So it is a rain delay for game two of the Yankees vs. Tigers post season battle. But have no fear ESPN is here... to... praise the great Derek Jeter. That is right every second of rain delay gives us one more second to praise the great Jeter. Seriously name one bad thing about Derek Jeter? ONE? And no looking eerily like Lance Bass doesn't count.
EERY. The only other think not to like about Jeter was his friendship with A-Rod, but now that they are teammates he hates Pay-Rod as much as the rest of us. I guess you could say Jeter is evil because he is a product of the Evil Empire known as the Yankees, but the fact that he wasn't just purchased for a couple hundred million at a local Phillies/A's garage sale is refreshing enough to not hate him for being a Yankee. He is a Yankee not a disloyal Mariner turned Yankee.
I hate the Yankees but have realized that Jeter has worn down my hatred. He has just been too consistent, too good, and too much not too nice and not too a-holeish at the same time. He is a genuine superstar. Not a wannabe loved by everybody or need the attention guy. He gets his attention the old fashion way. By coming up huge in big time moments.
It makes you wonder if he is a fairy tail. Is Jeter just a figment of our imaginations? Do we think he is clutcher than he really is? Do we just see the crazy flip toss along the firstbase line to Jorge Posada and the diving catch into the crowd so many times that his clutchness is burned in to our mind?
Is he really just a good player living off a few huge moments?
Well the awnser is no. He really is THIS clutch. Whatever it is that made Jordan, Ali, and Pele great... well Jeter has that something. Sure his is surrounded by the best money can buy but he remains the best of the best. He is the best player on the best team in baseball. He has World Series rings laying around his kitchen. And last night he added another game to his legendary status. His Jeterness went 5 for 5. Only the 6th ever to get 5 hits in a playoff game and only the 2nd ever to get 5 hits in only 5 at bats. If that is not enough he went ahead and made the 5th hit a home run to go with a couple doubles and a few runs. Speaking of runs.... 84. That is the most postseason runs by any baseball player ever, it is also how many postseason runs Jeter has. Speaking of hits... 147. That is also the most hits in the postseason by any player and once again the same number that Jeter has. This Jeter guy also has a knack for hitting a homer at a rate per at bat that is half of what it is in the regular season. Love him or hate him Derek Jeter is this good. Only rain can mostly stop Derek Jeter.... mostly.
So what kind of power does this girl of Albert Belle's got going? She must be the most fly toxic honey out there cuz Belle can't get over her. Gets busted for stalking with the GPS on the girl's car. Following her all over the planet. Now my boy Belle is on the bell. Calling the girl and hanging up non stop. So the girl tells the cops and they trace the calls and bing #### boom Albert Belle busted for stalking again!!! HA HA HA!!!
Man you telling me a rich ex athlete can't find another girl. He is just sprung on this one. The lust of his life. Belle is a crazy man. From the corked bat, reporter bashing, trashing sinks, the rehabs, fan chasing, nutty talking, and now full time stalker.
One of a kind. He doesn't even know his name.
90 Remember Joey Belle. Joey changed his name to Albert after a year in rehab.
91 Then he becomes Albert and tossed a ball at fan for heckling. good aim though hit him plunk in the chest.
93 mound charging. A zillion DNP CD for "lack of hustle." Bar fights in May of 93.
94 Back to the corked back you got to give props to ol Jason Grisley for crawling along the ceiling to switch Belle's corked bat with Sorrento's - too bad the bat was a different color and said Sorrento. Still that is a BOY man. That is yo dogg busting the spider man to save your ace.
95 Halloween ol Albert chasing some kids in his car for being egged. This guy can not get out of trouble. Nothing too major though. Its always the edge of awful.
96 SI's photographer Tony gets jacked by a baseball Belle tossed. "accidental say Belle." 5 game suspension in June for a forearm shiver
"he was in my way"
Then of course losing 50 K for gambling.
97 gives the fans the bird. Skips BP and the All-Star game workout, sits out HR derby, and then shocked that he was sat during the AS game.
98 The best part is AFTER all of this the Orioles give him a 5 year 65 MILLION dolla deal. OH yeah lets make THIS GUY the highest paid O in history.
99 Belle gets in a shouting match with skipper Ray Miller... couple days later Belle gets suspended the first suspension for Bell in a MIRACULOUS stretch of 392 games.
00 First injury of his career sat out 20 games. The rest is history.
Feb. 06 GPS stalking
May 06 Phone call stalking. I just hope this girl is stupid fly.
