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Jeter, Politely, Nudges Yankees Legends Aside

Posted May 7, 08 1:16 PM CDT in Sports 

(Newser) – When Derek Jeter passed Joe DiMaggio on the Yankees' all-time hits list earlier this season, he didn’t even notice. “I had no idea,” the captain tells the New York Post. “Somebody said something to me because I didn't see it flash on the scoreboard.” Jeter, 33, will likely pass Mickey Mantle and Babe Ruth this season, too—but will he notice?

“It’s not like I run to the Stadium and say ‘If I can do this …’” says the shortstop, who enters tonight's game with 2,392 career hits—so it’s possible Jeter doesn’t know he’s 23 hits from Mickey Mantle's total and 329 behind leader Lou Gehrig. “They played for such a long time," he said. "In my mind, I still haven’t played that long.”

Source New York Post

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New York Yankees' Derek Jeter goes after ball hit by Cleveland Indians' Jhonny Peralta in the second inning of a baseball game Saturday, April 26, 2008, in Cleveland. Peralta was safe at first base.   (AP Photo/Ron Schwane)
New York Yankees' Derek Jeter singles against the Seattle Mariners during the third inning of a baseball game Sunday, May 4, 2008 at Yankee Stadium in New York.   (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)
New York Yankees' Derek Jeter follows through on a double to center field during the third inning against the Seattle Mariners in a baseball game Saturday, May 3, 2008, at Yankee Stadium in New York.   (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
New York Yankees' Derek Jeter follows through on a single to right field, April 16, 2008, at Yankee Stadium in New York.   (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
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