like it was yesterday but Jeter was a rookie the year I got married; my 16 year old drove me to work the other morning...

Too bad the cards from the era were/are overproduced. I've never had any motivation to collect them. I have only one Jeter card, pulled from a pack:



Definitely the best pack I ever opened.

[Peter_Spaeth]

There are about a zillion Jeter rookies. The only one that seems to have any value is the foil one.

[icollectDCsports]

I'm not a Yankees fan, but Jeter is one of the great icons of the modern game representing the game's most prominent franchise. I enjoyed seeing the commercial and am glad he's being celebrated during the final days of his final season.