So we’ve been sitting on this one for a few days, but we’ve decided that the time has come to share a little tidbit with you – Guess who’s been bumming around the islands this week??? DEREK JETER!!!
I grew up about an hour or so outside of New York City, so to say that I am a huge Yankees fan is an understatement. Back in 1996 when he was named Rookie of the Year, I skipped school one day and hopped on the train to NYC just to see him (sorry Papa News of St. John!) And on September 28, I made the trek up to Boston to watch his very last at bat ever. I love, love, love Derek Jeter. Why? Because he’s the classiest guy in sports and a fabulous baseball player.
So the fact that he is around St. John is beyond exciting to me. And the fact that he just retired after the best career in all of sports and decided to visit our little slice of paradise simply makes me smile.
We don’t want to give away too many details because the man deserves his privacy, but we can tell you that he spent some time in the BVIs over the weekend. We’ve also heard that he’s spent a bit of time on St. John. It makes sense seeing that his current girlfriend, Sports Illustrated model Hannah Davis, is originally from St. Thomas. We also know that he’s pretty good friends with a Cruz Bay business owner, so you never know, you just may se him in town.
So if you happen to cross paths with him, maybe just tip your hat if you’re wearing one or simply say thanks. And if you haven’t watched this video yet, check it out. It’s pretty cool … even if you’re a Sox fan 🙂
http://youtu.be/X03_bNuihLU
A beautiful guy on a beautiful island with a beautiful woman!
STJ like DJ is the best :)!
I went to the old Yankee Stadium, the last year it was in use, to see the stadium and Derek…I was thrilled to be sitting between third and home plate. The Yankees won, Derek played a great game and we left sining “New York, New York” with Frank……what a memory! Thanks Derek for ALL the great memories, over the years.
I just showed this to my students at Sprauve. The boys LOST.THEIR.MINDS.
Perfect t-shirt for our loyal Michigan alum! Derek, how about a donation to save Coral Bay?
glad you captioned it–didn’t recognize him with sunglasses & out of pinstripes. then again, not a sports guy. . . .
Well, Well, that’s exactly why we wrote we’d been sitting on it for a few days … 🙂
Well, Well,….. That’s funny.
At the risk of enraging the Yankee Nation in Cruz Bay, I’ll have to admit I don’t care for the Yankees (sorry Jenn). Mainly due to Steinbrenner. But Jeter is a class act all the way. They were lucky to have him.
yeah jenn….. but your picture is at fenway….. ‘nut said!
i was in st john last week and saw jeet’s having dinner at the restaurant some friends and i were eating at. he refused to take a picture with us by the bathroom, saying “sorry, i promised, no pictures on vacation”…he was a total d-bag. and his smokestack girlfriend was looking pretty beat-up after a day in the sun. thank god for photoshop!