Passing Willie

In case you haven't heard, on Friday Derek Jeter passed Willie Mays on the all time hit list. Jeter now holds 10th place on the list. It must be a huge honor to be compared to a great such as Willie Mays.

Records are meant to be broken. When a rookie comes up for his first at bat, it is the first step to success. He can only hope to one day be compared to a legend. In 1995 Derek Jeter got an infield single for his first hit and in 2012 he got an infield single to pass Willie Mays for his 3284th hit.

Baseball has been around for over 120 years and to be in the top 10 of anything is just a huge  accomplishment. It is kind of difficult to fathom, but Derek Jeter could pass MLB all time hit leader Pete Rose one day.