NEW YORK -- Derek Jeter gets repeated reminders that the New York Yankees' four World Series titles in the last five years don't quite rank with the best runs in the team's history.

"One of the things playing with the Yankees is you've got all the legends that come in all the time.

"Yogi Berra always seems to find his way to my locker and remind me he's got 10 (World Series) rings. So we've got a ways to go," the 26-year-old shortstop said Monday on "Late Show with David Letterman."

"He's Liberace. We're trying to catch him now."

Letterman asked the All-Star what changes are in store for the Yankees next season.

"We just won," Jeter answered. "They don't give us a chance to enjoy this one."

He said the five-game win over the Mets in the first Subway Series since 1956 was trying and he hopes the Yankees don't meet their cross-town rivals in next year's Series.

"This has been an emotional roller-coaster here the last few games," Jeter said. "If you lose, you're in bad shape. I would have had to move out of the City."

Letterman also questioned Jeter about his future. Jeter is eligible for free agency after the 2001 season.

"You got to have Steinbrenner on the show and ask him," Jeter said.

"Oh, I'll ask him. You mean, Fat Boy? I'll ask him," Letterman interjected.

"Now you said that. I didn't say that," Jeter replied.

"Of course, George will be watching," Letterman said. "When I say Fat Boy, I of course mean that in the best possible sense."

Jeter, eligible for salary arbitration this winter, has said he would like to work out a multiyear contract. His agent negotiated a tentative $118.5 million, seven-year contract with the Yankees last February but Steinbrenner, the Yankees owner, never approved it, and Jeter agreed to a $10 million, one-year contract.

His price is expected to increase after his good friend, free agent shortstop Alex Rodriguez, agrees to a deal expected to average $20 million or more.

"I love New York," Jeter said. "I love this place. If you win here and you win for the New York Yankees, there's no better place to be, in my opinion."