Derek Jeters Disease Breaking Lou Gehrigs All Time New York Yankees Hits Record

Flashbulbs go off.  Is he gonna do it?  Three to tie.  Four to set the record.  Not yet.  I’ve actually heard, albeit from only a handful of fans, people saying, "I hope he doesn’t do it.  That’s Lou Gehrig’s record!"  Speaking for Mr. Gehrig (my good friend just used "Gehrig" for his son’s middle name), I don’t think he will mind.  To be cliche, Derek Jeter is a class act.  Since joining the Majors in 1995, Jeter has dodged the news for anything negative, the Mitchell Report, and the whole "Steroid Era".  I hope he breaks Gehrig’s record and then some.  Oh Captain, My Captain.

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