Had to happen eventually

The New York Times has an article by Joshua Robinson about Derek Jeter breaking Lou Gehrig's record:

With one crisp swing on the first pitch of his first at-bat, Jeter dispatched one of the last remaining nuggets of competitive intrigue in a Yankees season that has turned dismal. He slapped a ground ball under Juan Uribe’s glove and into left field to break Lou Gehrig’s 71-year-old record for most hits at the Stadium.
Jeter has spent his entire 14-year career with the Yankees and took 81 fewer home games than Gehrig to break his record. It is one of the few marks that is guaranteed never to be surpassed since the Stadium, where Gehrig made his debut in 1923, will close after Sunday’s game.