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River Ave. Blues » Mariano Rivera » Page 37

What’s wrong with Mo?

August 15, 2007 by Benjamin Kabak 19 Comments

Well, we all lived through the highs and lows of that one together today. So I’m not going to spend too much time on a bullet-point recap. The Yanks now have to take three out of four from Detroit this weekend, and I have no idea who closes.

Let’s look for a second at Rivera. Around this time last year, Rivera mysteriously hit the DL with elbow tenderness, and I fear that this problem has been lurking ever since. Last week in Toronto, Rivera dialed it up a notch to strike out the side and preserve a win. Since then, his command and velocity have been off, and his numbers have suffered.

Since Toronto, Rivera has thrown 4.1 IP with bad results. Discount the first scoreless, hitless innings, and his last three appearances look like this: 3.1 IP, 9 H, 5 ER, 2 K.

While many people were clamoring for Joba to pitch the 10th, that’s simply revisionist managing. In this situation every time, Rivera should pitch. No doubt about it.

But the results make me wonder what’s wrong with Rivera. Is he hurt? Is his elbow aching? It would appear so. He’s been wild in the zone and wild out of the zone. His stuff has no bite. All signs point to injury.

The Yanks blew a golden opportunity to steal a game today against the potential AL Cy Young Award winner. But more importantly they need Rivera. Hopefully, he’s okay, but I’m not overly optimistic right now.

Filed Under: Game Stories Tagged With: Mariano Rivera

Mo sticks it to the Jays announcers

August 6, 2007 by Benjamin Kabak 15 Comments

I was stuck watching the Blue Jays’ MLB.tv feed for reasons that aren’t important. At the start of the 9th, the boring Blue Jays announcers said that Mariano is “not quite as intimidating as he used to be.” So how does Mariano respond (to a comment he obviously didn’t hear)? Well, by throwing 11 of 16 pitches for strikes and striking out Alex Rios, Vernon Wells and Frank Thomas to nail down the save. Take that, Toronto.

Filed Under: Asides Tagged With: Mariano Rivera

Mo mo. by mo.

June 5, 2007 by Benjamin Kabak 2 Comments

March + April: 7.2 IP, 11 H, 3 BB, 8 K, 10.57 ERA
May: 10 IP, 7 H, 1 BB, 10 K, 1.74 ERA

That’s better.

Filed Under: Asides Tagged With: Mariano Rivera

Kent to honor Rivera this weekend

April 12, 2007 by Benjamin Kabak Leave a Comment

So with many members of the Yankees (and other teams) donning number 42 this weekend to honor Jackie Robinson, one player – Jeff Kent – will wear 42 to honor his favorite player, Mariano Rivera, according to America’s Finest Sports News Source.

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