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Derek Jeter


You cannot deny the great career of Derek Jeter (believe me, I'm not a Yankees fan, so I try to poke holes). Jeter spent his entire 20-year MLB playing career with the New York Yankees. He is a five-time World Series champion, the Yankees' all-time career leader in hits (3,465), doubles (544), games played (2,747), stolen bases (358), times on base (4,716), plate appearances (12,602) and at bats (11,195). He has 14 All-Star selections, five Gold Glove Awards, five Silver Slugger Awards, two Hank Aaron Awards, and a Roberto Clemente Award. In 2017, the Yankees retired his uniform number 2.

The cards:
Top row, L-R: 1990 Topps; 2000 Fleer Dividends; and 2000 Fleer Tradition.
Middle row: 2000 Fleer Tradition; 2000 Fleer Tradition; and a Series 2001 Card 1 of 4 Skippy disk.
Bottom row: 2002 Topps; 2004 Topps Opening Day; and 2006 Fleer Tradition.


Top row, L-R: 2006 Topps Sports Illustrated for Kids; 2007 Upper Deck; and 2007 Upper Deck Goudy Big League.
Middle row: 2008 Topps Opening Day; 2008 Topps All-Star Game; and 2008 Upper Deck.
Bottom row:2009 Upper Deck Goudy; 2010 Topps AL All-Star; and 2011 Topps Lineage.


Top row, L-R:2011 Topps ('62); 2013 Topps; and 2013 Topps ('72).
Bottom row: 2013 Topps Chasing History.


The "Core Four" card is a 2010 Topps, and the Decades of Excellence card is 2000 Topps.

1994 Upper Deck

Now as  Reds fan, this is the painful part. In the 1992 MLB June Amateur Draft, the Reds selected Chad Mottola in the first round as the no. 5 overall pick. Jeter went to the Yankees as pick no. 6. Ouch. Mr. Mottola's induction into the Syracuse Baseball Wall of Fame is a minor consolation.

Congratulations to Mr. Jeter!

Thanks for stopping by!

CinciCuse Bill
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