Elias Sports Bureau.
Bob Klapisch, “A Heavy Burden; Rodriguez Says It’s Up to Him to Capture October for Yanks,” The Record, January 30, 2005.
Joe Torre with Tom Verducci, Chasing the Dream: My Lifelong Journey to the World Series (New York: Bantam, 1997).
Howard Ulman, “Nixon Criticizes A-Rod,” Associated Press, February 15, 2005.
Mike Vaccaro, “Tip of the Captain,” New York Post, March 6, 2005.
12. Moment of Truth
Baseball Info Solutions, http://www.baseballinfosolutions.com.
John Dewan, “Plus/Minus System,” The Fielding Bible, http://www.fieldingbible.com.
FanGraphs.com, Ultimate Zone Rating, http://www.fangraphs.com.
Michael Hoban, Fielder’s Choice: Baseball’s Best Shortstops, Booklocker.com, 2003.
Bill James, “Jeter vs. Everett,” The Fielding Bible, http://www.fieldingbible.com.
Tyler Kepner, “Baseball; Sunshine Amid Clouds,” New York Times, May 13, 2007.
Ian O’Connor, “The Boss to Torre: Win, or Else; ‘His Job Is on the Line,’ Yankee Owner Warns,” The Record, October 7, 2007.
13. Rebirth
John Dewan, “Plus/Minus System,” The Fielding Bible, http://www.fieldingbible.com.
FanGraphs.com, Ultimate Zone Rating, http://www.fangraphs.com.
Derek Jeter, Q&A, Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year award ceremony, December 1, 2009.
Jeter, “10 Pillars of Leadership,” http://www.DerekJeter.com.
R. D. Long, “A-Rod Represents the Collapse of an Empire,” Uncommon Knowledge Blog, September 19, 2008.
Ian O’Connor, “Lessons from a Gentle Giant; A Mellower Girardi Rips a Page from Coughlin’s Playbook,” The Record, March 3, 2009.
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Giles, Patrick. Derek Jeter: Pride of the Yankees. New York: St. Martin’s Paperbacks, 1999; Sports Publishing Inc., 1999.
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King, George. Unbelievable! The Historic Season of the 1998 World Champion New York Yankees. New York: HarperCollins, 1998.
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Magazines
Baseball America
Esquire
Forbes
GQ
Inside Sports
New York
Parade
Sport
The Sporting News
Sports Illustrated
Newspapers/Wire Services
Associated Press
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Boston Herald
(Cleveland) Plain Dealer
Dallas Morning News
Greensboro (NC) News & Record
Hartford Courant
Kalamazoo Gazette
Newark (NJ) Star-Ledger
Newsday
New York Daily News
New York Post
New York Times
San Francisco Chronicle
Seattle Times
St. Petersburg Times
Tampa Tribune
USA Today
(White Plains, NY) Journal News
Woodland Park (NJ) Record
Websites
http://espn.go.com
http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com
http://www.baseball-almanac.com
http://www.baseballamerica.com
http://www.baseballinfosolutions.com
http://www.cbssports.com
http://www.derekjeter.com
http://www.dupontcastle.com
http://www.fangraphs.com
http://www.fieldingbible.com
http://www.fisk.edu
http://www.johntiedemann.com
http://www.mlb.com
http://www.nexis.com
http://www.retrosheet.org
http://www.thebaseballcube.com
Videos/Broadcasts
CenterStage with Michael Kay, featuring Derek Jeter, YES Network, 2004.
ESPN SportsCentury profile of Derek Jeter, ESPN, 2003.
Game Broadcast Clips: Fox, MSG Network, YES Network.
Matt Lauer, Alex Rodriguez interview, Today show, NBC, February 27, 2004.
MLB.com, Baseball’s Best, 1996 World Series, 2001 World Series videos.