ArtsAutosBooksBusinessEducationEntertainmentFamilyFashionFoodGamesGenderHealthHolidaysHomeHubPagesPersonal FinancePetsPoliticsReligionSportsTechnologyTravel

The True Enigma

Updated on September 29, 2014

"My Way"

And So It Ends

This morning, Derek Jeter got out of bed and realized that he had nothing to do! His season, and his career, ended yesterday. He did manage to proved us one last highlight though, getting a game-winning single in his last at-bat in Yankee Stadium.

He came into the league when baseball may have needed him the most. The league was only a few years removed from a labor dispute that had cost Major League Baseball the World Series, he also provided stability as baseball went through the steroid era.

And while he excelled both at the plate and in the field, his greatest feat may have been staying out of the public eye.



Hiding In NYC?

"Sports-Entertainer" Jeff Hardy, among his many nicknames, is called "the enigma". Jeter may have earned that nickname even better.

Playing in a city that, no offense to Los Angeles, may be the media capital of the United States, and for one of the most celebrated sports franchises in the world, Derek Jeter managed to keep a low profile. Rarely did you hear of him in the media for getting arrested, etc. Early in his career, he did seem to be linked to a variety of actresses, musicians, etc, but this too faded.

As his career entered the age of social media, where anyone with a cell phone can be photographer or videographer, Jeter still managed to stay out of the public eye.

It will be interesting to see how much we see of Jeter now that he has retired. I have a feeling one of the next times we see Jeter in public will be in Cooperstown when he is inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. I personally think he has the potential to be a unanimous first-ballot inductee.

The New Prince

Jeter may have been the face not just of the Yankees, but of Major League Baseball. This leaves baseball in a predicament. Who to take up his crown.

Two names that come to mind are Mike Trout and Andrew McCutchen. Both are talented athletes and seem like excellent role models.

As a Pirates fan, I would like to see McCutchen inherit that role, but it may be unlikley. For one, Pittsburgh is not a large market, Trout plays in Los Angeles and has the power of that city's media.

A second issue is McCutchen's appeance. While his dreds trailing behind him as his makes a diving catch or admires a home run makes for great footage, is that the face Major League Baseball wants.

Of course, with baseball having difficulties reaching urban youth, maybe he is the best choice.

working

This website uses cookies

As a user in the EEA, your approval is needed on a few things. To provide a better website experience, hubpages.com uses cookies (and other similar technologies) and may collect, process, and share personal data. Please choose which areas of our service you consent to our doing so.

For more information on managing or withdrawing consents and how we handle data, visit our Privacy Policy at: https://corp.maven.io/privacy-policy

Show Details
Necessary
HubPages Device IDThis is used to identify particular browsers or devices when the access the service, and is used for security reasons.
LoginThis is necessary to sign in to the HubPages Service.
Google RecaptchaThis is used to prevent bots and spam. (Privacy Policy)
AkismetThis is used to detect comment spam. (Privacy Policy)
HubPages Google AnalyticsThis is used to provide data on traffic to our website, all personally identifyable data is anonymized. (Privacy Policy)
HubPages Traffic PixelThis is used to collect data on traffic to articles and other pages on our site. Unless you are signed in to a HubPages account, all personally identifiable information is anonymized.
Amazon Web ServicesThis is a cloud services platform that we used to host our service. (Privacy Policy)
CloudflareThis is a cloud CDN service that we use to efficiently deliver files required for our service to operate such as javascript, cascading style sheets, images, and videos. (Privacy Policy)
Google Hosted LibrariesJavascript software libraries such as jQuery are loaded at endpoints on the googleapis.com or gstatic.com domains, for performance and efficiency reasons. (Privacy Policy)
Features
Google Custom SearchThis is feature allows you to search the site. (Privacy Policy)
Google MapsSome articles have Google Maps embedded in them. (Privacy Policy)
Google ChartsThis is used to display charts and graphs on articles and the author center. (Privacy Policy)
Google AdSense Host APIThis service allows you to sign up for or associate a Google AdSense account with HubPages, so that you can earn money from ads on your articles. No data is shared unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)
Google YouTubeSome articles have YouTube videos embedded in them. (Privacy Policy)
VimeoSome articles have Vimeo videos embedded in them. (Privacy Policy)
PaypalThis is used for a registered author who enrolls in the HubPages Earnings program and requests to be paid via PayPal. No data is shared with Paypal unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)
Facebook LoginYou can use this to streamline signing up for, or signing in to your Hubpages account. No data is shared with Facebook unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)
MavenThis supports the Maven widget and search functionality. (Privacy Policy)
Marketing
Google AdSenseThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Google DoubleClickGoogle provides ad serving technology and runs an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Index ExchangeThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
SovrnThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Facebook AdsThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Amazon Unified Ad MarketplaceThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
AppNexusThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
OpenxThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Rubicon ProjectThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
TripleLiftThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Say MediaWe partner with Say Media to deliver ad campaigns on our sites. (Privacy Policy)
Remarketing PixelsWe may use remarketing pixels from advertising networks such as Google AdWords, Bing Ads, and Facebook in order to advertise the HubPages Service to people that have visited our sites.
Conversion Tracking PixelsWe may use conversion tracking pixels from advertising networks such as Google AdWords, Bing Ads, and Facebook in order to identify when an advertisement has successfully resulted in the desired action, such as signing up for the HubPages Service or publishing an article on the HubPages Service.
Statistics
Author Google AnalyticsThis is used to provide traffic data and reports to the authors of articles on the HubPages Service. (Privacy Policy)
ComscoreComScore is a media measurement and analytics company providing marketing data and analytics to enterprises, media and advertising agencies, and publishers. Non-consent will result in ComScore only processing obfuscated personal data. (Privacy Policy)
Amazon Tracking PixelSome articles display amazon products as part of the Amazon Affiliate program, this pixel provides traffic statistics for those products (Privacy Policy)
ClickscoThis is a data management platform studying reader behavior (Privacy Policy)