According to Gawker via an email tipster Derek Jeter will be named Sports Illustrated’s Sportsman of the Year on Monday. Now, not knowing what SI’s criteria is, I quickly looked on good ole Wikipedia which states the award goes to “the athlete or team whose performance that year most embodies the spirit of sportsmanship and achievement.”
Now, when I originally read this, I thought that maybe other people on his team or within the league might be more deserving of this award. However, after checking Wikipedia’s entry on the criteria, I couldn’t disagree with it at all. From all accounts, Derek Jeter has embodied what it is to be sportsmanlike since his first appearance in 1995.
Going even further, in 2009, Derek became the all time hits leader for a shortstop (passing Luis Aparicio) and became the New York Yankees all time hits leader (passing Lou Gehrig) as well.
If what Gawker is reporting is true, do you agree with this? I couldn’t think of an athlete who is more deserving than Derek.
Kevin Rozell
M. B. Rozell
Ray Rothfeldt
Eduardo Perez
No one is more deserving than Derek Jeter to be
named Sportsman of the Year.
His character, disposition, loyalty and effort
are beyond compare.
He is what every athlete should be.