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Jeter ties hits mark as Yanks beat reeling Rays

Associated Press

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

NEW YORK -- Derek Jeter stood at first base and waved his batting helmet, cheers resonating from the upper reaches of a packed Yankee Stadium. After tying Lou Gehrig atop the Yankees hit list, the ever-confident captain suddenly wasn't so sure of himself. "I really didn't know what to do because we were losing at the time and I didn't want to disrespect Tampa," Jeter said. "I never dreamt about all of this." Jeter broke out of his slump in a big way Wednesday night, getting three hits to ma ...

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