Guest Anglesault Report post Posted June 4, 2003 CINCINNATI -- Derek Jeter has been the unofficial captain of the New York Yankees for most of his eight-year career. Tuesday, it became official. Owner George Steinbrenner tabbed Jeter as the 11th captain in franchise history, the first since Don Mattingly retired after the 1995 season. The announcement came at the Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, where Jeter and the Yankees open a three-game series against the Reds on Tuesday night. Also in attendance for the announcement were general partners Hal Steinbrenner and Steve Swindal, general manager Brian Cashman, manager Joe Torre and former co-captain and current third-base coach Willie Randolph. "I have always been very, very careful about giving such a responsibility to one of my players," Steinbrenner said, "but I can not think of a single player that I have ever had who is more deserving of this honor than Derek Jeter. "He is a young man of great character and has shown great leadership qualities," the owner added. "He believes, as I do, what General (Douglas) MacArthur said, that 'there is no substitute for victory.' To him, and to me, it's second only to breathing." "This is a great honor," Jeter said. "Captain of the Yankees is not a title that is thrown around lightly. It is a huge responsibility and one that I take very seriously. I thank Mr. Steinbrenner for having such confidence in me." Jeter played 15 games with Mattingly in 1995, and has been one of the leaders of the Yankees during Torre era, which began in 1996. "Derek is a great and logical choice," Mattingly said. "What he has done speaks for himself. He handles himself with class and dignity and seems more and more comfortable being out in front." Jeter, 28, is the sixth player to be named captain in 31 years by Steinbrenner, and is the second-youngest to hold the title, as he is one month older than Thurman Munson was at the time of his appointment in 1976. Jeter has been named to five American League All-Star teams and played on four World Series championship teams, winning the World Series MVP award in 2000, the same season in which he took home All-Star Game MVP honors. Jeter ranks fifth on the team's all-time list with a .316 batting average, trailing only Hall of Famers Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Earle Combs and Joe DiMaggio. "In their first 100 seasons, the New York Yankees had only 10 team captains," said general manager Brian Cashman. "Derek Jeter has no doubt demonstrated that he is uniquely qualified to be our first Captain since Don Mattingly and the first of our second century." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ""This is a great honor. Captain of the Yankees is not a title that is thrown around lightly. It is a huge responsibility and one that I take very seriously. I thank Mr. Steinbrenner for having such confidence in me." -- Derek Jeter -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- God help him if he wears a Giant C like a certain overrated obnoxious egotistical Met. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest MaxPower27 Report post Posted June 4, 2003 Who wears the "C" on the Mets? Is that what that is on Sosa's jersey? I've always wondered. And I thought that Steinbrenner hated Jeter and his "socializing ways" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest alkeiper Report post Posted June 4, 2003 Carter? Hernandez? I honestly don't know who. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Anglesault Report post Posted June 4, 2003 Last time I checked Franco did. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bored 0 Report post Posted June 4, 2003 Bleh its such a p.r. move like the Visa commercial to make George look like a nice guy. Captains are for hockey and football coin tosses and don't mean shit in baseball. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Anglesault Report post Posted June 4, 2003 Bleh its such a p.r. move like the Visa commercial to make George look like a nice guy. Captains are for hockey and football coin tosses and don't mean shit in baseball. That's the generic baseball captain. The Yanks capatainship thing has actual prestige. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bored 0 Report post Posted June 4, 2003 Bleh its such a p.r. move like the Visa commercial to make George look like a nice guy. Captains are for hockey and football coin tosses and don't mean shit in baseball. That's the generic baseball captain. The Yanks capatainship thing has actual prestige. I think World's Greatest Grandpa has more prestige than any baseball capatain. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NYU 0 Report post Posted June 4, 2003 So let's see....if I'm extremely overrated, have had my quality slip down in recent years, and I party out till 3:30 am, regardless that the season is still going on....maybe I can be named the Captain of the SmartMarks ! Hell, looks like it's working for Jeter just fine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest JangoFett4Hire Report post Posted June 4, 2003 This is such a non-story. What does a captain for a baseball team do? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Kingpk Report post Posted June 4, 2003 Bang Mariah Carey? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bored 0 Report post Posted June 4, 2003 Bang Mariah Carey? Now who hasn't banged Mariah Carey? *rim shot* "Even the fat kid with asthma, wearing the Babylon 5 t-shirt got a hand job." Dave Attell Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NYU 0 Report post Posted June 4, 2003 Bang Mariah Carey? Or bang a chick with a caterpillar crawling near her eyes ? (Am I the only one that thinks Jordana Brewster, with her obvious unibrow, is pretty friggin ugly?) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Dames 0 Report post Posted June 4, 2003 Shit, where can I get in the line for Mariah? Dames Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Vern Gagne Report post Posted June 4, 2003 Shit, where can I get in the line for Mariah? Dames Go too sleep and dream! thank you lady and gents. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest DrTom Report post Posted June 4, 2003 Shit, where can I get in the line for Mariah? The line forms behind me. And there will be no butting in. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Sandman9000 Report post Posted June 5, 2003 I'm not touching Mariah. After she's been with ODB and who knows what else, I don't even want to begin to imagine the number of VD's she's got. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Anglesault Report post Posted June 5, 2003 Shit, where can I get in the line for Mariah? Dames The Insane Asylum. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Some Guy Report post Posted June 5, 2003 WHoopty Doo! The Yankees have a captain. As though that means anything. If anybody didn't know that that is Jeter's team then they haven't been paying attention for a few years. Having a "C" on your jersey means nothing. But if the two games after he started wearing it are any indication of his captaining abilities I'm all for it. He's captained them to 2 losses, here's hoping for about 100 more. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Your Olympic Hero Report post Posted June 5, 2003 He's captained them to 2 losses, here's hoping for about 100 more. just another hopeless Boston fan, unaware of the fact that the Red Sox are not going to win anything, as usual Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
