Derek Jeter gave fans a night they'll never forget during his final game at Yankee Stadium
CHAPTER 1 JETER’S FAREWELL of sort of Stadium one Derek Jeter was always calm in the most pressure-filled times So it was strange to see how he reacted after his final game at the most Yankee memorable moments in the history of America’s winningest franchise It was an out-of-body experience Jeter said It was a weird range of emotions I was just trying not to cry Lots of people at the stadium were shedding tears on the night of September 25 2014 when Jeter played before them for
the last time His two decades as the New York Yankees shortstop were filled with success Rookie of the Year in 1996 14 All-Star All-Star Game appearances five Gold Gloves and most notably five World Series championships PHIL RIZZUTO Derek Jeter wasn’t the first great Yankees shortstop Phil Rizzuto was nicknamed Scooter and he lived up to the name He scooted along the left side of the infield gobbling up ground balls and spearing line drives at shortstop And he scooted around the bases as he scored 877 runs in 13 seasons ending in 1956
But the Hall of Fame player was even more popular as an announcer He often bragged about scooting from the broadcast booth to beat the traffic before the game ended Among his favorite shticks were calling people huckleberries when they made errors yelling holy cow when something wild happened and speaking about his fear of lightning or his favorite restaurants Yankees fans ate it up On this night even though it had been raining during the day fans filled Yankee Stadium to say goodbye to one of the in modern sports remarkable careers The Many carried banners praising Captain with one sign saying Thanks 2
