The All-Star game has just taken place and finally, America has something to feel good about. Derek Jeter has played his final All-Star game and this may have marked his last appearance before a national gathering, unless the Yankees make it to the World Series (that would be Jeter’s sixth sojourn). I take off my hat off to Number 2.
Jeter is everything most of our politicians are not, and this has not escaped the attention of fans of baseball and fans of sportsmanship. In all the years of Jeter’s storied career he has never been caught with his pants down, his finger in the cookie jar or any of the other embarrassing pastimes so enjoyed by many of our national political figures. He’s human just like they are, but he has found a way to present a dignified persona to the public, and for this he has been honored with the unreserved enthusiasm of baseball fans across the nation.
Jeter will go on to a fabulous post-career, whatever that turns out to be. But we will be losing a real, true spokesman for the National Pastime. That’s baseball, not politics...
No comments:
Post a Comment