Turning Back Father Time

Y'all, my boy Derek Jeter is killing it this year.  KILLING IT.  After an awful 2010, and a really slow start to 2011, it looked like Jeter was definitely on the downside of his career.  He was putting up career low numbers and had obviously lost a step in the field and on the base-paths.  Needless to say, I was devastated that my favorite athlete since the age of 7 was going out like this.  It wasn't supposed to happen this way.

But come July last year, Jeter began to turn it around.  In July, August, and September, Jeter hit .292, .387, and .303 respectively.  It looked like maybe he wasn't done quite yet...

At the start of this year I had low expectations for Jeter.  He batted .297 last year (a big difference from the career low .270 that he hit in 2010) and I expected for him to be right around there.  He was turning 38 this year after all.

BUT AU CONTRAIRE!  Coming into tonight, Jeter was hitting .385 with 3 home runs and 4 doubles.  He didn't hit his second home run last year until May 8th, and that was because he hit two that day!  I know, it's early in the year, but he's off to a monster start for a 37, soon to be 38 year-old.  Obviously his average will get lower over the course of the year, but it looks like Jeter has corrected the problems he was having with his swing over the last 2 years.

He's back people.  Maybe he asked Mariano Rivera what his secret was.  Maybe he had some secret injury that he was fighting over the last 2 years and decided to go to Germany like Kobe and A-Rod.  Or maybe Minka Kelly was a wet-blanket (coincidence that they dated while he struggled like this?).  Whatever it is, it's working.  Watch out y'all.