Derek Jeter, who art a Yankee, hallowed be thy name:

From the New York papers:

Mike Lupica, N.Y. Daily News (10/24/04)
"A-Rod wasn't the only reason the Yankees lost. He hit .258 in the ALCS, Jeter only hit .200. But Jeter cleared the bases in Game 5 and put the Yankees ahead. Jeter knocked in a run in Game 6 and thought he had started a rally until A-Rod hit that dribbler and got called out for interference, and Jeter not only didn't score on the play, he had to go to first."

Mike Vaccaro, N.Y. Post (10/24/04)
"When last year ended, there were still many people who believed Jeter was the fourth-best shortstop in the American League. Twelve months later, he is the winner in an epic landslide. You have one candidate (Alex Rodriguez) who isn't even a shortstop anymore, another (Nomar Garciaparra) who isn't even in the league anymore, and a third (Miguel Tejada) who apparently went to Baltimore and entered the Federal Shortstop Protection Program, for all anyone heard from him this year."

Harvey Araton, N.Y. Times (10/22/04)
"How did Jeter hold up, performance-wise, against the weight of A-Rod's presence? I won't bore you with statistics, but allowing for Jeter's dismal start, let's just say that anyone who watched the Yankees closely and still believes that Rodriguez is the better ballplayer must be more mathematician than baseball scholar."

It must be great to be Derek Jeter. Hit .200 in the ALCS, fail to come through in your role as the team's leadoff hitter, be a part of the biggest choke job in postseason history, and what do you get? Why, three columns from the three major local newspapers that worship you and fawn over your clutchness.

Of course.

That's New York city for you.