Winning with former Blue Jays doesn't even begin to describe the hate in my soul, though. Admittedly my hate has dissipated over the years, but growing up I hated how the Yankees always signed the big name free agents. I hated how they always found a way to come back and win. And I hated how they always made the playoffs. The face of the Yankees for the past 15 years has undoubtedly been Derek Jeter, but despite my hate for the organization I have never hated him. Sure he's overrated defensively and I think that this play is overly dramatic, but like I included in a post a few months ago, Jeter is just hard to hate.
Not only is Jeter hard to hate, he's cool. He is largely regarded as one of the lone brightspots of the so-called "steroids era". In fact, baseball fans have become so desensitized to PEDs (performance enhancing drugs) that they would only be surprised if Jeter or Ken Griffey, Jr. were discovered to be users. Jeter's ability to thrive in the clutch as well has his fistful of rings make him a mortal lock to be enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame five years after he plays his last game.
While he'll have to wait the requisite time to be inducted into Cooperstown, he will soon become a member of a more illustrious Hall of Fame. In case you haven't heard, the New York Post has reported that the 35-year old Jeter is set to marry his current girlfriend Minka Kelly (more on her later) on November 5th of this year. If this is in fact true it would put an end to one of the most impressive dating resumes of all time. Seriously, everyone always talks about how Joltin' Joe DiMaggio married Marilyn Monroe, but just take a look at what/who D'Slangin' Derek has done. If this isn't worthy of the Bachelorhood Hall of Fame I don't know what is.
Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey, the 5-time Grammy Award winner, is the only of Jeter's girlfriends that was more famous than him at the time that they dated(right now I'd say they are equally famous). Dating Mariah from '96-'98 may be Jeter's most impressive feat as a bachelor because 1.) She was married to Tommy Mottolla until 1997 and 2.) She was in her (career and sexual) prime and could have had any guy that she wanted (She released her Butterfly album in '97)
By the way, look at Mariah's dating resume. She went from Mottolla (white and 21 years older than her) to Jeter (mulatto and 4 years younger than her) to Nick Cannon (black and 10 years younger than her). P Diddy and/or Mase definitely fucked her during the making of the Honey (Bad Boys Remix) video and she's been working her way towards black guys ever since, right?
Lara Dutta
Dutta, who was born in India, was named Miss Universe in 2000 at the age of 21.
In September of 2009 ESPN.Com's Rick Reilly wrote, "A few years back, Jeter let me open an entire locker full of his mail. The most interesting letter was from a different Miss Universe, who included a photo with not a lot of clothing and her cell number. When I told Jeter -- with astonishment -- that he was being pursued with vigor by a Miss Universe, he said, and I quote exactly: "No way, dude. I'm not going down that Miss Universe road again." I just stared, open-mouthed, at him. Has any man ever uttered that sentence before?"
Jordana Brewster
Jeter dated the soap opera turned Hollywood actress just as she came into the national spotlight for her role in the film The Fast and the Furious (2001).
Adriana Lima
Lima is a Victoria's Secret model who was born in Brazil. She is a devout Catholic that attends church every Sunday. In fact, Lima told GQ in 2006 that she was a virgin and was going to wait until she got married to have sex.
I find it hard to believe that Jeter couldn't snake her v-card, but she has since married former NBA player Marko Jaric and they have a baby girl named Valentina.
Vanessa Minnillo
Long before Nick Lachey came along, Jeter dated the former Miss Teen USA and TRL host. I'm a big fan of Minnillo because she's smoking hot, but still comes across as the girl next door type.
Jessica Alba
Alba is one of the most pre-eminent sex symbols in America (#1 in Maxim's Hot 100 list in 2001, #1 in AskMen.com's 99 Most Desirable Women in 2006) and Jeter, of course, dated her in her prime. Alba is both so hot and known for being so hot that it took me a good 15 seconds to remember that she is an actress.
I thought she was going to be the one to tie Jeter down (they seemed right together), but the two split and she is now married with a child.
Jessica Biel
There was big debate in the 00's about which Jessica, Biel or Alba, was hotter. Go figure Jeter dated them both. Biel first hit it big as the oldest sibling of the Camden family on the WB show 7th Heaven. By the turn of the millenium she knew that she had to branch out from her "goody goody" image to have a lasting career in Hollywood, so what did she do? Although it pissed off her producers at 7th Heaven, she posed for semi-nude photographs for Gear magazine at the age of 17. She has since said that she regrets that decision, but I think it's what skyrocketed her towards super stardom. If she didn't pose for those pictures does she still date Jeter and Justin Timberlake? My guess is no, but then again, I was always in the Alba camp.
Minka Kelly
Jeter has reportedly been dating the Friday Night Lights star since May of 2009 and the two have already been falsely rumored to be engaged.
Even if the rumors are again false, the question still needs to be answered. Where does Minka Kelly rank among Jeter's former flames?
Well first and foremost I'm a huge fan of Friday Night Lights and Minka is unconscionably hot everytime she appears on screen, so I think she's right up there. Next, it's hard to believe, but Minka/Lyla Garrity, is older than both Jessica Alba and Jessica Biel (the youngest of the 3- shocking, I know), but I think this makes her a more compatible match for Jeter. Next, her father is a former guitarist for Aerosmith, which is cool, except for the fact that he abandoned Minka and her mother. Lastly, she may not have the same kind of star power that Jeter's former girlfriends had, but she's entering her prime as an actress and a baby maker and I think Jeter finally wants to settle down.
There are also unsubstantiated rumors that link Jeter to Vida Guerra, Scarlett Johansson, and Gabrielle Union.
Seriously, is anyone else even in Jeter's league? The only other contenders that I can think of are:
Brad Pitt: Gwyneth Paltrow, Jennifer Aniston, Angelina Jolie
Justin Timberlake: Britney Spears, Vanessa Milano, Cameron Diaz, Scarlett Johansson, Jessica Biel
and
John Mayer: Jennifer Love Hewitt, Jessica Simpson, Minka Kelly, Jennifer Aniston
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