Mariano Rivera.
18 years in the MLB, 643 saves
and counting.
I saw the Yankees play in LA and
San Diego last week and had my last two opportunities to see Mariano Rivera
close out a ball game.
Dodger Stadium Save
Petco Park Save
The ovations from Dodger Stadium
and Petco Park were completely different…I don’t mean to rag on Padres fans
considering I am one, but LA impressed with their cheers and recognition of the
greatness that is Mo. Padres fans kind of disappointed. I don’t know if you’ll
be able to tell from the videos, but Dodgers fans were SO much louder than
Padres fans when Mariano came in to save the games for the Yankees. I
understand this is an opposing teams pitcher, but Mo is The GOAT. Maybe it was
a little more personal in San Diego because Mariano ousted Padres beloved
Trevor Hoffman for the most saves in history.
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| He warmed up right in front of me! |
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| Shot from our seats! |
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| Witnessing my last Mariano Rivera save. |
I was a pleasure to watch Mariano do his thing one last time before he hangs up his cap. This guy was full of class throughout his entire 18 year career, during a time where everyone is out to get you and bring you down. Props to you Mo! There will never be another like you! You are the greatest closer of all time.
too bad you didn't take any pics of him getting presented the bike, we probably would have been in the background! hahaha
ReplyDeleteLove him! And that coming from a Red Sox fan is a big deal! And as much as we hate the Yankees up here in New England, we LOVE Mo and have so much respect for him... Fenway went crazy for him the last time he pitched here! Very cool that you got to see him pitch one (or two!) last time!
ReplyDeleteCan we just trade lives? For like one week? I mean really.
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