If there’s one thing I learned from Parks and Recreation, it’s that town halls are always a mess, so it doesn’t shock me one bit to learn Derek Jeter’s fan meeting at Marlins Park wasn’t the smoothest affair.
I mean, giving angry fans a mic to speak their minds after trading Giancarlo Stanton, Marcell Ozuna, and Dee Gordon, with more damage to come in the near future? Yeah. Kudos to DJ for actually going through with this.
Almost time for Jeter’s town hall meeting to begin. Couple hundred fans either seated or enjoying some food and drinks before it starts. pic.twitter.com/eLDXrINlnL
— Will Manso (@WillManso) December 19, 2017
Marlins Town Hall Highlights:
Marlins Man, of course, was on hand for this event, and it appears he soaked up the attention and talked nonstop:
Marlins Man now addressing Jeter. Asks Jeter, “do you know who I am.” Jeter says, “I’ve heard of you.”
— Will Manso (@WillManso) December 20, 2017
Marlins Man talks for 4 straight minutes and Jeter looks confused when he’s done and pauses and says…
“I’ll let you throw out the first pitch with a 10 year plan.” To lots of laughs and cheers 😂
Jeter adds, “I’m sure we’ll talk later.”
— Will Manso (@WillManso) December 20, 2017
Forgot to tweet one of the more underrated parts of the Jeter-Marlins Man exchange. MM asked Jeter to ride in his special Marlins Man car. Jeter said he didn’t want to promise fans things he couldn’t achieve, but he felt pretty strong promising that wouldn’t happen.
— Will Manso (@WillManso) December 20, 2017
It appears the team has at least two diehard fans. Marlins Man, and a woman who started crying:
Fan now crying at the mic while talking to Jeter about Stanton and Ichiro gone. This has passed the surreal.
— Will Manso (@WillManso) December 20, 2017
Jeter telling the fan who was crying that he appreciates her passion. Says it wants it to happen and turnaround as soon as possible for her and all fans.
— Will Manso (@WillManso) December 20, 2017
Woman is crying at microphone talking to Jeter about Marlins getting rid of players. #townhallmeeting
— Andy Slater (@AndySlater) December 20, 2017
Jetes said George Steinbrenner would’ve traded Yankees greats if he had to:
One fan asked Jeter? Could you see George Steinbrenner trading Mickey Mantle, Andy Petitte or Derek Jeter for prospects? Jeter’s answer yes, if the team wasn’t winning.
— Donovan Campbell (@donovanc7sports) December 19, 2017
One fan told Jeter to “burn it down”:
First fan says “burn it down” with agreeing with moves. Jeter says they’re not burning down. Fan says Jeter needs to give free tickets for fans. Oh boy.
— Will Manso (@WillManso) December 19, 2017
While another straight up burned him:
Fan tells Jeter it’s ironic that town hall meeting is being held behind Budweiser Bar in left field, because there won’t be a ball hit in the area by the home team next year. #marlins
— Andy Slater (@AndySlater) December 20, 2017
