Guys, he will not break my record, I'm telling you. (Getty Images)

As Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter led the majors with 216 hits and ran his career total to 3,304, some prematurely wondered whether Jeter can break Pete Rose's all-time record of 4,256 hits.

Just in case you're wondering, 200 hits a season gets Jeter there late in the 2017 season. He'd be 43 years old. The prospects of collecting 200 hits a season aren't great, either, considering Jeter hasn't had back-to-back 200-hit seasons since 2006-07.

Also just in case you're wondering, Pete Rose doesn't believe Jeter will catch him, via Joe Posnanski at Sports on Earth:

"I don't think he will break the record," Rose says. "First of all, I don't think he wants to leave the Yankees. And the Yankees, they're about winning. Jeter had a great year this year, but he's what? Thirty-eight years old? And he's a shortstop? How many 40-year-old shortstops you see walking around? Not too many, right? And they can't put him at third because A-Rod's there. They can't put him at second 'cause Cano's there. He don't help them in left field -- he's got to be in the center of things, you know what I mean? What are they going to do? Put him at first base?

"He still needs 950 hits, right? He had a great year this year, but you think he can do that again? At 39? A shortstop? Let's say he does it again. Let's say he gets 200 more hits next year. And let's say he gets 200 more hits when he's 40, though I don't think he can. OK, can he get 200 more hits when he's 41? You think he can?"

No, I don't. I also don't need Pete Rose to tell me about it.

But hey, a lot of people still care what Rose thinks. To those people I recommend Rose's entire interview in Posnanski's piece -- such as when Rose specifically says "I do not bad-mouth baseball" and then turns around and, you know, bad-mouths baseball.

Also, the remaining die-hard Rose fans have Pete's upcoming reality show on TLC!

Say what you will about the Hit King, but he definitely won't go away, even with a lifetime ban from baseball.

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