Derek Jeter, the best SS to play the game today. The captain of the NY Yankees, probably the most glamorous ballclub in the sport. Jeter has been the face of the Yankees ever since he began playing for them. He is the current face of the franchise, what a true Yankee should be just like the other great Yankees were before him, The Babe, DiMaggio, Lou Gehrig, Yogi Berra, Mickey Mantle. His whole career he has been a Yankee and was instrumental in winning The World Series 4 out of 5 times from 1996-2000, and in effect winning the World Series MVP in 2000. Just this past year he was Sports Illustrated’s 2009 Sportsman of the Year. He’s a guy I would definitely want to have on my team, in my opinion he’s the next Mr. October, with his clutch play in the playoffs. He may not be that spectacular in the regular season but come playoff time expect him to be clutch. I just can’t imagine Jeter playing for another ballclub. It’s like Larry Bird playing for the Lakers or Magic playing for the Celtics. There have been a lot of stars that have played for the Yankees this century, guys like Alex Rodriguez, Johnny Damon, Roger Clemens, Jason Giambi but I really don’t see them as true “Yankees” unlike Jeter because he epitomizes of what a true Yankee is, a guy who works hard, plays without fanfare and recognizes the fans’ support.

Baseball is considered as America’s pastime. Professionals play in the Major League Baseball which comprises of 30 teams divide into the National League and the American League. The most dominant team has been the New York Yankees which has won 27 titles including the most recent World Series.
They were very dominant in the late 90s when they won the World Series in 1996 and from 1998-2000 including the first Subway Series World Series where they faced the New York Mets in 2000. They were led by All-Star SS Derek Jeter, Catcher Jorge Posada and closer Mariano Rivera and managed by Joe Torre. In their most recent title they were also led by the same batch of players plus Alex Rodriguez and pitchers Aj Burnett, Joba Chamberlain, CC Sabathia and this time was managed by Joe Girardi.
The Yankee Stadium is proof that baseball is indeed a glamorous sport. Costing $1.5 billion, the Yankee Stadium is the second most expensive stadium in the world. Inside, it is adorned with hundreds of Yankees photographs. Partnered with New York Daily News newspaper, “The Glory of the Yankees Photo Collection” was carefully selected out of the Daily News’ 2,000 photographs.
Till now, the Yankees have dominated baseball and are known all over the world.