$202,000 Jeter Card

todeen · #1 10-19-2019, 11:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Nunzio11

Jeter will always be a debatable figure from a historical standpoint. Not debating historical significance but I would bet if you asked any Yankee fan born after 1970 who their all time favorite Yankee is, a strong majority of them would say Derek Jeter. Every New Yorker in their 40s grew up with Derek Jeter. 4 championships from 1996-2000 and Jeter was the center of it all. Just given the modern media landscape the Jeter name is probably bigger than any pre war type player to the generic baseball fan. Again not debating baseball statistics but derek Jeter definitely has historical significance. I think we�ll see it again in December when he�s the second unanimous HOFer and in July when Cooperstown has the largest attendance ever, as anticipated. That�s a lot of fans and a lot of money to follow. Jeter, Jordan, Brady different level to the modern investor.

+1

I live in Washington state. When Jeter announced his retirement, I realized I had never seen him live. So I bought tickets in February to his last home series in Seattle versus the Mariners. I'm not even a Yankees fan! I even took my toddler so he could say when he's 65 that he went to a Derek Jeter game (granted he can't remember it). We sat out in the section that is normally "King's Corner" with the Felix Hernandez fans. I'm not lying that I hardly saw a Mariner's jersey in that corner. We were surrounded by people who had New York accents. He is an icon. Biggest player of my generation. I doubt that will be the last Jeter card to hit that number. Mike Trout might be a better player, but unless he gets those WS rings, he won't compete with Jeter for legendary status.

ValKehl · #2 10-20-2019, 12:20 AM

Yes, it's hard to get the legendary status Jeter seems to have when you don't get to play for winning teams. In addition to Trout, just ask Teddy Ballgame.

oldjudge · #3 10-20-2019, 02:14 AM

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Originally Posted by todeen

+1

I live in Washington state. When Jeter announced his retirement, I realized I had never seen him live. So I bought tickets in February to his last home series in Seattle versus the Mariners. I'm not even a Yankees fan! I even took my toddler so he could say when he's 65 that he went to a Derek Jeter game (granted he can't remember it). We sat out in the section that is normally "King's Corner" with the Felix Hernandez fans. I'm not lying that I hardly saw a Mariner's jersey in that corner. We were surrounded by people who had New York accents. He is an icon. Biggest player of my generation. I doubt that will be the last Jeter card to hit that number. Mike Trout might be a better player, but unless he gets those WS rings, he won't compete with Jeter for legendary status.

I�m a life long Yankee fan, but I honestly have never drunk the kool-aid when it came to Jeter. Granted, he was a great player. However, in my mind, he was never better than the third best player on the Yankees for most of his career. I consider Mariano and Arod to be above him. I also thought that Jeter was somewhat selfish when he refused to move from shortstop when Arod, a better shortstop, came to the Yankees. I think mentioning him in the same breath as Brady and Jordan is absolutely crazy.

Nunzio11 · #4 10-20-2019, 06:41 AM

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Originally Posted by oldjudge

I�m a life long Yankee fan, but I honestly have never drunk the kool-aid when it came to Jeter. Granted, he was a great player. However, in my mind, he was never better than the third best player on the Yankees for most of his career. I consider Mariano and Arod to be above him. I also thought that Jeter was somewhat selfish when he refused to move from shortstop when Arod, a better shortstop, came to the Yankees. I think mentioning him in the same breath as Brady and Jordan is absolutely crazy.

Agreed, I could have been more specific. i was speaking strictly from a popularity standpoint, not as status as the greatest in their sport. For many different reasons Jeter�s popularity transcended his sport into the mainstream like Jordan and Brady where the casual or even non fan recognizes then.

Peter_Spaeth · #5 10-20-2019, 08:30 AM

The irony is that for the second half of his career Jeter played with a guy who was the far superior baseball player, but the unique circumstances just fueled Jeter's popularity.

bnorth · #6 10-20-2019, 08:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

The irony is that for the second half of his career Jeter played with a guy who was the far superior baseball player, but the unique circumstances just fueled Jeter's popularity.

Are you referring to the guy that was on steroids his entire career?

Peter_Spaeth · #7 10-20-2019, 08:38 AM

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Originally Posted by bnorth

Are you referring to the guy that was on steroids his entire career?

A major factor in the Jeter perfect storm, the image (true or not) of the squeaky clean boy next door amid the sea of cheaters.

robw1959 · #8 10-26-2019, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

A major factor in the Jeter perfect storm, the image (true or not) of the squeaky clean boy next door amid the sea of cheaters.

I don't know about "squeaky" clean. I recall a time when I was watching a game on TV, and he asserted that a pitched ball had struck him, and was then awarded first base. The slow-mo replay clearly showed that the ball completely missed Jeter. The guys in the booth even praised him for his dishonesty, saying something like, "Well you have to give him credit for doing whatever it takes to get to first base and help his team." Just a cringe-worthy moment for the youth of America everywhere to see this icon of the game cheating for his team.

MULLINS5 · #9 10-20-2019, 09:09 AM

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Originally Posted by todeen

+1

I live in Washington state. When Jeter announced his retirement, I realized I had never seen him live. So I bought tickets in February to his last home series in Seattle versus the Mariners. I'm not even a Yankees fan! I even took my toddler so he could say when he's 65 that he went to a Derek Jeter game (granted he can't remember it). We sat out in the section that is normally "King's Corner" with the Felix Hernandez fans. I'm not lying that I hardly saw a Mariner's jersey in that corner. We were surrounded by people who had New York accents. He is an icon. Biggest player of my generation. I doubt that will be the last Jeter card to hit that number. Mike Trout might be a better player, but unless he gets those WS rings, he won't compete with Jeter for legendary status.

Not to derail, but when I recently heard the Patriots were playing at FedEx Field vs the Redskins I bought tickets for the family and went to watch Brady play since the Redskins are the closest team to us (3 hours). That place was PACKED with Patriots/Brady fans about 70/30. I knew it was probably going to be the last shot I had seeing him play in person and that's how most of the people in our section felt as well.

Peter_Spaeth · #10 10-20-2019, 09:13 AM

Times have changed. I grew up in the DC area and in the 70s and 80s, unless you had connections, Redskins tickets were hard to come by.

pokerplyr80 · #11 10-20-2019, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by MULLINS5

Not to derail, but when I recently heard the Patriots were playing at FedEx Field vs the Redskins I bought tickets for the family and went to watch Brady play since the Redskins are the closest team to us (3 hours). That place was PACKED with Patriots/Brady fans about 70/30. I knew it was probably going to be the last shot I had seeing him play in person and that's how most of the people in our section felt as well.

I went to the Rams vs Packers game last season in LA. I'd say at least 70% of the fans were rooting for the Packers, if not much more. It felt like a home game. I thought this was in large part due to packer fans traveling or those like myself who have relocated but have come to find out it's pretty standard for most Ram and Charger games out here.

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