Jeterian
From an article
suggesting Jeter should retire:
Jeter has pulled off the impossible exacta of evoking hero worship
without sharing himself with the very people who worship him. If
observed objectively, there is absolutely no intimacy between Jeter and
his fans.
The relationship is entirely corporate to him, his polished persona
never smeared in years of using New York City as his personal
wonderland. He is, off the diamond, the most boring star every to flash
across Broadway’s sky. For all of A-Rod’s foibles, there is a
vulnerability to him that at least reminds you he’s human.
I've long said that
Jeter is JFK to A-rod's RFK:
I love Jeter. We all do. He's the Yankee of our lifetimes. But I have
no desire to read about him. He is JFK to A-Rod's RFK: the more you
read about Jeter the less interesting he is, while A-Rod has layer after
layer of odd complexity that can be fascinating, whether you like him
or not. If it weren't for Jeter acting like a sniveling sixth-grade
girl because of a comment A-Rod made (and then apologized profusely for), there would truly be nothing interesting about Jeter as a guy.
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