[Image: Gregory Heisler, SI]
Sports Illustrated made it official this morning, naming Derek Jeter its Sportsman of the Year. Tremendous for Jeter, who passed Lou Gehrig to become the all-time hits leader for the Yankees. Never one to get in trouble off the field, Jeter also had a tremendous season, batting .334/.406, with 18 homers, 66 homers, 30 stolen bases, his 4th Gold Glove (committing a career-low 8 errors), 4th Silver Slugger award, a third-place tally for the AL MVP, and his 5th World Series ring in which he batted .407 in the World Series. There were plenty of worthy candidates, but Jeter was a sound choice, the first Yankee to ever receive the award. Congratulations, Captain. Well deserved.
Nothing more to say then congrats J. You da man
What can I say, it’s been a banner year for the Yankees and especially for Derek. I’m sure some will complain that he didn’t deserve it, but a Yankee has never won it. So it’s not like there’s any real leg for them to stand on. 2009 is our year.
BTW, where did you find the picture you used? I can’t find any other pictures from the photo shoot on the SI website, unless I’m not looking in the right places.
No question about that, Mark and Beth. I got the photo from the SI.com website this morning, Beth. I forget if it was on their front page, or the Sportsman of the Year tab once I clicked on it.
Damn, that’s one dramatic picture.