It’s been a big sports week for the city of New York. First, New York Yankee great Derek Jeter was voted into the Hall of Fame. The next day, the world found out that Eli Manning would be calling it a career.
Manning held his retirement press conference in front of family, friends, former teammates and coaches Friday morning. And as part of a round of questioning, Manning was asked about Jeter and what he learned from the Yankees captain.
Manning responded in traditional Eli fashion.
“Well, I’m just trying to figure out which one of y’all didn’t vote for him. There’s only one of ya, so I know you’re probably in here,” Manning cracked.
Jeter got 99.7 % of the possible votes to get him into the Hall of Fame. The baseball world has been wondering who it was that didn’t vote him in on their ballot. Apparently, Eli is wondering the same.
Manning also talked about the call he got from Jeter during his rookie year and how he watched Jeter closely after that. Manning admitted to taking a lot of notes about how Jeter handled New York.
The two combined to bring multiple championships to New York and if you are a Yankees and a Giants fan, it’s likely both Manning and Jeter are guys who are near to your heart as a sports fan.
John Mara has already come out and said that the Giants will indeed put Manning in the Ring of Honor, where he belongs. His number will be retired, just like Jeter’s number was at the conclusion of his great career.
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