Re: Time for Mariano Rivera to retire
BUMPPPPPPPP!! Back-2-back blown saves and an 8.44 ERA on the season.
Re: Time for Mariano Rivera to retire
He has had two blown saves give the guy a break. Its not like he has 11 blown saves he has two!
Re: Time for Mariano Rivera to retire
another year of underwork in spring training leads to this. honestly, the entire team was underworked in spring training... arod was the only guy with something to prove... but jeter, abreu are all starting to come out of it now and what not. either way, all the yankee wins this year have been walk off or blowouts... they have 0 saves this year, only nyy and seattle. im not worried, the guy is still in fantastic shape, he'll bounce back... and its a contract year, his era will still be 1.80 by the end of the year. and if its not... they can short him like they did bernie williams, i suppose.
Re: Time for Mariano Rivera to retire
He starts off shaky every year. I'm pissed that we lost this game because now we're probably going to get swept, but whatever.
Re: Time for Mariano Rivera to retire
Mo retire?He's nowhere near done.
He sees the Red Sox 18-20 times in a season,so I wouldn't be surprised if they've figured him out some.
Mo is still one of the best in the game.
Re: Time for Mariano Rivera to retire
Just as dumb as it was two years ago!!
Re: Time for Mariano Rivera to retire
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DirtyKash
Because he is DONE. He could not get it done in yesterday's game and allowed a homerun to Varitek that blew the save, and now today has been just a complete mess. Rivera's not hitting his spots at all, hitters aren't scared of him, he clearly can't get it done anymore. A 3-2 Yankees lead is now a 6-3 Red Sox laugher. Rivera is to blame. Two blown saves in a row, velocity down, location way off, retirement soon to come.
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Re: Time for Mariano Rivera to retire
Wow he actually gave up a homerun to Damion f'n Easley. ERA up to 6.75!
Re: Time for Mariano Rivera to retire
Uh, if you paid attention to the Yankees this year he's actually not getting enough work, and his location is suffering because of it, although he's pitched better as of late.
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browntown653
Uh, if you paid attention to the Yankees this year he's actually not getting enough work, and his location is suffering because of it, although he's pitched better as of late.
Bingo. A lot of times they don't want to put him in the game just in case the Yankees get the lead the next inning. It's a never ending cycle of "what ifs" for Mo. While the rest of the Yankees bullpen may be overworked, he is probably the only one underworked because of that "oh, well, if we score in this half inning, we can use him in the next half" type of thinking. And it isn't helping Mo or the Yankees.
Re: Time for Mariano Rivera to retire
I love ya Mariano, but it's time to step down my friend.