I have to come clean. There are two reasons that I resent his slam dunk first ballot entry into baseball's Hall of Fame. And this is hard for me since he is a West Michigan boy.
1) They screwed Alan Trammell for 18 years before finally letting him limp in to the Hall of Fame. No way is Jeter a first ballot guy if it took Trammell 18 tries. The difference here is that tram was a Tiger but Jeter was a Yankee.
2) I know for a fact that Jeter is a fucking Michigan fan. Hard core.
i hope this and the article below will persuade you to my point of view.
Link: https://mgoblue.com/news/2014/8/27/Derek_Jeter_A_Michigan_Man_Despite_Never_Playing_for_U_M.aspx
And a few more World Series rings.
Trammell was a great player who belonged in sooner. But he wasn't Jeter.
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