MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) — The difference between owning a sports team and playing on one isn’t as drastic as you may think.
Losses all hurt the same when you’re emotionally invested. Perhaps even more so when you’re also financially invested.
Derek Jeter played on a winning team in each of his 20 seasons as a shortstop, which made his first year as an owner a test of patience.
He admits he failed.
Jeter’s Miami Marlins went 63-98 — a new, humbling experience for him, but nothing new for the troubled franchise. By finishing with the worst record in the National League, the Marlins endured their ninth consecutive losing season, the longest such streak in the majors.