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Per Joe - Torn ACL for 42
Yeah - that was rough. Miniscis is torn too.Tough to watch him in the clubhouse talking to reporters. Red and watery eyed, voice cracking, telling reporters he let his teammates down.This can't be how it ends for him
And the awesome part was, you expected him to mow them down, inning after inning, no matter how long he stayed out there.There's been no greater security blanket in my sports-viewing lifetime. A guy who, when he comes in, you can turn off the TV and go to bed.An exhausted Rivera comes on to throw 3 scoreless innings against a buzzsaw of a Red Sox lineup in game where the stakes could not have been higher. We use the phrase "refuse to lose" as a trite rhyme, but he embodied it that night.
Im not ashamed to admit a tear came to my eye reading this. Especially the bolded which was his greatest moment as a YankeeAbsolutely heart wrenching watching that postgame with him. Hard to love an athlete more than I love this guy. A better man than a pitcher and thats saying something. He just gave his all, all the time, with a smile, class and dignity, and was selfless in so many ways, from charitable efforts to teaching anyone who would ask him, teammate, or foe, how to throw the cutter. Mariano's career has always felt to me something like a cinderella tale, as after undergoing TJ in a much more uncertain time, to hear him tell it, he woke up one day just throwing 3 mph faster than he ever did before and that coupled with the cutter he picked up, but I always wondered if the clock would strike midnight. Well, life teaches you, if you wait around long enough, midnight always comes but that doesnt mean that you didn't get to live a fairy tale. This has been just the most incredible ride of a lifetime as a fan, and rarely does pride in a person match their performance on the field. But what can you say about Mo, its not hype to say he was THE cornerstone of the dynasty. Jeter gets and deserves a great deal of credit, and year in year out, but in October, I mean, you can't even think of life without him. And in those rare moments where he stumbled, be it Alomar's homer or Luis Gonzalez bloop or Dave Roberts steal, thats where the true measure of man separated himself. Mo always faced the music, he never ducked a question and he always took his medicine like he took his champagne bath, like a man.
There was one time he didn't, in an effort which remains the greatest in person athletic feat I've ever seen. An exhausted Rivera comes on to throw 3 scoreless innings against a buzzsaw of a Red Sox lineup in game where the stakes could not have been higher. We use the phrase "refuse to lose" as a trite rhyme, but he embodied it that night. I'l never forget the jubiliation of Boone's homer soaring into the safety of the left field stands, and in the blind hugging mania, looking to the mound while Boone rounded the bases and there was Mo who had just left the dugout and heaved himself on the mound and was crying and wailing in some kind of primal scream. Joy and relief and just raw emotion all at once. He gave all he had and you knew if they didn't score he was prepared to give more. He was not giving in. And in that moment sprawled on the mound, he wasn't Mariano the sandman, he was Mariano the little boy, like all of us in that ballpark, not only living a dream but avoiding a nightmare, if only for a year.
If this was it, Godspeed my brother. You have been the man in these parts for my adolesence and into my adult life. If this is it, thank you for a ride the likes of which we'll never see again.
But that said, I can't believe this is Exit Sandman. Time doesn't tell God when he's done, God tells time when HE'S done and I think we'll see Mo go the same way.
Either way, thank you brother and we're pulling for you.
My mom passed away in March. This morning I almost felt like I did the morning after my mom passed. AlmostJust sick over this. I know it sounds lame,since its just sports, but damn does this suck
Have you never been guilty of taking sports too seriously at times?You guys may be taking this a bit too seriously.
I've never been guilty of comparing it to my dead mom.Have you never been guilty of taking sports too seriously at times?You guys may be taking this a bit too seriously.
Cappy, imagine in some weird universe Ron and Ron broke up on the same day that Ronde Barber retired and Florida got the death penalty as a program all at the same time. I'm trying to translate this into a tampa tragedy scale.You guys may be taking this a bit too seriously.
Theres a mourning period in bothI've never been guilty of comparing it to my dead mom.Have you never been guilty of taking sports too seriously at times?You guys may be taking this a bit too seriously.
Better chance of me listening to the shrill broad of an announcer you guys have then me listening to Ron and Ron.Cappy, imagine in some weird universe Ron and Ron broke up on the same day that Ronde Barber retired and Florida got the death penalty as a program all at the same time. I'm trying to translate this into a tampa tragedy scale.You guys may be taking this a bit too seriously.
Fluke accident..sad way for it to end. At his age and the way he uses his legs for push off and drive I fear that this is the end. Best closer of all-time.I know this is a stupid question..but what was he doing shagging fly balls?Yeah - that was rough. Miniscis is torn too.Tough to watch him in the clubhouse talking to reporters. Red and watery eyed, voice cracking, telling reporters he let his teammates down.This can't be how it ends for him
Its his methodology for pre game conditioning. Something he's always done, largely without incident, although I remember whispers that he did something in 2009 as he definitely did not shag balls in September through the world series that year. You could argue you can leave him under glass but it was a sort of legendary thing around here that this was how he prepared. He's been lobbying to get into a game for an inning since Torre.Fluke accident..sad way for it to end. At his age and the way he uses his legs for push off and drive I fear that this is the end. Best closer of all-time.I know this is a stupid question..but what was he doing shagging fly balls?Yeah - that was rough. Miniscis is torn too.Tough to watch him in the clubhouse talking to reporters. Red and watery eyed, voice cracking, telling reporters he let his teammates down.This can't be how it ends for him
Good job in a big spot outta you. Here's the Mink Man.Absolutely heart wrenching watching that postgame with him. Hard to love an athlete more than I love this guy. A better man than a pitcher and thats saying something. He just gave his all, all the time, with a smile, class and dignity, and was selfless in so many ways, from charitable efforts to teaching anyone who would ask him, teammate, or foe, how to throw the cutter. Mariano's career has always felt to me something like a cinderella tale, as after undergoing TJ in a much more uncertain time, to hear him tell it, he woke up one day just throwing 3 mph faster than he ever did before and that coupled with the cutter he picked up, but I always wondered if the clock would strike midnight. Well, life teaches you, if you wait around long enough, midnight always comes but that doesnt mean that you didn't get to live a fairy tale. This has been just the most incredible ride of a lifetime as a fan, and rarely does pride in a person match their performance on the field. But what can you say about Mo, its not hype to say he was THE cornerstone of the dynasty. Jeter gets and deserves a great deal of credit, and year in year out, but in October, I mean, you can't even think of life without him. And in those rare moments where he stumbled, be it Alomar's homer or Luis Gonzalez bloop or Dave Roberts steal, thats where the true measure of man separated himself. Mo always faced the music, he never ducked a question and he always took his medicine like he took his champagne bath, like a man. There was one time he didn't, in an effort which remains the greatest in person athletic feat I've ever seen. An exhausted Rivera comes on to throw 3 scoreless innings against a buzzsaw of a Red Sox lineup in game where the stakes could not have been higher. We use the phrase "refuse to lose" as a trite rhyme, but he embodied it that night. I'l never forget the jubiliation of Boone's homer soaring into the safety of the left field stands, and in the blind hugging mania, looking to the mound while Boone rounded the bases and there was Mo who had just left the dugout and heaved himself on the mound and was crying and wailing in some kind of primal scream. Joy and relief and just raw emotion all at once. He gave all he had and you knew if they didn't score he was prepared to give more. He was not giving in. And in that moment sprawled on the mound, he wasn't Mariano the sandman, he was Mariano the little boy, like all of us in that ballpark, not only living a dream but avoiding a nightmare, if only for a year. If this was it, Godspeed my brother. You have been the man in these parts for my adolesence and into my adult life. If this is it, thank you for a ride the likes of which we'll never see again. But that said, I can't believe this is Exit Sandman. Time doesn't tell God when he's done, God tells time when HE'S done and I think we'll see Mo go the same way. Either way, thank you brother and we're pulling for you.
I'd estimate a 35% chance of Soriano closing and a 0% chance of him opting out. Nobody but the Yankees will pay $14M for a 33 year old reliever with his injury history.I wonder if they go Soriano in the closer role to get his value up and hope he opts out.
Glllll with that opt out.'Smack Tripper said:I wonder if they go Soriano in the closer role to get his value up and hope he opts out.
He wouldnt be the first guy boras talked out of money. A lights out close could open him up to a bigger deal with more yearsGlllll with that opt out.'Smack Tripper said:I wonder if they go Soriano in the closer role to get his value up and hope he opts out.
He's owed like 12 or 14 M next year right?Zero chance he's opting out of that.He wouldnt be the first guy boras talked out of money. A lights out close could open him up to a bigger deal with more yearsGlllll with that opt out.'Smack Tripper said:I wonder if they go Soriano in the closer role to get his value up and hope he opts out.
Maybe the Yankees will sign him to an extensionHe's owed like 12 or 14 M next year right?Zero chance he's opting out of that.He wouldnt be the first guy boras talked out of money. A lights out close could open him up to a bigger deal with more yearsGlllll with that opt out.'Smack Tripper said:I wonder if they go Soriano in the closer role to get his value up and hope he opts out.
Mourning is a strange thing. There's no right or wrong -- only what you feel.My dad died 16 years ago, and I loved him dearly, but to this day I haven't shed a tear. But I cried like a baby when I put my dog down.Theres a mourning period in bothI've never been guilty of comparing it to my dead mom.Have you never been guilty of taking sports too seriously at times?You guys may be taking this a bit too seriously.
Good thing this thread didn't exist in the days of Lou GehrigMourning is a strange thing. There's no right or wrong -- only what you feel.My dad died 16 years ago, and I loved him dearly, but to this day I haven't shed a tear. But I cried like a baby when I put my dog down.Theres a mourning period in bothI've never been guilty of comparing it to my dead mom.Have you never been guilty of taking sports too seriously at times?You guys may be taking this a bit too seriously.
Tell me about it. That's still hard to watch.Good thing this thread didn't exist in the days of Lou GehrigMourning is a strange thing. There's no right or wrong -- only what you feel.My dad died 16 years ago, and I loved him dearly, but to this day I haven't shed a tear. But I cried like a baby when I put my dog down.Theres a mourning period in bothI've never been guilty of comparing it to my dead mom.Have you never been guilty of taking sports too seriously at times?You guys may be taking this a bit too seriously.
How good were your tickets for that game?Good thing this thread didn't exist in the days of Lou GehrigMourning is a strange thing. There's no right or wrong -- only what you feel.My dad died 16 years ago, and I loved him dearly, but to this day I haven't shed a tear. But I cried like a baby when I put my dog down.Theres a mourning period in bothI've never been guilty of comparing it to my dead mom.Have you never been guilty of taking sports too seriously at times?You guys may be taking this a bit too seriously.
Either that or you could just face Bruce Chen every dayCan Sabathia pitch every day?(Seems like I've asked this for the past four years in the Yankee threads)
hard to kill him. He's had 2 good, one ok and 3 had starts. Did you expect more of a 37 year old no west hurler?The offense is a bigger worry. But what can be done? Grandy swish and jeter have been great, arod's Been ok. Cano and tex are the big anchors and you figure bob will be an engine soon Enough. Nooneys d and Gardys absence hurt but short or trading for a dh where can you make a change?I guess you could go get a garza and hope everyone else cOrrects with a true number two. I do think it's amazing this organization hasnt developed a first baseman since JT snow. I guess bichette may fill that role but he's 3 years awayHaven't even sat down yet and Kuroda is getting SHELLED. Our staff is fantastic.
This organization has developed one good player in the last 10 yrs (Cano)hard to kill him. He's had 2 good, one ok and 3 had starts. Did you expect more of a 37 year old no west hurler?The offense is a bigger worry. But what can be done? Grandy swish and jeter have been great, arod's Been ok. Cano and tex are the big anchors and you figure bob will be an engine soon Enough. Nooneys d and Gardys absence hurt but short or trading for a dh where can you make a change?I guess you could go get a garza and hope everyone else cOrrects with a true number two. I do think it's amazing this organization hasnt developed a first baseman since JT snow. I guess bichette may fill that role but he's 3 years awayHaven't even sat down yet and Kuroda is getting SHELLED. Our staff is fantastic.
You have to understand when I typed that.By the time I settled in for the bottom of the 1st, there had already been a single, an error, a double, a wild pitch and a walk. Pretty frustrating start to say the least.hard to kill him. He's had 2 good, one ok and 3 had starts. Did you expect more of a 37 year old no west hurler?The offense is a bigger worry. But what can be done? Grandy swish and jeter have been great, arod's Been ok. Cano and tex are the big anchors and you figure bob will be an engine soon Enough. Nooneys d and Gardys absence hurt but short or trading for a dh where can you make a change?Haven't even sat down yet and Kuroda is getting SHELLED.
Our staff is fantastic.
I guess you could go get a garza and hope everyone else cOrrects with a true number two.
I do think it's amazing this organization hasnt developed a first baseman since JT snow. I guess bichette may fill that role but he's 3 years away
2009 they win the series.2010 they lose the ALCS to a pretty good ranger teamYou have to understand when I typed that.By the time I settled in for the bottom of the 1st, there had already been a single, an error, a double, a wild pitch and a walk. Pretty frustrating start to say the least.hard to kill him. He's had 2 good, one ok and 3 had starts. Did you expect more of a 37 year old no west hurler?The offense is a bigger worry. But what can be done? Grandy swish and jeter have been great, arod's Been ok. Cano and tex are the big anchors and you figure bob will be an engine soon Enough. Nooneys d and Gardys absence hurt but short or trading for a dh where can you make a change?Haven't even sat down yet and Kuroda is getting SHELLED.
Our staff is fantastic.
I guess you could go get a garza and hope everyone else cOrrects with a true number two.
I do think it's amazing this organization hasnt developed a first baseman since JT snow. I guess bichette may fill that role but he's 3 years away
Yes, the offense is a huge concern. Starting to pull my hair out watching these clowns. I still don't understand how Cashman seems to be escaping any scrutiny. Does he get a pass because the last title was fairly recently? Year after year, he has the most resources to work with, and year after year, he fails to field a suitable rotation. And now all of the sticks are getting old all at once.
70 billion doesn't buy what it used to.
I believe I read he doesn't want to sign with anyone until midseason.Whats up with Roy Oswalt?
He looks great, but the strike zone to Pena was ridiculous.Robertson had a few butterflies but in the end he got the job done, I think he gets better and better. They'll never be another Mo but something about this guy I can see him being a top 10 closer for the next 5 years.