MR. YANKEE......Derek JETER......#2 in PINSTRIPES........nearing 3,000 HITS for Career....Is he the best BOMBER SS Ever?

As you here the Hip-Hop Music Intro at New YANKEE STADIUM.......and the Public Address Announcer says........as music is tuning down........at Derek JETER........and the Crowd lets off the loudest Cheer of the night for any YANKEE.

They say playing in the BIG MARKETS in Professional Sports can be a Gift or a CURSE..........Well Yankee Shortstop Derek JETER, who play in the Biggest Market New York City by the way, has done above and beyond any ones expectations probably including his own.

I have never seen an NY Professional Sports Athlete handle NY City and all its nuances like the man they simply call in N Y C.....Mr. YANKEE........#2..........in PINSTRIPES.

Well just 11 Hits away from the 3,000 Hit mark D.J. at age 36 is battling the FATHER TIME Clock. Having jut inked a new deal with the BOMBERS that will keep JETER a YANKEE FOREVER.........D.J. knows how important it is to not only finish at the TOP f the GAME but finish strong.

Who would've thought after going 0-5 on MAY 30, 1995 in Seattle vs the MARINERS and that the next day he managed to get his 1st hit off of Seattle Pitcher Tim Belcher in the 5th inning to go 1-5 that that hit would be the 1st to over 3,000 plus in a fabulous career.

The LEGACY of JETER is in tack as there are really nothing bad to say about an Athlete who cares about not only his teammates and the YANKS but the GAME in General and when you play the RIGHT WAY......only good things can happen for you as it has for JETER.

If the BLUEDUDE did a POLL on who the best YANKEE Shortstop is ever the TOP 5 would be like this.....

1. Derek JETER 1995-
2. Phil RIZUTTO 1941-56
3. Frankie CROSETTI 1932-48
4. Tony KUBEK 1957-65
5. Bucky DENT 1977-82

And this last is the BRONX BOMBER List.....and you know they have Storied LEGENDS at nearly every Position and JETER is right there.

Now do I think JETER is in the Top Tier of All-Time YANKEES.....MAYBE.....but when you say All-Time........it gets really NOSTALGIC and Legendary ....to where no other MLB Franchise can compete.......look at this list...just a few names:

TOP TIER YANKEES in the BLUEDUDE'S Estimation

Babe RUTH
Lou GEHRIG
Casey STENGEL
Joe DIMAGGIO
Mickey MANTLE
Reggie JACKSON
YOGI BERRA
Whitey FORD
Mariano RIVERA *
Derek JETER *
Thurman MUNSON
Phil RIZZUTO

It's hard top say there is a TIER with the BRONX BOMBERS because of so many GREAT PLAYER to WEAR the PINSTRIPES.......it's almost like saying who are the TOP 10 Pittsburgh STEELERS of All-Time.......Heck you could put a TOP 10 Steelers based on their 1970's Teams alone.

Having said all this the BLUEDUDE SPORTSTALK Derek JETER Watch is in full effect and to the BEST SS ever in NYC.........HATS OFF from the BLUEDUDE.......you did it the right way.......... D.J.

NOTE* Next 2 GAMES JETER faces

Thursday June 9 vs Boston's Josh BECKETT 21-72 vs BECKETT
Friday June 10 vs Cleveland's Fausto CARMONA 6-20 vs CARMONA
Saturday June 11 vs Cleveland's Mitch TALBOT 2-4 vs TALBOT

DEREK JETER turns 37 on JUNE 26th