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    Guys Read: I Will Destroy You, Derek Jeter: A Short Story from Guys Read: The Sports Pages
    Guys Read: I Will Destroy You, Derek Jeter: A Short Story from Guys Read: The Sports Pages
    Guys Read: I Will Destroy You, Derek Jeter: A Short Story from Guys Read: The Sports Pages
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    Guys Read: I Will Destroy You, Derek Jeter: A Short Story from Guys Read: The Sports Pages

    By Chris Rylander

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    Wes' life has been nothing but one tragedy after another since he went to see a game at Yankee Stadium, and it can all be traced back to one man: all-star shortstop Derek Jeter. Now, Derek Jeter must pay.

    This short story from the collection Guys Read: The Sports Pages is a winner.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateAug 21, 2012
    ISBN9780062243539
    Guys Read: I Will Destroy You, Derek Jeter: A Short Story from Guys Read: The Sports Pages
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    Chris Rylander

    Chris Rylander is the author of the Fourth Stall saga and the Epic Series of Failures trilogy, as well as Codename Zero and its sequels. A fan of baseball, statistics, and baseball statistics, he lives with his family in Chicago. You can visit him online at www.chrisrylander.com.

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      I WILL DESTROY YOU, DEREK JETER

      BY CHRIS RYLANDER

      "Derek Jeter must die," I announced.

      Uh, Wes, don’t you think that’s a little extreme? Nate said as he struggled to get his backpack off his shoulder without letting it smash against his right arm.

      I stood up from our table in the school cafeteria and paced back and forth next to my seat. I considered what Derek Jeter had done to me, and also to Nate for that matter, his arm in a cast and sling. Then I thought about Jeter’s stupid smiling face after he got base hits that drove in runs and won games, and how he was able to go on with his life as if nothing at all had happened.

      In case you don’t know who Derek Jeter is, which is unlikely, he is the All-Star shortstop for the New York Yankees, five-time World Series champion, former Rookie of the Year, beloved hero to pretty much all Yankees fans worldwide, the most liked and praised baseball player in the whole league for almost twenty years, and also likely the most overrated jerk ever to hold a baseball bat.

      Hey, catch! someone called out.

      An eighth grader, walking by with his group of friends, tossed me his pint of milk. It caught me by surprise and, despite my best efforts, bobbled around in my clumsy hands for a couple seconds before landing on the floor with a splat.

      The kid and his group of friends laughed. And when other kids nearby saw it was me who had dropped the milk, they all laughed, too.

      Nice catch, butterfingers! some kid yelled. Someone check the internet, Jacoby Ellsbury might have just gotten his leg shattered.

      This was followed by more laughter, of course.

      I sighed and sat back down. I looked at Nate. He was fidgeting with the top bun of his chicken patty sandwich with his lone functioning arm, trying to simultaneously pretend that he was just there by accident, that he wasn’t really my friend, and that that whole incident hadn’t actually happened. Like he always did.

      No, I said to him.

      Huh? Nate asked, barely able to make eye contact.

      You asked me if what I said was a little extreme. My answer is no. In fact, it’s not extreme enough if you want my honest answer. Derek Jeter must die!

      "Yeah, but

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