Comments on: Mariano Rivera “intends to retire” after this season, will make announcement Saturday

By: raysfan1

raysfan1 — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 04:46:45 +0000

Most saves ever. Lowest career ERA for any pitcher since the dead ball era. Even those of us, like me, who are fans of division rivals have to acknowledge what a privilege it has been to witness true greatness on the diamond.

By: raysfan1

raysfan1 — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 04:36:04 +0000

Pettite admitted to HGH use, not steroid use, but your point remains.

By: raysfan1

raysfan1 — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 04:30:13 +0000

There are some who vote no on the first ballot just to ensure it isn’t unanimous.

By: cackalackyank

cackalackyank — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 03:54:44 +0000

Cashman could wind up being exstatic, at least from a financial point of view. While Pettitte may feel like he can “pitch for a long time” in March, he might start to feel differently after lower run support, and some patchwork defensive alignments for the first couple months of the season, and decide to call it quits alongside Mo. Then there is Jeters option. Also, Kuroda, Hughes, Chamberlain and several other from the pitching staff will be unsigned. Then there are Granderson and Cano. So the possibility for great payroll reduction exists. The interesting thing is who will certainly be there along with A-rod, Tex, Sabathia, and Ichiro?

By: cackalackyank

cackalackyank — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 03:42:44 +0000

uyf I agree whole heartedly that Mo and Jeter should be first ballot HOF ellectees. However, as has been observed, there are just too many douchenozzles that have a vote. One of them will most likely have to wait a year just so a few miserable writers can validate their self importance. If Jeter picks up his 2014 option it might help his first ballot chances, since that would push him back to 2020. I personally believe Andy Pettitte is a Hall of Fame pitcher. Probably not first ballot but an HOF pitcher nonetheless. Once again though, I have to be realistic in the face of current trends. Since there are players, some very deserving ones in fact, being held back just because of a suspicion of steroid use, what chance does Pettitte, a confessed steroid user, have of getting in? Until there is a paradigm shift in the BBWA regarding how suspected and confirmed steroid use is going to be considered, Pettitte will be outside, looking in.

By: buggieowens

buggieowens — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 01:21:41 +0000

Even Red Sox fans like myself have to say “bogus” to that claim. We know…we seen him enough.

By: bbk1000

bbk1000 — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 21:50:24 +0000

Amazing, a failed starting pitcher with one pitch (ok, perhaps 2) goes on and becomes the best reliever of all time…..

I’ll miss him doing his thing, watching him break bats all these years was fun…

By: sandwiches4ever

sandwiches4ever — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 20:28:37 +0000

Dave Veres! One year I had a fantasy baseball team named “Dave Veres and the Mediocre Relievers”. Man, that was…not a good team.

By: buffalomafia

buffalomafia — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 19:59:54 +0000

Salute! To the best closer ever!!!!

By: historiophiliac

historiophiliac — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 19:35:53 +0000

Yeah, no, I got it.

By: carbydrash

carbydrash — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 19:31:14 +0000

This is ludicrious.

He’s third, behind Hoffman AND Dave Veres.

By: number42is1

number42is1 — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 19:30:05 +0000

sorry… 4 seasons not 3

By: number42is1

number42is1 — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 19:29:13 +0000

unless hes got 3 seasons left in him he cannot get to 300 realistically.

By: randygnyc

randygnyc — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 19:21:31 +0000

Mo is first ballot. Beloved by just about everyone in baseball and the media alike, never mind his achievements.

I love Pettitte, but he is disqualified from the HOF in my opinion, even should he miraculously manage 300 wins.

By: 18thstreet

18thstreet — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 19:20:05 +0000

Just to be clear — I was making a joke about the writers and not Rivera.

By: senioreditor2

senioreditor2 — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 19:18:41 +0000

Hey I’ve lived in San Diego my whole life and Trevor ain’t even in the conversation. Trevor was good but on Mariano’s bad days he was better than Trevor and the numbers back me up 100%.

By: senioreditor2

senioreditor2 — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 19:16:08 +0000

and the end of an era for sure…………………

By: jwbiii

jwbiii — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 18:39:16 +0000

Apparently not by everyone. By everyone who follows baseball and has a functioning brain, but not by everyone.

By: fanofevilempire

fanofevilempire — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 18:39:01 +0000

Cashman is happy because without Mo the Yanks can get to 189 mil. payroll.

By: fanofevilempire

fanofevilempire — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 18:35:44 +0000

BigBeachBall , are you a drunkard?

By: number42is1

number42is1 — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 18:34:15 +0000

While i agree with you that Jeets and Mo SHOULD make it first round, they will not. In regards to Andy even if he gets to the 260 mark i do not think he makes it in at all. i think that hes great and his has an argument but between not having 300 wins AND the PEDs issue i think he does not make it in.

By: fanofevilempire

fanofevilempire — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 18:32:42 +0000

are you a drunkard?

By: uyf1950

uyf1950 — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 18:26:06 +0000

I don’t think there is any doubt that Rivera makes the HOF on the first ballot. I don’t think he will be a unanimous but since it only takes a player getting 75% of the votes it’s inconceivable to me that more then 1 in 4 voters would not vote for him.

By: churchoftheperpetuallyoutraged

churchoftheperpetuallyoutraged — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 18:20:35 +0000

It won’t happen also because, with such a loaded ballot, you’ll find at least one person who’ll think “of course Mo/Maddux/Jeter will make it, so i’ll not vote for him and vote for this other (un)deserving player”.

By: uyf1950

uyf1950 — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 18:18:59 +0000

It will be an interesting ballot for the HOF should the 3 Core Four remaining Yankees all retire at the end of this season. Jeter and Rivera are locks 1st ballot HOF’ers. Pettitte starts the 2013 season with 245 wins, I think if he can get to 260 wins along with his post season record he will make the HOF but probably not on the 1st ballot.

BTW, I realize Jeter still has a 2014 player option and I’m not saying he WILL retire only thinking out loud IF he were to retire.

By: historiophiliac

historiophiliac — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 18:05:10 +0000

Normally, I’d play, but this is Mo and that’s sacred.

By: number42is1

number42is1 — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 18:03:56 +0000

Don’t be too sure about first ballot. if the dicks that vote now are still there in 5 yrs he may not make it till second ballot.

By: number42is1

number42is1 — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 18:02:03 +0000

Please don’t feed the trolls

By: kopy

kopy — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 18:02:00 +0000

We’ll never have a unanimous. Too many people that think a player is worthy, but vote “no” anyway the first few times just to be dicks.

By: jolink653

jolink653 — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 17:57:48 +0000

Lol Mariano is accepted by everyone as the greatest relief pitcher of all time and you want to put Hoffman in front of him? How can you possibly justify that?