How It's Used

“Reggie Jackson is synonymous with excellence during the month of October, so much so that his nickname was Mr. October. Jackson offers compliments about players about as often as he answers to Mr. September, but Jackson gushed about Derek Jeter tonight. Jeter might be Jackson's mini-me, a little Mr. October.”

—Jack Curry, “New Mr. October Polishes His Growing Luster, and Keeps Yankees Alive,” The New York Times, October 14, 2001.

"Alex Rodriguez: While only 26 out of 1,042 current major-league players and managers have university degrees, according to a recent Wall Street Journal report, it has done little to curb their appreciation for history, numbers, and most, of all, earning potential. Case in point is the Yankees slugger, who tied Reggie Jackson with his 563rd round-tripper on Thursday. Asked if the steroid scandal made it awkward for him to tie Mr. October on the career home run list, A-Rod replied, 'No, not at all. Just happy to be playing baseball.' With a 10-year, $275-million (U.S.) contract, it's not hard to see why."

—Paul Attfield, "It's Been a Good Week for...It's Been a Bad Week for...," The Globe and Mail (Canada), June 27, 2009, p. S8.

"Just as financial deregulation was crucial to New York’s economic revival, the revival of the [New York] Yankees was built on the arrival of free agency in baseball. Mr [George] Steinbrenner was quick to spot the potential to spend and make big money by building a team of players who had until recently been contractually bound to other teams for their whole playing careers. He signed expensive stars like Reggie 'Mr October' Jackson, whose sole purpose was to win titles, changing the culture of not just the Yankees but of baseball. (That said, he also invested heavily in developing home-grown stars, including the core of the current team.) The Yankees’ payroll has surpassed every other team’s since 1999; in 2010, it was $207m."

—no author listed, "Farewell to the Boss," The Economist, July 17, 2010.

Links

Related on eAlmanac
The Twelve Months of the Year
Mr. November (Derek Jeter)

Beyond eAlmanac
Wikipedia article on "Reggie Jackson"
The Baseball Hall of Fame page on Reggie Jackson