Derek Jeter interview
Jeter and Fallon discuss Jeter’s retirement and his last game on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
I thought I was gonna lose it on the field.
Derek Jeter interview
Jeter and Fallon discuss Jeter’s career and his upcoming retire on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
We are getting old.
Honors Jeter with pinstripes
The Empire State Building is lit up in New York Yankees pinstripes to show ‘Re2spect’ for Derek Jeter. Jeter plays his final game at Fenway Park after a 20-year career with the Yankees. Empire State Building tweets:
Our tower lights shine @Yankees pinstripes tonight in a special tribute to #2, NYC legend #DerekJeter. #RE2PECT pic.twitter.com/RCcIXTgCBP
— Empire State Building (@EmpireStateBldg) September 29, 2014
Would wear Jeter hat to Fenway
King, a long time Boston Red Sox fan, admits he would wear a Derek Jeter hat to Fenway Park in honor of the New York Yankees shortstop’s last game if he were attending.
For years, the Red Sox and the Yankees have been mortal enemies and this year Derek Jeter is going to finish his career at Fenway Park. We hated him all those years because he always broke our hearts but everybody in that stadium is going to stand and applaud at every at-bat that he has in that last game. I can’t believe I’m saying this, but if I was there, I’d wear a Jeter hat to Fenway Park. My kids would never speak to me again.
Gatorade ‘My Way’ homage
0 CommentsGatorade pays homage to Jeter with Frank Sinatra’s song My Way. The commercial shows Jeter in a taxi heading to the stadium and then deciding to get out and walk to be among his fans.
Cancels retirement for Red Sox deal
0 CommentsReports confirm that Jeter will sign a contract with the Boston Red Sox for $25 million dollars for three years. The New York Yankees and The Boston Red Sox are long-time rivals and fans from both teams are against the deal. One Boston fan says:
The guy is a first-rate jerkoff. He comes to our team, takes a wicked huge load of money, and he probably won’t do a damn thing for us. Screw Jeter. We don’t need him playing in Fenway
The contract will be signed this week.
Gets 63-second standing ovation
0 CommentsJeter makes his last appearance at an All-Star Game before retiring at the end of the season. The crowd gives him a standing ovation lasting 63 seconds. Sinatra’s New York, New York plays over the PA system while Jeter waves to the crowd, shakes hands with the players in the dugout and comes out to the field for another look at the crowd. Jeter scores two hits in the game, and the American League wins the game 5-3.
Nike’s tribute
2 CommentsNike’s Jordan Brand debuts a commercial to celebrate the Yankee’s player career that includes celebrities such as Jay-Z, Tiger Woods, Carmelo Anthony talking about his performances. The 90-second spot airs during the ESPYS Awards July 16. A shorter 60-second version of the spot will run across the Yankees’ YES Network, ESPN and other sports programming.
Retiring
Jeter announces, in a 15 paragraph post on his Facebook page, that the 2014 baseball season will be his final and will be retiring from the New York Yankees:
I realized that some of the things that always came easily to me and were always fun had started to become a struggle. The one thing I always said to myself was that when baseball started to feel more like a job, it would be time to move forward.