‘NY Yankees’ Archives
The Future Is Now: Yankees Face Life After Mariano »
No one could have predicted that Mariano's Rivera's career might end this way, laying on the warning track in the Kansas City outfield, holding his right knee in pain.The Yankees have had their share of injuries this season and they run the gamut from bad luck to bad judgment.Joba Chamberlain jumping on a trampoline at a kid's playground, Michael [...]
David Robertson: 3 Reasons He Can Successfully Replace »
Mariano Rivera's season and possibly his career may have come to an end yesterday. He injured his knee at Kaufman Stadium shagging fly balls during batting practice - something that he's done for years, by the way - in preparation for a game against the Kansas City Royals.He tore his ACL and his meniscus in his right knee, and we may have seen the [...]
Mariano Rivera: Torn ACL Does Not Signal End of a »
By now, you've heard the news that New York Yankees all-world closer Mariano Rivera is out for the rest of the season with a torn ACL and a torn meniscus.Some people will throw their hands in the air and scream to the skies, denouncing the Yankees for allowing him to shag fly balls in the outfield.But Mo has been doing that very thing before [...]
Mariano Rivera Injury: How Yankees Will Survive »
The New York Yankees lost Mariano Rivera last night for the season and possibly forever, but they still have the talent to get by without him. Rivera was as close to a sure thing as you could get, and with him gone, the Yankees' bats will have to start dominating. Jeff Passan of Yahoo! Sports tweeted the news of Rivera's injury. Mariano [...]
Mariano Rivera Injury: 6 Reasons the Yankees Can »
Wow.That's really all I've been able to say since hearing that Mariano Rivera was carted off the field during batting practice tonight, having hurt his knee while shagging fly balls.No baseball fan wants to see the greatest closer who's ever lived end his career this way, but if he tore his ACL, Mariano might have thrown his last pitch.Losing the [...]
New York Yankees News: Mariano Rivera Tears ACL, »
Yesterday, New York Yankees fans collectively felt their hearts skip a beat. Mariano Rivera was injured, and it was a very serious injury.Before last night's game, Rivera was in the outfield catching fly balls, a pregame activity he had been doing for almost two decades, and he tore his ACL and meniscus in his knee.What does Rivera have ahead of [...]
Derek Jeter: New York Yankees Renaissance Man »
In the wake of Mariano Rivera’s potentially career ending knee-injury, good news nonetheless exists. The renaissance man that is Derek Jeter continues to show no signs he intends on slowing down. Last night, Jeter went 4-for-5 with a double during the Yankees' 4-3 loss versus the Kansas City Royals. Through 25 games, this 37-year-old leadoff [...]
Mariano Rivera: A Personal Tribute to the Greatest »
By now, we are all aware of Mariano Rivera's devastating injury.Many of us are also aware of the fact that his illustrious career may be in jeopardy.If this is the end of the line for Rivera, it will be an unfortunate close to a career of one of the most dominant pitchers—starter or reliever—of all time.I remember my first experience [...]
Mariano Rivera: Yankees Have No Replacement for the »
He would never admit it, but the gods are unjust. If you haven’t heard, the Yankees’ 42-year-old closer Mariano Rivera tore his ACL shagging batting practice fly balls in Kansas City on Thursday night. The most pointless thing in the least significant place. Rivera always claimed that his cutter—the most effective single [...]
In an Alternate Universe, Joba Chamberlain Is Taking »
The news from Kansas City is awful. The great Mariano Rivera might never pitch again.His amazing career deserved a better conclusion. Either by clinching another title or letting one slip away would have been appropriate. But not slipping on the warning track in Kansas City of all cities.The fans at Yankee Stadium on April 30th might have seen his [...]