Comments on: Would you believe that the Red Sox bid for Mariano Rivera? http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/12/03/would-you-believe-that-the-red-sox-bid-for-mariano-rivera/ Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball. Mon, 20 May 2013 12:46:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Kevin S. http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/12/03/would-you-believe-that-the-red-sox-bid-for-mariano-rivera/comment-page-1/#comment-95127 Fri, 03 Dec 2010 18:48:34 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=29110#comment-95127 It’s possible, I guess, but I’d always figured they’d have given in on that second year.

]]> By: hackerjay http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/12/03/would-you-believe-that-the-red-sox-bid-for-mariano-rivera/comment-page-1/#comment-95111 Fri, 03 Dec 2010 18:01:05 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=29110#comment-95111 Well, the Yankees did want Mo to take a one year contract, so maybe he went back to Cashman and said “give me two years, or I go to the Sox”.

]]> By: Ari Collins http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/12/03/would-you-believe-that-the-red-sox-bid-for-mariano-rivera/comment-page-1/#comment-95073 Fri, 03 Dec 2010 16:26:14 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=29110#comment-95073 Might not have 27, but I’m pretty sure that the Red Sox have, on occasion, ruled, including twice this decade. In fact, despite 86 years without, they have the fourth most championships at 7. *The Cardinals have 10 and the As 9.)

That said, I’m pretty sure the Rex Sox don’t RULE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I’m not sure even the Yankees are at the all-caps-with-17-exclamation-points level.

]]> By: henryd3rd http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/12/03/would-you-believe-that-the-red-sox-bid-for-mariano-rivera/comment-page-1/#comment-95069 Fri, 03 Dec 2010 16:16:47 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=29110#comment-95069 Sox have never ruled. 27 World Series Championships and counting. Tell how many Championships trophies do the Sox own?

]]> By: Jonny 5 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/12/03/would-you-believe-that-the-red-sox-bid-for-mariano-rivera/comment-page-1/#comment-95058 Fri, 03 Dec 2010 15:53:31 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=29110#comment-95058 Ha!!! I think it must have been a favor they owed to his agent…

]]> By: yankees1996 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/12/03/would-you-believe-that-the-red-sox-bid-for-mariano-rivera/comment-page-1/#comment-95053 Fri, 03 Dec 2010 15:41:48 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=29110#comment-95053 Jealousy, plain and simple!

]]> By: Jonny 5 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/12/03/would-you-believe-that-the-red-sox-bid-for-mariano-rivera/comment-page-1/#comment-95043 Fri, 03 Dec 2010 15:13:07 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=29110#comment-95043 Any effort any team besides the Yanks was a wasted one, and they knew it. So why do it?

]]> By: Kevin S. http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/12/03/would-you-believe-that-the-red-sox-bid-for-mariano-rivera/comment-page-1/#comment-95038 Fri, 03 Dec 2010 15:05:21 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=29110#comment-95038 If the Sox were trying to drive up the price, they failed – Mo took fewer years at less dollars to stay put.

]]> By: soxrulemlb http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/12/03/would-you-believe-that-the-red-sox-bid-for-mariano-rivera/comment-page-1/#comment-95037 Fri, 03 Dec 2010 15:00:03 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=29110#comment-95037 SOX RULE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

]]> By: soxrulemlb http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/12/03/would-you-believe-that-the-red-sox-bid-for-mariano-rivera/comment-page-1/#comment-95036 Fri, 03 Dec 2010 14:59:32 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=29110#comment-95036 We never would want old garbage like revolting or cheater

]]> By: soxrulemlb http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/12/03/would-you-believe-that-the-red-sox-bid-for-mariano-rivera/comment-page-1/#comment-95035 Fri, 03 Dec 2010 14:47:16 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=29110#comment-95035 Sox are just trying (successfully!) to jack up the price on old skank garbage!
SOX RULE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

]]> By: Ari Collins http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/12/03/would-you-believe-that-the-red-sox-bid-for-mariano-rivera/comment-page-1/#comment-95027 Fri, 03 Dec 2010 14:07:52 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=29110#comment-95027 The answer is that you wouldn’t really be BLOCKING Daniel Bard. 8th inning guys get MORE leverage and MORE innings. You pretty much by definition can’t block a reliever.

Plus, if Bard were kept out of the closer role, he’d be cheaper in arb.

tl;dr the save statistic is dumb

]]> By: BC http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/12/03/would-you-believe-that-the-red-sox-bid-for-mariano-rivera/comment-page-1/#comment-95024 Fri, 03 Dec 2010 14:02:58 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=29110#comment-95024 It’s bullbleep. Probably Bob Ryan or Shaughnessy floating something out there.

]]> By: Old Gator http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/12/03/would-you-believe-that-the-red-sox-bid-for-mariano-rivera/comment-page-1/#comment-95021 Fri, 03 Dec 2010 13:54:05 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=29110#comment-95021 Great story. Too bad Mo has better things to do than play his lifelong team off against a bunch of beanbag gunners from clamland.

]]> By: proudlycanadian http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/12/03/would-you-believe-that-the-red-sox-bid-for-mariano-rivera/comment-page-1/#comment-95019 Fri, 03 Dec 2010 13:49:15 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=29110#comment-95019 Obvious gamesmanship between the Red Sox and the Yankees.

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