Breaking a record in a game that is as old as baseball seems like it would be extremely difficult. I mean, baseball has been played professionally since May 4, 1871. It seems to me that baseball announcers are grasping at something that will make a player or game seem important.
They would say stuff during the playoffs, like, "That is the first time in history that a pitcher has been down 3-1 in the count and got an opposing batter to fly out by throwing a slider, in the third game of the National League Championship Series."
Not an exact quote, but I'm sure that most everyone has noticed a pointless record being brought up at some point in a game. Now I have had to hear about Derek Jeter's huge achievement by having the most hits ever in Yankee Stadium.
Now, maybe that would have been something worth bringing up during the game. It should have been left at that. Derek Jeter is a great baseball player, and this is not really to take anything from him, because he does deserve to be thought of as a great player.
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Does he really need to be put as a serious record holder for such an accomplishment? Sure, there have been numerous great baseball players to swing the bat in Yankee Stadium, but it's not exactly like any of them are the greatest hitter of all time.
Pete Rose never wore the pinstripes. Pete Rose is the all-time hits leader, maybe if he played his entire career as a Yankee, it would be something worth reading into. Does this record make Derek Jeter as great of a baseball player as Joe DiMaggio, Ted Williams, or Babe Ruth?
Every time I hear one of these pointless records come up, I stop and think of how does this compare to most hits, stolen bases, wins, saves, or RBI.
It doesn't. Not even in the slightest. For some reason, it almost seems to overshadow a guy saving 62 games. It's even seeming to overshadow the playoff race. I think this record should be something he should have some bragging rights about, but give me a break.
To think that New York is the epicenter of baseball is ridiculous. If you don't agree with this, just tune in to watch the postseason this year. Then, after the Yankees win their fist game this postseason...Oh that's right. Maybe after the Mets...Oh yeah, that too.
This is just one of those things that everyone needs to seriously stop caring about, unless you are seriously into Trivial Pursuit. Maybe it will be an answer on Jeopardy some day I guess, but it seriously isn't a record that should be paraded on ESPN for weeks on end.
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about 1 month ago
Honestly not many people care about Francisco Rodriguez breaking the saves record because of his clownish behavior. Derek Jeter as a great player I don't think so, again he was voted the most overrated in baseball by a wide margin. There's a reason for that because Jeter will never be considered one of the greatest at the position of short stop when the fact of the matter he isn't even the best short stop on the Yankees since A-Rod arrived. I do agree with you that the record of most hits in Yankee Stadium is rather mundane seeing how that's where he plays a majority of his games anyways.
from about 1 month ago
Unfortunately the people from ESPN and I guess Yankee fans don't agree with that...they are making it a big deal.
about 1 month ago
Yeah and it's sickening.
about 1 month ago
I think it is great for Yankee fans of this generation to be able to watch a true Yankee great before their very eyes. To see him topple another great Yankee captains record is historical and amazing to Yankee fans. But you are totally right. Outside the Yankee tunnel vision, not so relevant to say a Dodgers fan or a Mariners fan. Baseball really is a sport of meaningless facts and records. I really like your example of a slider in the third game of the NL series. Hilarious. That is baseball in a nutshell. I love it, the little nuiances. But it is a sad fact. They can make everything seem relevant when it really isnt. There are records of note that once broken warrant our respect. Some of those individual to our teams or players, some more relevant to the larger body of baseball. For me Jeters breaking of Gehrigs hit record in teh stadium was amazing because he did it in the last week of the stadium and it can never be broken. As for KRod, that is quite an accomplishment, and transcends the whole sport not just one team or venue. Great article sir. And a very good point about meaningless stats and records.
from about 1 month ago
It's a record that only people that have spent their career in the Yankee organization had a shot at. Why is it a big deal...it's not really. Mentioned 1 day on Baseball tonight, and that's about it.
from about 1 month ago
I seem to have a habit of miscommunicating with you. I AGREED WITH YOU. As I have before, you made your point and I agree. I also inserted that as a Yankee fan it is special to me, and agreed with you no one else gives a rats ass about it nor should they. I also agreed that baseball is full of meaningless stats. Anyway take care bro.
about 1 month ago
I think Jeter hold the record for most playoff hits by a Yankee as well....another useless number.
from about 1 month ago
At least it will stand for a good long time...I really can't see that one getting broken anytime soon.
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