It’s Hall of Fame season, and as usual, I am so excited for all of The Discourse we’re going to get exposed to over the next six weeks. Like last year, this year’s class of eligible baseball greats hits particularly close to home for Yankee fans, with Bobby Abreu, Jason Giambi, and Alfonso Soriano all being added to the ballot, alongside a guy you may have heard of; Derek Jeter.
Jeter, the captain, the shortstop of the New York Yankees, a player who was perhaps more famous than he was good, and he was extremely good.