“Good chance” Rivera would have retired had he pitched in playoffs

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Ryan says:
February 17, 2013 at 2:11 pm
Are his comments in regards to his injury, or the fact the Yankees were never in the lead in the 9th inning last postseason?
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• hogsmog says:

  February 17, 2013 at 2:29 pm

  Christ, they made it to the ALCS.

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• jesse says:

  February 17, 2013 at 3:46 pm

  They had a lead in game 5 of the ALDS against Baltimore.

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• Ryan says:

  February 17, 2013 at 4:13 pm

  …it was a joke, guys…

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  • jjyank says:

    February 17, 2013 at 4:24 pm

    From an unknown poster using the ever-sketchy “male first name” handle, it’s not going to come across that way.

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  • Now Batting says:

    February 17, 2013 at 5:11 pm

    I liked it. Last year’s playoffs were so incredibly frustrating to watch.

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I am not the droids you're looking for... says:
February 17, 2013 at 2:42 pm
It’s also his swan song bc the Yanks have no room for a $10-15mm closer in 2014.
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trr says:
February 17, 2013 at 3:16 pm
It really sounds like ’13 will be his year….enjoy it everyone!
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• jjyank says:

  February 17, 2013 at 3:21 pm

  Indeed. It’ll be nice to know that this will be his Swan Song so we as fans can really savor it.

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Ed says:
February 17, 2013 at 3:56 pm
While I do think it’s his final year, I’d just like to point out that after almost every multi-year contract Mo signed, he said it would be his last contract. He first talked about retirement in the late 90s. I’m not completely counting him out until he officially retires.
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• Max Fischer says:

  February 17, 2013 at 4:18 pm

  Mo was talking about retirement four years into his career at the age of 28?

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  • RetroRob says:

    February 17, 2013 at 6:07 pm

    Actually, yes! I remember whe he took over as closer he was taking Nlit retiring on jos early 30s.

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    • RetroRob says:

      February 17, 2013 at 6:09 pm

      *about* retiring.

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  • Ed says:

    February 17, 2013 at 10:36 pm

    Yup. He used to talk a lot about retiring and becoming a minister. Every time his contract ran out, he’d delay that a little. It’s only the last 5 years or so that he stopped talking about retiring.

    I think a big part of why he keeps playing is so that he can use the money for charity in Panama.

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    • Max Fischer says:

      February 17, 2013 at 10:47 pm

      I never realized he did it so long ago. I’d always heard about how religious and charitable he was, but I didn’t know that he actually contemplated retiring to pursue it.

      Thanks for the info guys.

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