tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post340563543811192141..comments2024-03-28T12:51:03.623-04:00Comments on IT IS HIGH! IT IS FAR! IT IS... caught.: Rick Reilly drinks quart of maple syrup, then writes column on Jeter: "He was a kind of prince in baseball cleats, George Clooney in pinstripes, the guy every woman wanted to bring home to mom, and very few did. He was humble and handsome and yet hard to hate."Stanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17758839786688249648noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-20626867168793056192014-05-30T15:32:05.000-04:002014-05-30T15:32:05.000-04:00Two words, Reilly: gift baskets.
I'd really ...Two words, Reilly: gift baskets.<br /><br />I'd really like someone to do some actual reporting about Jeter, but that won't happen. He'll always be a bland, two-dimensional heroic figure.<br /><br />I liked Mantle more after Ball Four than I did before, and I liked him a lot before.JMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09876016557456927299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-9965711496177761642014-05-30T15:25:37.197-04:002014-05-30T15:25:37.197-04:00Reilly is the biggest phony and name dropper of an...Reilly is the biggest phony and name dropper of any contemporary columnist. What he doesn't get is that when Jeter says he would cross the street to avoid him, he isn't joking. He means it. Which only makes us respect Jeter more, kids.Roger Bnoreply@blogger.com