Watching the Yankees game against the Red Sox tonight got me thinking back to the 2003/2004 off-season and this story from February 3, 2004:

Shortly after the Super Bowl ended, we were quickly reminded that baseball season is just around the corner.

Major League Baseball ran an ad on CBS’s “Survivor: All-Stars” that featured Josh Beckett, along with Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez.

The “I Live for This” ad showed the three inside a plush house, with Beckett and Jeter jawing good-naturedly about the World Series. Only this time, Jeter got the last word against Beckett, the Series MVP for the Marlins.

Beckett tossed a Wiffle Ball to the Yankees shortstop, who blasted a shot off a wall in the house.

Two weeks later, A-Rod was traded to the Yankees and became Jeter’s teammate. And, less than two years later, Beckett was traded to the Red Sox. Now, tonight, all three are playing in the same game. Small world, huh?