Derek Jeter is 2 hits short of 3,000. That's 2,998 for those of you lacking in mathematical skills and without a handy calculator. Although I recently discovered that my cell phone has a calculator on there somewhere. Who knew?
Anyway, I think tonight is the night Jeter becomes the first Yankee to collect 3,000 hits. Rookie Jeremy Hellickson will get the start for the Rays.
I'm sure Hellickson hopes that he retires Jeter and that he doesn't get a his milestone hit off him.
But would that be the worst thing to happen to Hellickson? If he gives up the historic hit, he will be a part of history. He'll always be remembered. 50-years from now, when footage is shown of Jeter getting the hit, there will be Jeremy. He'll be 74 then and will say to his grandkids, "There I am. Shoulda thrown a curve there."
Now he won't want to be part of history but if it happens he'll probably grow to appreciate it, don't you think? It's not as if it would be a Ralph Branca moment.
As for Jeter, I think he'd like to get it off Hellickson since this rookie pitcher is likely to have a long and very productive career. He's good. If I'm Jeter, and oh how I would love to be, I'd rather get the hit off a good pitcher then some guy nobody ever heard of or will hear from again. Except when they show the highlight forever.
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