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Derek Jeter – Emmy Award for Best Actor?……Absolutely!

Posted on September 24, 2010 | 12 comments

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Take a look at this video. Be patient. It takes a minute to load. I had a devil of a time finding a copy that was not locked out with a “security violation”, but once again WordPress to the rescue. Anyhow this goes in line with my last two posts , “Hit by a Pitch” – well, not really, but you’ll see what I mean.

Click link below to view vdeo:

http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=12117903&topic_id=8879976&c_id=mlb

Geez, I kinda liked Derek Jeter. He’s like the last of the old time heroes. I always thought it was because he was still single and could get away with indiscretions because he wasn’t hurting his sweet little wife who sat patiently at home waiting for him, because he didn’t have a wife. But now this puts a bit of a different swing on things don’t you think? I mean I’m sure a lot of Yankee fans will think this is great, probably even funny, but this pathetic lie of an acting job probably cost the Rays the game. Hero? I don’t think so. As far as I’m concerned Derek Jeter has dropped a notch, a lot of notches, probably to the bottom of the belt, in my mind.

This brings the Hall of Fame to mind once again. So they don’t want gamblers and substance abusers in the HOF, but will they draw the line when it comes to a big fake? I didn’t realize it had happened before. Derek was a hero in my mind and I didn’t really look very hard to prove him otherwise. See the “Related Articles” below.

Hey, it’s okay! We have a few heroes on the horizon. Buster Posey and Madison Bumgarner come to mind, because I’m a Giants fan probably, but I’m sure you have others on your team you would nominate. I’d like to hear about them. It would make for a great blog sometime in the winter while I’m having to sit through one of those goddawful Monday night football games.

Good grief! I thought I’d seen it all folks. But this one really takes the cake! Is Jeter so stupid he didn’t realize there’s such a thing as “replays” and better yet, “replays in slow motion”? I guess when you’re making those kind of bucks all bets are off and you do whatever you have to do to get that win. Ethics, honesty and morality? We’ll have to look to our young heroes and cross our hearts, hope to die, stick a needle …… and say a prayer once in awhile. They’re sure gonna need it.