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.
Full Version: Mariano Rivera....
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.
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?
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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