Well, this could get awkward.
Mariano Rivera
has been fawned over all season as he heads toward retirement. There have been
all the presents
, the
farewells
at each visiting stadium, the
All-Star Sport second
, that
special cap
, the
jet
.
And now New York Yankees supervisor Joe Girardi is telling reporters he wants Rivera back for another season. Woah, Joe, you’ll be able to’t just go altering all of the plans, man.
Girardi advised ESPNNewYork.com that he’ll ask Rivera, forty three, to re-suppose retirement and that he thinks Mo might nonetheless be an excellent closer in 2014.
“I don’t see any reason why he could not do it subsequent year, I do not,” Girardi stated. “He’s made it pretty clear that he does not want to [return], but I all the time say, you know, January rolls around and generally you have a different really feel about what you wish to do.”
Rivera is baseball’s all-time saves chief and he is third in MLB this season with 40 saves. If the Yankees get scorching, there’s an opportunity Mo reaches the 50-save threshold again. Something he is carried out twice in his 19-yr career. It’s apparent Rivera’s resolution to walk away isn’t as a result of his performance is diminishing. Relatively, he made up his thoughts that it was time and announced as a lot through the spring. Requested again by reporters after Tuesday’s game, Rivera said he is sticking to his retirement plan.
“I advised you guys already. I do not know why we’re speaking about this. I’ve already made my determination.”
(Getty Photographs)
For what it’s value: Girardi did say he thinks Rivera will retire. That tells us that either Rivera is a man who sticks to his word, or Girardi knows his personal powers of persuasion aren’t sufficient to change Mo’s mind.
But professional sports activities, as Giradi aptly factors out, have seen various players say they’re retiring, solely to get the itch again the next season. Clemens, Favre, Jordan — it is happens to the best of ‘em.
“I consider he’s going to retire,” Girardi stated. “But as I’ve said, generally when you’re a player within the midst of a season and you’re grinding it out, your thoughts is one factor, however whenever you get away for a couple of months and your physique feels fairly good, your thoughts is another factor.”
Well, let’s all conform to this, if Mo does come back, no extra presents, OKAY? A person only wants one pair of cowboy boots with a Yankees brand on them.
Don’t go, Mo — Joe Girardi says he wants Mariano Rivera to return for another season
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