By Miguel Mike Medina
Episode five in “The Captain” Docuseries, named “Hiding in Plain Sight,” talks about the struggles of trying to find privacy. Derek Jeter faced throughout most of his career dealing with the New York media or the media in general. When you have success and win, a lot of attention will be coming your way. Having success is a double edge sword. There are pros and cons.
Everyone wants to have some level of privacy, especially if their family and friends surround them. Jeter stated that he could act a certain way with his family and friends so that he couldn’t do the same thing in public. It’s understandable because we all feel that way or have been in those situations.
Jeter was very cautious in trying to avoid distractions because the media always look for a story, especially if it’s a negative one. Jeter has always steps ahead and does not give the right quotes that the media is looking for. He was a genius and a master in that regard. He wasn’t going to throw his teammates under the bus if one of them didn’t perform well or they did something outside of the field. Jeter’s goal is to win championships and not bring distractions to the team.
Another important subject that was brought about in this episode is race. It’s no secret that Derek Jeter is biracial. Jeter probably heard it throughout his life, words or sentences like “Oh, he’s not black enough.” “He’s not white enough.” Those kinds of sentences are ignorant, annoying, and useless. There are a lot of people who are obsessed with race and color.
Jeter never utters a word about social issues. No athlete should be forced to talk about social problems if they don’t want to. Some athletes hesitate not to speak about it because they don’t like to get canceled or be bashed by people on social media. Colin Kaepernick got kicked out of the NFL not only because he was outspoken. We must also remember that he wasn’t performing well on the field. He was on a decline before he spoke out.
“Hiding in Plain Sight” is a good episode, but it’s probably my least favorite one out of all of them so far. We got two more episodes left to go to check out.
Review:
4.3 out of 5 stars
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