I hope he can get at least one inning in center field before he goes.
Well I am a Red Sox fan, and I really admire what he has accomplished, total class act, and nice guy.
No one from this era will deserve the HOF more than Mariano.
Great pitcher and a great guy too. Have a great last season Mariano—although the Yanks are not as loaded this year with talent. Rebuilding time is just around the corner for this aging team.
I'll second that -
One of the greatest finishers in baseball history and a truly class act.
Rivera is known as Mr. Sandman because when he took the mound with a lead in the 9th the crowd could go to sleep.
However, I’m a Diamondbacks fan. Just today I came across a paper copy of this link from “doug from upland”:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/563909/posts
This variant of the song was inspired by a bottom of the ninth inning, game winning hit by the D-Backs off Rivera in the 7th game of their World Series.
As a life-long Yankee fan, I would be quite surprised if Mariano and the Yankees get to the World Series.
Best reliever in Yankees history - better than even Rich Gossage - and one of the best in MLB history.
Rivera is involved with philanthropic contributions in his native Panama, which include building an elementary school and a church, providing Christmas gifts to children, and developing a program that provides computer access and adult mentors to youths.The Mariano Rivera Foundation annually distributes more than $500,000 to underprivileged children in the US and Panama through church-based institutions. Rivera intends to dedicate himself to philanthropy after retiring from baseball. In 2012, The Giving Back Fund estimated that he donated $627,500 to charity in 2010, ranking him as the 25th-most generous celebrity on a list that the fund compiled.
Not this year.