At this very moment, a "most popular story" at CNN.com is that the fan who caught Derek Jeter's 3,000 hit could face a tax hit for the value of what he accepted in exchange for giving the ball to Jeter.
This is not the first tax dispute involving Mr. Jeter. Remember when America's darling got in trouble with tax officials in New York state because he claimed to live in Florida to take advantage of their lack of state income taxes even though he actually lived in New York City? I remember that.
Of course, he got busted. I guess that while he is considered by some to be a "big deal" - he is not quite big enough to have local officials look the other way. That is what has happened in Massachusetts with Mr. Mitt Romney. (Of course, his dispute had nothing to do with taxes though).
I also noted that there was apparently a debate amongst the two biggest idiots on ESPN (Skip Bayless and Rob Parker) regarding whether ranks in the top five Yankees of all time. While I can't stomach actually watching it, I decided to pick five Yankees better than Derek Jeter. They are:
1. Babe Ruth
2. Lou Gehrig
3. Joe DiMaggio
4. Mickey Mantle
5. Hideki Irabu
There ya go. Some people forget Irabu. He was definitely better than Jeter though. Ask any Yankee fan.
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