Counterpoise Query: A Special Eye for Derek?

Counterpoise would like to know: Do otherwise heterosexual NY Yankee fans of the macho persuasion make an exception for "The Captain"? Is it fair to say that there is a subtle sexual component that accounts for the undying devotion of straight Bronx faithful to their hero? Counterpoise is struck by how often tough-guy Yankee lovers and other men express their impressions of rumors of Jeter's supposed sexual conquests, as opposed to his baseball exploits. Just a little vicarious enjoyment of imagining how lucky #2 gets, or is something more complex afoot, perhaps in the vein of the oft-cited ass-slapping in the locker room? Check out how this men's magazine scores Derek's "magnetism" and "style". Counterpoise invites your comments.