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Unfortunately it seems there’s always a first time for everything.
Good or Bad.
And criticizing New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera will be a first for me.
FIRST, LET ME SAY HOW I FEEL ABOUT MO:
Rivera is not only the greatest closer to ever play the game; he is the paramount of a role model for the way he handles himself both on and off the field.
Baseball fans and players alike worship him, and you realize that this after hearing ex- Red Sox, now Phillies closer Jonathan Papelbon once told MLB.com Ian Browne:
“I owe a lot of gratitude to him because of what he’s done. I wouldn’t be here today if it wasn’t for him. I think everybody knows that. The closer’s role wouldn’t be as noted. More and more now, people and teams and fans are starting to realize, because of Mariano, how important it is to have that closer to win a World Series,” he went on to say, “When you look up closer, the definition, in the dictionary, that’s Mariano.”
Anyone who hears Rivera’s genuine humble demeanor after he just struck out the side in a one-run ballgame falls instantly in love with this man.
Never taking his job for granted, Rivera is a shoe-in, on a speed train heading straight into Cooperstown.
It is absolutely impossible to think of life after Mo, but at 42 years old his time to wave goodbye is coming but it just feels like it is too soon.
Having Rivera on the Yankees is the pride, power and the pinstripes.
MY CRITICISM:
It is no secret that Rivera’s contract expires at the end of 2012, but he does have the option to exercise a one-year extension, if he so wishes.(...)
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