# derek jeter. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 5, 2004, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/derek-jeter/273097 "2004-11-05T00:56:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DuhCow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b38774/32.png) [@DuhCow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DuhCow)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2004, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/derek-jeter/273097/1 "2004-11-05T00:56:52Z")
so. my grandfather is turning 82 and is madly in love with the yankees. apparently his favorite yankees are derek jeter and the catcher, i don’t even know his name, because “they are real yankees.” regardless, i would like to get him something for his birthday like an autograph or a picture or something. i don’t know. does anyone know where either of them hang out or live or how i could get into contact with them? if this sounds psychotic it was not meant to. thanks. ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2004, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/derek-jeter/273097/2 "2004-11-05T01:42:11Z")
eBay is a great place to look for this kind of crap. [Here](http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=27265&item=5135869836&rd=1) is an autographed photo, [Here](http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=27260&item=5134879109&rd=1) is a Jeter-signed 1998 WS ball, etc. Just go to [ebay.com](http://ebay.com) and search for “Derek Jeter.” ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2004, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/derek-jeter/273097/3 "2004-11-05T01:46:32Z")
> [@DuhCow](#): > > so. my grandfather is turning 82 and is madly in love with the yankees. apparently his favorite yankees are derek jeter and the catcher, i don’t even know his name, because “they are real yankees.” regardless, i would like to get him something for his birthday like an autograph or a picture or something. i don’t know. does anyone know where either of them hang out or live or how i could get into contact with them? > if this sounds psychotic it was not meant to. > thanks. The catcher’s name is Jorge Posada. I suggest you write to the Yankees and explain the situation in detail. (Don’t take this the wrong way, but get someone to proofread the letter. 🙂 In my experience major league teams are pretty good about that stuff. Say you’d like some signed photos of Derek Jeter and Jorge Posada, say please a lot, and you’ll likely get them. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2004, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/derek-jeter/273097/4 "2004-11-05T01:48:12Z")
Forgot this part. The Yankees’ mailing address (you’re likelier to succed with mail) New York Yankees Yankee Stadium 161st St and River Ave Bronx, NY 10452 ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2004, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/derek-jeter/273097/5 "2004-11-05T01:55:14Z")
Hardly a GQ worthy question. Moved to MPSIMS by **samclem** GQ moderator ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2004, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/derek-jeter/273097/6 "2004-11-05T13:24:54Z")
> [@DuhCow](#): > > apparently his favorite yankees are derek jeter and the catcher, i don’t even know his name, because “they are real yankees.” Jeter and Posada, along with Bernie Williams and Mariano Rivera, are all career Yankees who have not played for any other team. Those four are the only ones remaining from the 1996 team, which was the first of the Yankee’s recent championships. Not coincidentally, all except Williams (1991) joined the team in 1995. ---
**Author:** ![Exgineer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a88e4f/32.png) [@Exgineer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exgineer)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2004, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/derek-jeter/273097/7 "2004-11-05T14:11:45Z")
Are they still trying to shop Posada for Randy Johnson? ---
**Author:** ![TommyTutone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c4cdca/32.png) [@TommyTutone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TommyTutone)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2004, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/derek-jeter/273097/8 "2004-11-05T14:27:42Z")
I just got to the page, but the Yankees have an official online store where you can shop for things. This removes some of the question as to the legitimacy of an autograph. I did a search on Jeter and the following is the link that is a result: [http://shop.mlb.com/searchHandler/index.jsp?searchId=5364178821&sGroup=MLB&keywords=jeter&clickid=topnav\_search\_txt](http://shop.mlb.com/searchHandler/index.jsp?searchId=5364178821&sGroup=MLB&keywords=jeter&clickid=topnav_search_txt)