watched the postgame on TV
Moments after Detroit beat Minnesota, many players in the Tigers' clubhouse at Comerica Park simply stood in silence and watched the postgame on TV.
With a packed house cheering his every move from the moment he ran out to stretch, and some tickets going for $10,000 each, Jeter's farewell in the Bronx began on time after a rainy, dreary day.
The captain led the team out of the dugout — as usual — and the cheering began in earnest — rarely letting up when Jeter was on the field. He took several deep breaths when he settled in at shortstop and waved to the crowd before the first pitch.
Andrew and Margaret Koslosky were sitting in the front row behind the backstop. He said he had a chance to sell his tickets for $10,000 each and turned it down.
"There wasn't enough money in the world to pay for the history we saw tonight," he said after the game. "End of an era. We grew up with that kid and we grew old with him. A part of all of us retired tonight."
