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Mariano Rivera's last game
« on: July 12, 2013, 01:00:24 pm »
So Mariano Rivera's career comes to an end Sunday September 29th at Minute Maid Park.  It will be for sure his last regular season game (assuming he is healthy).  If the Yanks are out of the playoffs by then, it will serve as the last time he ever suits up.

Drayton got a lot of backlash from fans over their pandering to out of town fans, Sweet Caroline, selling Yankee gear, etc.. I'm curious to what folks think is a appropriate gesture for Mariano's last game.  For arguments sake assume the Yankees are eliminated on Saturday the 28th or earlier.  If the Astros played Enter Sandman as a salute to him when he entered the game for the last time, would folks get upset?  Sold TShirts commemorating his career?

BTW, dynamic pricing is in full effect for this game already, and it looks like a bunch of tickets have already been sold for it.




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« Reply #1 on: July 12, 2013, 01:15:24 pm »
I wouldn't have an issue with playing Enter Sandman for the (seemingly) sure-fire future HOF'er in the last inning of the last game of the regular season / the last regular season game of his career.  I see that more as a simple gesture honoring one of the truly greats rather than pandering to the opposing teams crowd (see, e.g. Sweet Caroline).
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« Reply #2 on: July 12, 2013, 01:21:09 pm »
Quote from: OregonStrosFan on July 12, 2013, 01:15:24 pm
I wouldn't have an issue with playing Enter Sandman for the (seemingly) sure-fire future HOF'er in the last inning of the last game of the regular season / the last regular season game of his career.  I see that more as a simple gesture honoring one of the truly greats rather than pandering to the opposing teams crowd (see, e.g. Sweet Caroline).

I'm on board with you.
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« Reply #3 on: July 12, 2013, 01:27:16 pm »
I wouldn't like it.  But then, I don't root for an Astros loss when I go to the games either.
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« Reply #4 on: July 12, 2013, 01:36:08 pm »
Quote from: OregonStrosFan on July 12, 2013, 01:15:24 pm
I wouldn't have an issue with playing Enter Sandman for the (seemingly) sure-fire future HOF'er in the last inning of the last game of the regular season / the last regular season game of his career.  I see that more as a simple gesture honoring one of the truly greats rather than pandering to the opposing teams crowd (see, e.g. Sweet Caroline).

I lean that way too, and MR is not only one of the all time, all-time greats but from all accounts a really good guy.  Not only that, the Atros don't have any History against him.  If this were Pujols last game or Chipper's or Walt Weiss's I would be much more opposed.


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« Reply #5 on: July 12, 2013, 01:43:03 pm »
Quote from: Navin R Johnson on July 12, 2013, 01:36:08 pm
I lean that way too, and MR is not only one of the all time, all-time greats but from all accounts a really good guy.  Not only that, the Atros don't have any History against him.  If this were Pujols last game or Chipper's or Walt Weiss's I would be much more opposed.

Why?  Are Pujols and Chipper not "all-time" greats too?  Now you're basing it on whether or not you perceive them to be a "good guy"?  What about Rivera stealing Enter Sandman from the Astros?  Does that not count for anything?
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« Reply #6 on: July 12, 2013, 01:48:07 pm »
I like Rivera but I would be opposed to any tribute in-game. Give him a plaque before the game if you want to do something.
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Re: Mariano Rivera's last game
« Reply #7 on: July 12, 2013, 01:49:05 pm »
Quote from: HudsonHawk on July 12, 2013, 01:43:03 pm
Now you're basing it on whether or not you perceive them to be a "good guy"? 

Yes, I would be less offended doing something like this for someone 1 perceive as a good guy.  I'd still root for him to blow the save and give up runs.

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« Reply #8 on: July 12, 2013, 01:49:43 pm »
Quote from: Ty in Tampa on July 12, 2013, 01:48:07 pm
I like Rivera but I would be opposed to any tribute in-game. Give him a plaque before the game if you want to do something.

Exactly.  Pay him tribute before the game, give him a nice ovation when he enters, if it's applicable.  A formal in-game tribute would be disgusting.
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« Reply #9 on: July 12, 2013, 01:58:31 pm »
Quote from: HudsonHawk on July 12, 2013, 01:49:43 pm
Exactly.  Pay him tribute before the game, give him a nice ovation when he enters, if it's applicable.  A formal in-game tribute would be disgusting.

I don't think playing a little Metallica as he takes the mound is particularly formal. 
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« Reply #10 on: July 12, 2013, 01:58:53 pm »
I think the Yankees will make the playoffs and all this thinking will be wasted.
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« Reply #11 on: July 12, 2013, 02:00:31 pm »
Quote from: HudsonHawk on July 12, 2013, 01:49:43 pm
A formal in-game tribute would be disgusting.

They'll probably do it, though.
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« Reply #12 on: July 12, 2013, 02:04:44 pm »
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I don't think playing a little Metallica as he takes the mound is particularly formal. 

Why don't they just order the Astro hitter to strike out then?  Siince when is rooting for the other team appropriate during the game?
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« Reply #13 on: July 12, 2013, 02:06:23 pm »
Quote from: subnuclear on July 12, 2013, 01:58:53 pm
I think the Yankees will make the playoffs and all this thinking will be wasted.

The Astros just need to have a 14 run lead in the 9th.  Fuck Rivera.
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« Reply #14 on: July 12, 2013, 02:06:41 pm »
Quote from: HudsonHawk on July 12, 2013, 02:04:44 pm
Why don't they just order the Astro hitter to strike out then?  Siince when is rooting for the other team appropriate during the game?

kind of like serving up a meatball pitch to bonds?
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« Reply #15 on: July 12, 2013, 02:10:11 pm »
Just so we are clear, HudsonHawk your vote is to not play Enter Sandman? 
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« Reply #16 on: July 12, 2013, 02:11:37 pm »
Quote from: Navin R Johnson on July 12, 2013, 02:10:11 pm
Just so we are clear, HudsonHawk your vote is to not play Enter Sandman? 

Did I put too fine a point on it?
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« Reply #17 on: July 12, 2013, 02:12:32 pm »
Quote from: BudGirl on July 12, 2013, 02:06:41 pm
kind of like serving up a meatball pitch to bonds?

Perhaps the Astros will be ordered to make sure they're down by 3-runs in the 9th, to ensure Rivera can get a save.
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« Reply #18 on: July 12, 2013, 02:12:57 pm »
Quote from: HudsonHawk on July 12, 2013, 01:49:43 pm
Exactly.  Pay him tribute before the game, give him a nice ovation when he enters, if it's applicable.  A formal in-game tribute would be disgusting.

I typically would agree.  However, playing Enter Sandman in the last regular season game of his career before B9 seems more of an act of respect (stadium wide tip of the cap so to speak) to one of the greats (and a decent guy) rather than an 'in game tribute'.   And like Navin said, I'd still be rooting for him to get lit up...
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« Reply #19 on: July 12, 2013, 02:18:52 pm »
I think they should schedule a Billy Wagner tribute (the guy did recently retire) for the same day, hold it on the field prior to the 9th inning, and play a Wagner montage on the jumbotron set to "Enter Sandman". They could also have a Jeff Bagwell look-alike contest and have James Hetfield declared the winner.
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« Reply #20 on: July 12, 2013, 02:21:26 pm »
Quote from: Navin R Johnson on July 12, 2013, 01:00:24 pm
So Mariano Rivera's career comes to an end Sunday September 29th at Minute Maid Park.  ...  I'm curious to what folks think is a appropriate gesture ...
I can only think of one appropriate gesture for all yankees any time any place with the possible exception of those whose career started before 1950.  

ETA:  This is also IMO the single small redeeming feature of moving to the AL -- I get to actively root against the Yankees much more often.
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« Reply #21 on: July 12, 2013, 02:23:41 pm »
He'll get enough of a tribute from all the Yankee fans there, I don't think anything extra needs to be done.
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Mariano Rivera's last game
« Reply #22 on: July 12, 2013, 02:29:59 pm »
The son of a bitch will probably come back and play in 2014 anyway.
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« Reply #23 on: July 12, 2013, 02:31:09 pm »
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The son of a bitch will probably come back and play in 2014 anyway.
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« Reply #24 on: July 12, 2013, 02:36:47 pm »
The Twins already gave him a chair made of broken bats.  We can't top that.
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« Reply #25 on: July 12, 2013, 02:38:51 pm »
Could we give him the Community Leaders Billboard?
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« Reply #26 on: July 12, 2013, 02:41:45 pm »
Quote from: Ty in Tampa on July 12, 2013, 01:48:07 pm
I like Rivera but I would be opposed to any tribute in-game. Give him a plaque before the game if you want to do something.

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« Reply #27 on: July 12, 2013, 02:53:11 pm »
Quote from: HudsonHawk on July 12, 2013, 02:04:44 pm
Why don't they just order the Astro hitter to strike out then?  Siince when is rooting for the other team appropriate during the game?

Since when is listening to Metallica rooting for any team?
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« Reply #28 on: July 12, 2013, 02:54:29 pm »
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The Twins already gave him a chair made of broken bats.  We can't top that.

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« Reply #29 on: July 12, 2013, 03:00:48 pm »
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« Reply #30 on: July 12, 2013, 03:12:49 pm »
Quote from: MusicMan on July 12, 2013, 03:00:48 pm
The version that GRRM says he really envisioned is some freaky shit.

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« Reply #31 on: July 12, 2013, 03:21:05 pm »
I'm with HH on this one. Honor him pre-game, but fuck him during the game.
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« Reply #32 on: July 12, 2013, 03:54:58 pm »
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I'm with HH on this one. Honor him pre-game, but fuck him during the game.
Or salute him with the gesture I referred to earlier.
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« Reply #33 on: July 12, 2013, 05:03:54 pm »
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Or salute him with the gesture I referred to earlier.

+1 Fuck him.
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« Reply #34 on: July 12, 2013, 05:16:21 pm »
OK, seems to be a consensus now.  We want Billy Wagner signing Enter Sandman when Rivera enters the game.  Followed by a 2 minute moment of silence and a a couple choruses of New York New York. 
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« Reply #35 on: July 12, 2013, 10:55:17 pm »
Quote from: Mr. Happy on July 12, 2013, 05:03:54 pm
+1 Fuck him.

"Fuck him" seems a little extreme for someone that by all accounts seems like a good dude. But no, don't honor him during the game. Give him a hat and some boots beforehand, try to kick his ass during the game, and send him a case of Saint Arnolds afterward.
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« Reply #36 on: July 12, 2013, 10:59:38 pm »
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Since when is listening to Metallica rooting for any team?

Listening to Metallica is not.  Firing up the fans to root for the other team is...well...rooting for the other team.  They don't play Enter Sandman for Rivera just because the PA announcer felt like listening to Metallica.  They play it to get the fans to root for Rivera.
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« Reply #37 on: July 12, 2013, 11:03:42 pm »
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Listening to Metallica is not.  Firing up the fans to root for the other team is...well...rooting for the other team.  They don't play Enter Sandman for Rivera just because the PA announcer felt like listening to Metallica.  They play it to get the fans to root for Rivera.
Just to fuck with him, they should play the version by Apocalyptica.
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« Reply #38 on: July 13, 2013, 05:38:12 am »
Quote from: MusicMan on July 12, 2013, 02:36:47 pm
The Twins already gave him a chair made of broken bats.  We can't top that.

+1 - that one is hard to top.
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« Reply #39 on: July 13, 2013, 07:02:29 am »
Quote from: drew corleone on July 12, 2013, 10:55:17 pm
"Fuck him" seems a little extreme for someone that by all accounts seems like a good dude. But no, don't honor him during the game. Give him a hat and some boots beforehand, try to kick his ass during the game, and send him a case of Saint Arnolds afterward.

I meant during the game. I think that we should honor him before the game and even after the game but not during the game.
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« Reply #40 on: September 27, 2013, 05:29:31 pm »
There are reports of Kirk Hammett sightings at MMPUS.
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« Reply #41 on: September 27, 2013, 11:44:52 pm »
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Why don't they just order the Astro hitter to strike out then?  edit

Would that even be necessary?
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« Reply #42 on: September 28, 2013, 06:30:33 pm »
Mariano won't play at all this season.  He's done.
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« Reply #43 on: September 28, 2013, 06:32:22 pm »
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Mariano won't play at all this season.  He's done.

I just saw that. Interesting. I'm sure that ticket prices just plummeted.
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« Reply #44 on: September 28, 2013, 08:24:28 pm »
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Mariano won't play at all this season.  He's done.

Seriously?
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« Reply #45 on: September 29, 2013, 01:06:11 pm »
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Re: Mariano Rivera's last game
« Reply #46 on: September 29, 2013, 01:38:27 pm »
Kirk Hammett has all the ego Mo should have, and enough for any half-dozen rock stars as well.
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Re: Mariano Rivera's last game
« Reply #47 on: September 29, 2013, 03:43:56 pm »
Quote from: Ron Brand on September 29, 2013, 01:38:27 pm
Kirk Hammett has all the ego Mo should have, and enough for any half-dozen rock stars as well.

And yet, his is only the third biggest ego in his own band.
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Re: Mariano Rivera's last game
« Reply #48 on: September 29, 2013, 03:50:16 pm »
Quote from: Sphinx Drummond on September 29, 2013, 03:43:56 pm
And yet, his is only the third biggest ego in his own band.

True.
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Re: Mariano Rivera's last game
« Reply #49 on: September 30, 2013, 06:40:17 am »
Quote from: Sphinx Drummond on September 29, 2013, 03:43:56 pm
And yet, his is only the third biggest ego in his own band.

You're counting Lars' twice, right?
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