It took all of four pitches before Boston leadoff hitter Jacoby Ellsbury eeked out a single over Jeter's head to start the game.
So much for the dream of another no-hitter by an unsuspecting Yankees pitcher against the Red Sox.
It's been 25 years since Dave Righetti, aka "Rags," made Wade Boggs (and everyone else) look foolish with that slider off the plate. If not for the mid-to-late 1990s, Jeter's flip to the plate in 2000, the Aaron Boone homer in 2003 and Jeter's dive into the stands against the Red Sox in 2004, this might have been the greatest Yankees moment of the past 25 years.
Alas, it's still in the top 10. And always worth a mention on July 4.
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Jeter's flip doesn't count. it happened in Oakland