Derek Jeter, Jeb Bush and their group of investors haven’t
officially purchased the Miami Marlins yet and I have to say I am already so sick
and tired of hearing about it, especially from the fans of the New York
Yankees.
Let’s start at the beginning. Jeter, Jeb Bush and a group of
investors have come together and made a bid to purchase the Miami Marlins
franchise for a shade over $1 billion. Depending on where you read the group
have either won the bid or not been awarded with the top bid, I’ve read both as
of the time of this writing although that is subject to change, but what I am
being bombarded with more so is all this nonsense from Yankees fans who are
actually upset about Jeter purchasing a stake in a franchise other than the New
York Yankees. Say what?
I’ve seen quotes something along the lines of that Jeter is
“no longer a true Yankee” and such as that because he is buying the Miami
Marlins franchise, reportedly anyway. Again. Say what? So with that line of
thinking I guess that Tino Martinez, a beloved Yankee who had his own day
inside Yankee Stadium a couple seasons back, is not a true Yankee either since
he was the hitting coach for Miami and played for other teams including the St.
Louis Cardinals. Paul O’Neill? Not a true Yankee, he played for Cincinnati. Don
Mattingly? Nope, he managed the Los Angeles Dodgers. Joe Girardi? Nah, he
played for the Chicago Cubs and Colorado Rockies among other teams and also
managed the Miami Marlins before the Yankees. I can keep going but I think you
get the point. I get it, I do. It’s Jeter. Jeter is supposed to be and built up
to be the exception to the rule by Yankees fans but come on…. I think this is
exaggerating just a little too much and taking it a wee bit too far.
Chill, people. Jeter spent 20 seasons at shortstop for the
New York Yankees and left everything he had on the field every single night and
during the latter part of those 20 years Jeter was quite vocal about owning an
MLB franchise one day. Sure he would probably like to and prefer to buy the New
York Yankees but they aren’t for sale. Don’t be mad at Jeter for that and let
that tarnish his career and his legacy with you, blame Hal Steinbrenner and his
greedy brother Hank for that.
