Finally, A Baseball Hero For Kids

I'm lukewarm about this subject, baseball and records, but I do believe it deserves some comment. If you haven't heard of the New York Yankees go to the back of the class. Think Babe Ruth, Lou Gherig, Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris, Don Mattingly. Think all the great baseball players who have played for the Yanks over the years, the best teams money can buy and none of them, no one, has garnered 3,000 hits. That number of base hits is a milestone that paves the way to Cooperstown. Well, it's about to have another member and his name is Derek Jeter. I'm happy for him and not because he's a Yankee. Jeter began his career in 1995. He's a product of Kalamazoo, Michigan and he was brought up the right way; with parent's who loved him and expected him to do his best.
Jeter has kept his nose clean. There aren't any stories about his carousing around with buxom women; stuffing coke up his nose and embarrassing himself and his organization.
Good for Jeter and good for baseball. We need more like him.