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Sep 27, 2013 · Mariano Rivera made a memorable and emotional farewell appearance at Yankee Stadium, breaking down in tears on the mound in the embrace of Andy Pettitte.
Jul 19, 2019 · During his 19-year career, the right-hander had saved more games than anybody in history, won five World Series championships and earned the respect of everybody involved with the game. The Yankee had experienced a magical moment at the All-Star.
- Also Playing Out The String
- Still Chugging Along
- Flashes of Greatness, with More to Come
- Happy to Be There
- The Opposite of Mariano Rivera
Alfonso Soriano, DH, Yankees; Lyle Overbay, 1B, Yankees; Vernon Wells, PH, Yankees; David DeJesus, CF, Rays; Luke Scott, PH, Rays By the end of 2013, these five guys had accumulated 111.7 fWAR between them. Each was on the tail end of productive careers. By the time all five had hung up their cleats–DeJesus the last to go in 2015–they totaled 110.8...
Ichiro Suzuki, RF, Yankees; Curtis Granderson, CF, Yankees; Mark Reynolds, 3B, Yankees; Brendan Ryan, SS, Yankees; Ben Zobrist, SS-2B, Rays; Yunel Escobar, SS, Rays; James Loney, 1B, Rays; Joel Peralta, RP, Rays Ichiro really should be in the previous category. In 2013, Ichiro was 39 years old, and his production had slipped below league average in...
Robinson Cano, 2B, Yankees; Ivan Nova, SP, Yankees; Dellin Betances, RP, Yankees; Evan Longoria, 3B, Rays; Alex Cobb, SP, Rays; Wil Myers, RF, Rays Ah, yes, in the prime of their careers, these six show so much promise, verve, and moxie. Some already have demonstrated greatness, while others have felt the expectation of greatness thrust upon them. ...
Eduardo Nunez, 3B-SS, Yankees; John Ryan Murphy, C, Yankees; Matt Daley, RP, Yankees; Matt Joyce, LF, Rays; Delmon Young, DH, Rays; Sam Fuld, CF, Rays; Jose Lobaton, C, Rays; Sean Rodriguez, 2B, Rays; Jake McGee, RP, Rays A collection of John Ryan Murphys: awe-struck and hoping not to intrude on someone else’s moment. These nine are the boyfriend w...
Zoilo Almonte, LF, Yankees It might seem odd to single out a guy who went 0-for-3 with a strikeout in Rivera’s last game. Even odder considering Almonte only has 47 major league games, 142 at-bats, and -0.5 fWAR to his name. Unlike every other player who took the field that day, Almonte had no real MLB career to speak of. If Mo is the most accompli...
Jul 19, 2019 · The closer's dominating career ended on Sept. 26, 2013 when then-manager Joe Girardi sent out Rivera's longtime teammates, Derek Jeter and Andy Pettitte, to pull him from the game.
