Jeter primed for prolonged farewell

Derek Jeter pulled into the parking lot of the New York Yankees' minor league complex on Thursday, walked out of his gray Mercedes-Benz and waved as about 50 fans applauded his mere arrival.

After taking batting practice in an indoor cage and throwing on a field, he started to drive out of the parking lot about 90 minutes later - the car cleaned and polished, its silver hub caps shining.

He stopped and rolled down the window to sign photographs, baseballs and other memorabilia for the first dozen or so people who had waited in line.