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Jeter signing only the beginning

Derek Jeter's signing with the Yankees is a reminder of what the pilot sometimes says over the intercom after he has landed the plane: the safest part of your day is now over.

Now it gets complicated, as Jeter heads toward 37 next June 26. The Yankees have committed to a three-year contact, three years somewhere near $16 million per year, making him the highest-paid shortstop for the moment.

Undoubtedly Jeter will remain in great physical condition and his head and heart will be as admirable as ever and fans can expect him to dive into the seats forehead first and make remarkable defensive plays on some hapless latter-day Jeremy Giambi, or some new exploit.

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The Texas Rangers might demand a birth certificate. Suuuure, he's 21. Suuuure this is his first postseason. Madison Bumgarner looks as if he has done this a thousand times before.

But no, this was Bumgarner's first World Series start, and even if the Rangers doubt his age, they cannot question his stuff, not after he pitched the Giants to the brink of a championship in Game 4 Sunday night.



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