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NFT: Cooperstown: Here we are finally, for Derek Jeter

Carson53 : 9/9/2021 11:11 am
Well, I didn't see a thread for The Captain, so here you go:

I watched his speech in real time, and the one thing I was struck by was how many times he used the word "family",
in that speech. He kept his speech on the concise side (unlike a Donald Fehr), Jeter was never the type to draw things out or get long-winded.
He got in a little dig at the one sportswriter who didn't vote for him in his playful manner, not with any malice.
He was always good at that.
I just want to say I appreciated his speech, and his time here as a great ballplayer. I wish him well in his new endeavors, and with his young family.
why in the world was the induction  
KDavies : 9/9/2021 11:17 am : link
on a Wednesday afternoon at 1:30? I saw alerts that Jeter/Walker waere inducted, and was confused. I looked it up, and sure enough they did it at that time.

Some awful marketing of the game by MLB
RE: why in the world was the induction  
Carson53 : 9/9/2021 11:30 am : link
In comment 15356911 KDavies said:
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on a Wednesday afternoon at 1:30? I saw alerts that Jeter/Walker waere inducted, and was confused. I looked it up, and sure enough they did it at that time.

Some awful marketing of the game by MLB
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Well, it was suppose to be in July I believe, but that would have been done in more of a 'Zoom' type of situation.
In this way, they had fans on the grass and the HOFamers out there in person. That is my understanding.
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KDavies : 9/9/2021 11:35 am : link
In comment 15356930 Carson53 said:
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on a Wednesday afternoon at 1:30? I saw alerts that Jeter/Walker waere inducted, and was confused. I looked it up, and sure enough they did it at that time.

Some awful marketing of the game by MLB

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Well, it was suppose to be in July I believe, but that would have been done in more of a 'Zoom' type of situation.
In this way, they had fans on the grass and the HOFamers out there in person. That is my understanding.


Yes, they can have fans on the grass and HOFers in person if they do it on the weekend as well. And more fans can watch. It always used to be on a weekend. I used to go quite frequently. My issue isn't why now in September vs. July, but why Wednesday September 8 vs. the weekend.
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Stu11 : 9/9/2021 11:35 am : link
In comment 15356930 Carson53 said:
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In comment 15356911 KDavies said:


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on a Wednesday afternoon at 1:30? I saw alerts that Jeter/Walker waere inducted, and was confused. I looked it up, and sure enough they did it at that time.

Some awful marketing of the game by MLB

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Well, it was suppose to be in July I believe, but that would have been done in more of a 'Zoom' type of situation.
In this way, they had fans on the grass and the HOFamers out there in person. That is my understanding.

Do it mid week, mid day on Rosh Hashanah of all days was insanely tone deaf.
looking back I was lucky to have Jeter be my son's idol when  
Victor in CT : 9/9/2021 12:31 pm : link
he was growing up. Always classy, played the game hard and never acted like an asshole, always displayed sportsmanship. great role model.
Yeah, the timing was weird, I don't understand that.  
Mad Mike : 9/9/2021 12:33 pm : link
Probably would've watched if it was a weekend afternoon. But a well deserved honor, and I'm glad Walker was inducted as well, he was a hell of a hitter.
I also watched real time yesterday  
Dang Man : 9/9/2021 12:37 pm : link
Maybe I missed it, but when he named teammates of years passed he didn’t mention Andy Pettittte who was on all those WS teams with him. I thought they were close. Did I miss something?
Great seeing Jeter, Mo and Torre up there representing the dynasty.  
bceagle05 : 9/9/2021 12:37 pm : link
Those were the days man.
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I am Ninja : 9/9/2021 1:41 pm : link
It seemed pretty obvious from the midweek/coinciding with the first day of school in many parts, they were looking to keep attendance minimal. Which is unfortunate for business owners of course. We were there early summer and it was a ghost town with many vacant/not opening anytime soon storefronts.
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KDavies : 9/9/2021 1:50 pm : link
In comment 15357088 I am Ninja said:
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It seemed pretty obvious from the midweek/coinciding with the first day of school in many parts, they were looking to keep attendance minimal. Which is unfortunate for business owners of course. We were there early summer and it was a ghost town with many vacant/not opening anytime soon storefronts.


Much better ways of doing that. You could have the field taped off, required tickets, and had limited attendance. Just seems a poor decision by MLB imo. They should be promoting the game, and viewership had to be low at such a bizarre time.
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