(After checking Google Maps, it’s a ~4 hour drive. 221 miles. Yikes)

I also plan on being in Cooperstown for Mo’s induction. (Which by the way, is a lot less impressive of a town than I’d thought. Very small.)

I am a soon to be 52 year old native Houstonian, and Mo has become my all-time favorite player. It sure is a joy to watch this man pitch, and I know it’s only going to be a year or two at the most before he’s gone. I have seen him pitch in nearby Arlington against the Rangers, and a few times the past 3 years in Yankee stadium. Nothing like a crowd of 45-50 k standing during his entrance with Enter Sandman playing. Such a classy individual, Mo is.

I am going to try like hell to see his induction in Cooperstown in 6-7 years and maybe visit his restaurant in New Rochelle. Anyone know how far his restaurant is (by car) from Cooperstown?

great Rivera is significant on the level of Jackie Robinson, no

one is really}; I think it’s special enough to realize the symbolic nature of Rivera being the last to wear that number.

It is remarkable to think how special of a number Jackie made #42 & how Rivera is sending it off in unprecendented style.
There is definitely some mystic & aura in having Mo being the last to wear that number & that special bond is enough for me.

Finally, let me say this… MLB doesn’t honor their greatest ballplayer, Babe Ruth, with no important tributes, including retiring his iconic number league wide. This disgrace never ceases to anger me and is a cornerstone in my belief that the
league hates the Yankees & attempts to dishonor them in every way possible