 Mariano Rivera.... |
| Dread |
 May 4 2012, 08:20 AM
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 I AM A GIGANTIC MORON  Group: Member Posts: 34,909 Joined: 19-April 03 Member No.: 76  |
In The Old Man and the Sea the protagonist talks of "The Great Dimaggio ". I've only used that phrase to describe one other player - Roberto Clemente.
Hindsight aside (seriously, why is he shagging flies?), Rivera deserves this acolade as well. Granted he was a one-inning reliever, but of his generation, nobody did it better longer. Godspeed Mariano. |
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| Champs 5 times |
May 4 2012, 08:48 AM
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I prefer to remember him blowing game 7 of the World Series, and blowing TWO saves in the Yankees choke to the Red Sox in 2004.
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| staugiedoggie |
May 4 2012, 12:03 PM
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QUOTE(Champs 5 times @ May 4 2012, 09:48 AM)  I prefer to remember him blowing game 7 of the World Series, and blowing TWO saves in the Yankees choke to the Red Sox in 2004. really? that's strange. do the steinbrenners not own unx any more? |
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| Champs 5 times |
May 4 2012, 04:22 PM
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QUOTE(staugiedoggie @ May 4 2012, 01:03 PM) really? that's strange. do the steinbrenners not own unx any more? They do, but fuck em anyway |
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