Who asked him?
^_-;
Denial is not just a river in Egypt.
So don’t deny your poor reading comprehension.
^_-;
Well it’s nice to see Cole is done being a pussy.
You’re right, I apologize. I completely misinterpreted your post as being someone showing doubt toward rsigley’s obvious trolling, and therefore would have been a victim of trolling themselves. My mistake.
Goddammit, Conrad. You ruined Hinske’s final transformation into the Robert Horry/Steve Kerr of baseball.
Hinske looks like Kevin James but with a beard.
Oh, and remember Rivera’s epic save in Game 4 of the 2004 ALCS, aka the first part of the greatest choke job in sports history?
Wish he was a real man’s closer. How hard is it to toss more than two innings if he only throws one pitch?
Sure I remember that. It was rough.
I also remember his epic 3-inning shutdown of Boston the year before that, where Pedro, Grady Little, and Aaron Boone combined to make one of the best Yankee games of all time.
Hey Clint, name your favorite “real man’s closer”.
:rolleyes:
Fun Fact #1: For every single blown postseason save you haters can come up with there are at least 10 saves in the playoffs that Mo has locked down. Literally. He’s got 4 blown saves to 41 completed saves. About 90% of the time, in the postseason where you only face the good teams, Rivera slams the door. That’s as close to automatic as you can get in playoff sports. That’s Ray Allen-at-the-free-throw-line level of consistent.
Fun Fact #2: There have been 36 major league baseball pitchers who have blown a save in the MLB postseason since the last time Mariano blew a playoff save. This shit must not be easy to do.
^_-;
"Hours later, the Diamondbacks scored twice in the bottom of the ninth against Rivera to beat the Yankees and win the World Series, the most notable failure of Rivera?s career. He made a throwing error, allowed two runs, and when it ended?when Luis Gonzalez blooped a broken-bat single over the Yankees? drawn-in infield?Rivera turned and ambled off the mound, his stride and expression never changing. He looked and moved the same as if he had just completed an inning in a mostly meaningless game in May.
The Yankees? victory parade in the city was canceled, and Enrique Wilson, the Yankees? utility infielder, changed his flight back to the Dominican Republic. The plane Wilson was initially scheduled for?American Airlines Flight 587?crashed in Queens, killing all 260 passengers.
Wilson saw Rivera the next spring, and they talked about the twist of fate. If Rivera had closed out the Diamondbacks in the bottom of the ninth of Game 7, Wilson would have, in all likelihood, been on the plane that went down. For Rivera, this was further confirmation that he and his teammates were all subject to God?s will. ?I?m glad we lost the World Series,? Rivera said, ?because it means that I still have a friend.?"
Hinske will somehow end up on a different team next year to. Guy is clutch he just bounces around alot.
Wow… :looney:
Also add that he’s 8-1 lifetime in the postseason. He doesn’t just preserve the lead, he helps the Yankees come back and win. There aren’t many other closers you can say that about.
I don’t like to use the expression “hater,” but if you think there’s a better modern-day closer than Rivera is in the postseason, then “hater” is probably a pretty apt description for you. I understand that closers are somewhat overrated, and most of the criticism here is probably of the sarcastic variety, but this guy is as dominating of a bullpen pitcher as you can get.
is mariano rivera your lover or something? everyone knows he’s trash and i’m glad his steak restaurant went out of business because it gave me e coli
he makes like 20 mil a year, does he really need a second stream of income
If Rivera is so good, why didn’t the Yankees win the WS in 2008?
Or 2007? Or 2006?
if the braves lose i hope this is brooks conrad fate
derek lowe is so good no hitter through 5!!!
No More no hitter, no more shutout, Giants on the board!
ps FUCK! McCann shot that one out of a cannon.
Looks like Derek Lowe said fuck when he saw Bobby Cox on the way too. Didn’t Tim Lincecum say “fuck yeah” -twice- on tv the other night too? And I think you could actually hear it. XD
Edit: Fuck this umpiring shit this post season. Fuck it.
how very Derek Lowe
Derek Lowe ? Might be nice.