Celebrity Love

Why I'm In Love With Derek Jeter

By College Candy. Posted on Jul 14th 2011.

Five reasons to drool over this Yankee--besides that 3,000th hit, plus some hot pics!

I'm a huge Yankees fan. It's a fact. An inarguable one, actually. I mean, what 12-year-old girl gets Yankee tickets for her birthday? (If you couldn't figure that one out, it would be me.) My most recent superfluous expenditure was my 100-dollars-a-pop July 9th tickets. Nevermind that my (BRAND-SPANKIN'-NEW) car broke down en-route to the game, I got to attend one of the greatest days of Derek Jeter’s career. Congrats on 3,000 Captain, and here's five reasons everyone should love Derek Jeter.

1. The boy's got talent. Derek Jeter has a laundry list of accomplishments, most of which would be lost on the non-baseball-lovers mind. Don't worry, I won't bore you with the long list of cool stuff he's done, but there's quite enough of it.

2. He's hot. I mean come on, anyone who disagrees might be legally blind. Okay, that was mean, but seriously. Hellooo bright blue eyes, dark skin and a smile that could feed all of the children in Africa. Well, I wish at least.

3. Charity. Charity, and more charity. Jeter's known for being involved with numerous charitable organizations, and even founding his own, called Turn 2. I mean, Jeter even said, "I want to set up a foundation that will have a positive impact on kids. I want to help nurture dreams. I want to show kids there's another way to go." A man with a big heart. Hi, let's get married.

4. Chivalry isn't dead. I'll bet you my next Yankee home game tickets (just kidding, I'd never risk losing them), that Jeter's never spoken ill-ly of an ex. Or a rival. Or of pretty much anyone. He knows how to be a gentleman, and a real team player. Swoon.

Read the rest (and see a gallery of hot pics!) on CollegeCandy: Top 5 Reasons To Love Derek Jeter