Yes, and he is already retired. I think Jeter is getting the whole farewell tour at least partially because he's the last of the old beloved players to be retiring.

I have never attempted to answer why he is beloved. I have no clue why people started bowing down to Jeter, though it probably has something to do with the fact that he's with the Yankees and he stayed clean during the steroid era. My only comments have been about why people are making a big deal over his retirement —…

Uh, Chipper Jones retired several years ago, so I'm not sure what point you're getting at? I'm talking about current-generation baseball players. Is there a single player right this very moment that people worship like Jeter? No. He's the last player who is worshiped like that for the foreseeable future. And I've…

I read every comment in young Jack Nicholson's voice

That's an excellent point, and I'm pretty sick of it too and I find it exceedingly annoying. That being said, he is worshiped across the league, whether we like it or not. It's been going on his entire career and it's coming to a head now. His being on the Yankees is a major part of why he's worshiped, but it doesn't…

I believe this is the equivalent of alimony in the corporate world.

That doesn't mean I personally think he's fucking Jesus or anything. Can you name a single baseball player right now who currently has the level of hero-worship that Jeter does? Don't be dense. I don't agree with the worship of Jeter but it obviously exists, otherwise we wouldn't be having this conversation right now.…

I disagree, I think he actually is beloved. I mean, I think people respect a lot of players but they certainly aren't necessarily beloved. I think Jeter is beloved. People are making a huge shit over him retiring. I think that's proof enough that he's beloved rather than simply respected. You don't see this for other…

Um, are you completely insane? I'm not saying there's "nobody else like Jeter" and I certainly don't hold him up on a pedestal. I'm criticizing that. I'm simply theorizing that people hold him in such high regard because he had a lengthy career, untainted by steroids, on the league's most well-known and profitable…

I think there are a lot of respected players out there, but none are beloved, especially not like Jeter.

You're a bit biased, being as you're a Red Sox fan. I'm sorry to say it, but I believe Jeter really is well respected across the league. You wouldn't have every team trying to out-do each other with ridiculous gifts for Jeter if they didn't think he was important or special or beloved. I'm not even necessarily saying…

Uh, why wouldn't the media count? They're the ones who ordained him as beloved. The media has everything to do with why respect for Jeter is absurdly high. I also think it has everything to do with him playing in New York. If he weren't on the Yankees he wouldn't be worshiped like he is. It's possible he might not be…

I think I mentioned that. Jeter is the last beloved baseball player. None of those guys are beloved, even if they are clean. I can't tell you for sure why Jeter got so much attention in particular, but I think it has something to do with him coming from an era when people actually watched baseball. There are kids…

Uh, is Griffey still playing? I'm quite sure he retired already...

The real importance of Jeter is that he's the last beloved baseball player untainted by steroids or other dumb shit. People both young and old know who he is, and he just so happens to play for baseball's most marketable team. People think Jeter is great because he's a throwback to a bygone era and the survivor of a…

Congratulations to the Miami Dolphins for being this year's first team to officially fall apart. They were pretty late to the party last year. This time around it only took a two-game losing streak three weeks into the season. I think even the Buccaneers (last year's champion) took a little longer than that last year.

It must suck no longer having Taco Tuesdays or Fast Food Fridays.

This is the whitest touchdown celebration I've ever seen in a football game.

Salient point.

Actually, my implication was that after Tebow and Meyer left they started to suck.