Adios El Capitan

[Guest d'Kong76]

Nothing will keep him from starting.

[Edgy MD]

A steroid suspension might.

[dinosaur jesus]

Edgy MD wrote: A steroid suspension might.

Nah. If he got caught, they'd just have to legalize steroids.

[Guest d'Kong76]

dinosaur jesus wrote: Nah. If he got caught, they'd just have to legalize steroids.

That's funny, and probably correct.
If three guys beat him out in voting he'd still start.
If anyone thought the Mariano thing was overblown,
just wait until Aug, Sept, and perhaps postseason and
it's gonna get unbearable.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Amusing how ESPN takes time tonight to show all the
touristy types taking pictures in wonderment as Jeter is
at the plate. It's his last Sunday night game in April!!

[Guest themetfairy]

d'Kong76 wrote: It's his last Sunday night game in April!!

OMG! OMG! OMG!

[nymr83]

d'Kong76 wrote: dinosaur jesus wrote: Nah. If he got caught, they'd just have to legalize steroids. That's funny, and probably correct. If three guys beat him out in voting he'd still start. If anyone thought the Mariano thing was overblown, just wait until Aug, Sept, and perhaps postseason and it's gonna get unbearable.

I have a dream... the Yankees missing the playoffs by 1 game, Derek Jeter striking out to end their season and his career.

[MFS62]

Nymr83 wrote: I have a dream... the Yankees missing the playoffs by 1 game, Derek Jeter striking out to end their season and his career. Then, Earth will be attacked by Aliens. One Hundred Years later, men will be huddled in their post-apocalyptic caves, teaching their children that the vision of Jeter making the last out of major league baseball has kept their hopes alive. They tell their children, "We must survive, because he made all mankind better."

There. I fixed that for you.

Later

[Fman99]

Straight to the barf bag.

[nymr83]

Fman99 wrote: Straight to the barf bag.

that really makes me want to puke

[Guest d'Kong76]

Jeter went 0 for 7 last night for the first time in his
illustrious career. The milestones continue to pile up
as Captain Intangibles rides into the sunset.

[seawolf17]

I want him to miss the Hall of Fame by three votes his first time.

Well, I want that to happen every time. But at least the first time.

[Guest d'Kong76]

They're not going to vote, he'll go in after the World
Series. As he should.

[Frayed Knot]

I like the present that the Brewers gave Jeets for his last ever visit to Milwaukee - a walk-off loss.

[Guest Mets � Willets Point]

This is so fitting: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Error_(baseball)

[Guest d'Kong76]

He was there when it all began, and tonight Captain Derek
Jeter leads his Yankees into battle in his final regular-season
Subway Series ever against the Mets at Citi Field!

Join us at 7:00 ET in the CPF IGT for this historic occasion.
Please refrain using flash photography. Thank you.

[Guest themetfairy]

It's easy to refrain from flash photography in this case.

It'll be harder to refrain from puking.

[Edgy MD]

And if you guessed "A Framed #2 Made Entirely of Subway Tiles, Trimmed in Both Yankees Navy and Mets Orange and Royal," step right up and collect your prize.

I'll go ahead and hand it to the Mets, for the second straight year, they went for something tasteful, thoughtful, drawn from the fabric of the city both the Yankees and Mets represent, with a huge what-the-fuck-am-I-going-to-do-with-that? factor that the player just has to smile through and humbly respect because, you know, the city.

Good play, Mets!!

[Guest Mets � Willets Point]

Amused that the photographer in the foreground is cropping Jeffy out of the picture.

[Benjamin Grimm]

They should have just given him a $20 gift certificate to the Olive Garden.

[Guest Mets � Willets Point]

Jeter does have a monstrously huge house in Florida, I'm sure he'll find a place for it. Or he can put it with Rivera's fire nozzle and make a New York themed shower stall.

[Guest d'Kong76]

It could be a tad smaller, but I kinda like that gift.
It's not over the top, and well-themed.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Going straight to the shower stall in Derek's guest-house's spare bathroom.

Nah, it is nice.

[MFS62]

I'd rather they'd just give him an 0 for 4 collar.

Later

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Wouldn't something Tampa-themed-- Platinum seashell? Gold-plated Applebee's menu? Pinstriped stripper pole?-- be more appropriate, seeing as, y'know, he's not actually a New Yorker?

[dgwphotography]

I hoped they would give him a gift basket on the way out the door....

[batmagadanleadoff]

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Never thought I'd see the day when I'd be applauding the Mets cheesiness.

[Guest d'Kong76]

You thought they should be less chessy?

[HahnSolo]

Mets � Willets Point wrote: Amused that the photographer in the foreground is cropping Jeffy out of the picture.

Lol good catch. I guess no Jeff Wilpon on this date in history.

[Guest Mets � Willets Point]

The Poison Control Center advises keeping a copy of this handy in case accidental ingestion of poisons requires induced vomiting.

Actually, reading this I'm wondering if Poe's Law needs to be invoked.