Derek Jeter honoré en territoire ennemi pour le dernier match de sa carrière

J'ai souligné à plusieurs reprises que Derek Jeter incarne le joueur de baseball professionnel dans ce qu'il a de meilleur à offrir. Les Red Sox de Boston, pourtant les éternel rivaux des Yankees, ont réservé un bel hommage au capitaine de l'équipe de New York. Je vous laisse des liens pour des articles dans le New York Times et le Boston Herald ainsi qu'un lien pour un montage de Major League Baseball (à voir, très bien fait) qui permet d'entendre la foule scander le nom de Jeter avant de l'applaudir chaudement.

 "Soon enough came the ceremony on the field, featuring Boston sports greats like Carl Yastrzemski and Bobby Orr. Pete Frates, the former Boston College baseball captain who inspired the A.L.S. Ice Bucket Challenge, was there, too, and a singer from “The Voice” serenaded Jeter with Aretha Franklin’s “Respect.”

The gifts were modest — a pair of duck boots, a base with his number on it, a signed “RE2PECT” plate from the scoreboard, a check to his foundation — and the cheers from the fans heartfelt. Jeter had been a worthy rival.

“I don’t know many people who could really unite a crowd like he did today,” Girardi said later. “Such big rivals, so much history between the teams, but you would have thought it was one team today.”

The Red Sox marched onto the field to greet Jeter, one by one, in the ceremony. Joe Kelly, who on Saturday became the last pitcher to strike out Jeter, posed for a selfie with him.

 Lien pour l'article du New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/29/sports/baseball/derek-jeter-plays-final-game-at-a-friendly-fenway-park.html?ref=sports

Lien pour l'article du Boston Herald:
http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/red_sox_mlb/boston_red_sox/2014/09/jeter_brings_out_best 

 Le montage de MLB:
http://m.mlb.com/video/v36706715/nyybos-a-look-at-the-final-game-of-jeters-career