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Tuesday, May 23, 2006

I do not have a crush on Derek Jeter

I learned last night that Jeter is approaching 2000 hits. Wow. Does he have a shot at 4256? Needing 2,200, if he plays until he's 45 (like Pete Rose did), that's 160 a year. (He's 31 now.) Let's say he gets 200 a year for the next six seasons ... 3200 hits, needing a thousand more to break Rose's record at 37. That would put him at 14th on the all-time list, just ahead of Cal Ripken's 3184.

I'd say he has a shot. He could switch to centerfield or first base, DH more often ... good for him. You know, given all the negative publicity around the homerun title right now, this one doesn't bother me at all.

Trivia: We all know that Rose is first and Cobb is second. Who's third? Hank Aaron: 3771. Man, is he underrated or what?

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