UD Griffey what is going on

[Eric72]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Has Jeter lost a bit of the iconic status he had a couple of years back? I don't know, I don't follow it closely, but I suspected that eventually he might drop a bit due to not being a home run hitter. On the other hand, despite a very long stretch of mediocrity by the metrics, Pujols with his 700 HR I think will endure. And we have seen what happened to Mike Trout, now seemingly destined to be a .230 hitter as he plays out his career. How do you now rank the post 1980 hobby icons? Griffey seems clearly at the top. After that?

As a preface to this, I am not a Yankees fan.

I'm confident Jeter will remain iconic for generations to come.

• 20 year career, entirely with the Yankees
• 5 World Series Championships
• The only Yankee with 3,000+ hits
• Career .310 hitter
• 14-time All-Star
• 5 Gold Gloves
• 5 Silver Sluggers
• Rookie of the Year
• World Series MVP
• Etc., etc.

Even if he was a curmudgeon (he's not) to everyone, the hardware alone would cement his legacy. Yes, Jeter's an iconic figure. In my opinion, he always will be.

Oh, yeah...he's also got this going for him:

7 - Mantle
5 - DiMaggio
4 - Gehrig
3 - Ruth
2 - Jeter

[Peter_Spaeth]

5300 just now.

[Peter_Spaeth]

5800 auction sale last night on ebay.