Mariano

[Bench]

Riviera tore his ACL diving into the outfield wall shagging flies during BP?!

[Reuben]

Probably career-ending, sounds like (given that he planned to retire after this year). Apparently he always shags flies during BP. Sad, he seems like a class act.

[Mr. Happy]

Riviera tore his ACL diving into the outfield wall shagging flies during BP?!

That's actually a pretty common pastime of pitchers. It's a shame. The last No. 42 is a class act and perhaps the finest relief pitcher of all time.

[Duke]

That's actually a pretty common pastime of pitchers. It's a shame. The last No. 42 is a class act and perhaps the finest relief pitcher of all time.

Agreed.  The most number of post season saves by a long shot with 42.  2nd is Lights Out Lidge with 18.

[Uncle Charlie]

One of the few Yanks I respected AND liked.  Dude went out there and every batter knew what pitch he was going to throw: cutter...they still couldn't hit it.  He wasn't obnoxious and just did his job.

[MusicMan]

That's actually a pretty common pastime of pitchers. It's a shame. The last No. 42 is a class act and perhaps the finest relief pitcher of all time.

Eliminate the "perhaps".  It's like saying that Babe was "perhaps" the best home run hitter of his era.

Mariano pitched 141 post-season innings and had an ERA under 1.  Think about that.

[Ty in Tampa]

Eliminate the "perhaps".

I was just going to type this. Glad I scrolled down.

[subnuclear]

Rob Neyer makes the reasonable point that his career might not be over, even if he says it is.

[juliogotay]

Agreed.  The most number of post season saves by a long shot with 42.  2nd is Lights Out Lidge with 18.

I had no idea Lidge had that many and it puts him second. Interesting. Do you happen to have the # that he had in a Houston uni?

[Matt]

I had no idea Lidge had that many and it puts him second. Interesting. Do you happen to have the # that he had in a Houston uni?

Impossible. Everyone knows PooHoles broke him.

[Mr. Happy]

Eliminate the "perhaps".  It's like saying that Babe was "perhaps" the best home run hitter of his era.

Mariano pitched 141 post-season innings and had an ERA under 1.  Think about that.

Okay, then. I'm just always reticent about calling someone the "greatest of all time." However, Mariano Rivera has posted the numbers for such a case.

[NeilT]

Okay, then. I'm just always reticent about calling someone the "greatest of all time." However, Mariano Rivera has posted the numbers for such a case.

Don't look at the numbers, dammit, look with your eyes!

[Mr. Happy]

Don't look at the numbers, dammit, look with your eyes!

Oh, I've seen what he can do with my own eyes. That cutter is something else!

[Bench]

Oh, I've seen what he can do with my own eyes. That cutter is something else!

That pitch is what makes Mariano a one trick pony and proof that he was never a great pitcher.

/I'm sure some asshole on talk radio by Friday afternoon.

[NeilT]

That pitch is what makes Mariano a one trick pony and proof that he was never a great pitcher.

/I'm sure some asshole on talk radio by Friday afternoon.

That's the problem, you're looking with your eyes!  Look at the numbers, dammit.

[Mr. Happy]

That pitch is what makes Mariano a one trick pony and proof that he was never a great pitcher.

/I'm sure some asshole on talk radio by Friday afternoon.

Yep. And they didn't think that Mariano could replace John Wetteland! Speaking of one pitch ponies, that worked out pretty well for a guy named Trevor Hoffman too.