Looking back at Mariano Rivera's incredible career

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  • MLB.com takes a look back at some of the most memorable and iconic moments from the stellar career of Yankees great Mariano Rivera
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Комментарии • 235

  • @WorldwideWyatt
    @WorldwideWyatt 5 лет назад +56

    The reason Mo made it unanimously into the Hall is pretty simple; he was a hell of a player, and an even better guy.
    Rivera never showed anyone up, he never blamed anyone else, and he never took the credit. That kinda class is rare and respected in every field.

  • @kennythekid130
    @kennythekid130 5 лет назад +56

    It's official he's the only unanimous Hall of Famer Ever!

    • @coreygibson87
      @coreygibson87 5 лет назад

      KennyTheKid Jeter will be next, and then Big Papi

    • @lukaslopez8849
      @lukaslopez8849 3 года назад +1

      He not deserved to be unanimous, if Ruth wasn't then no one should be

    • @lukaslopez8849
      @lukaslopez8849 3 года назад +1

      @@coreygibson87 No and No, but i take Ortiz over Jeter anytime.

    • @sirmagnifico04
      @sirmagnifico04 3 года назад +4

      The reason why? Because while throughout the vast history of baseball there have been many greats of the game. However, with that brings many questions and debates over the greatest players ever.
      The debates have on multiple occasions divided the baseball community and its fans, leaving relatively few truths established in baseball.
      Mariano Rivera is the exception to that, because while there have been many great closers, he’s without a doubt the greatest closer to ever play. That’s why he’s the first unanimously inducted player to the HOF.

    • @iamhungey12345
      @iamhungey12345 3 года назад +1

      @@lukaslopez8849 Ruth was a victim of the biggest logjam as HOF was just created that time. Saying that no one should be unanimous just because Ruth wasn't is as unfair as it gets and helps pave way for additional HOF voting stupidity.

  • @gegalvezge
    @gegalvezge 5 лет назад +4

    Im a red blooded Red Sox fan. I have always hated every Yankee player and every Yankee fan, STILL DO!! But I got to take of my hat for Mr. Rivera and his cutter. Thank u.

  • @imaussie5152
    @imaussie5152 6 лет назад +68

    He had his number retired while he was still playing...

    • @ovielfrias2927
      @ovielfrias2927 6 лет назад +9

      ImAussie it was retired because of Jackie Robinson

    • @andrewespinola4907
      @andrewespinola4907 6 лет назад +5

      He was that good of a pitcher

    • @zachstutland5241
      @zachstutland5241 4 года назад

      Oviel Frias 🤦🏻‍♂️

    • @lordvader420
      @lordvader420 2 года назад

      I mean it was retired 4 days before his final appearance. So I guess yeah you're right but he was done already when they officially retired his jersey in his honor.

  • @陳柏安-q5k
    @陳柏安-q5k 7 лет назад +19

    he stil can pitch, but he just want to retire , at the age of 43, he still pitch around low 90s, 90-91 mph for his cutter with good command he should reach 700 sv

  • @Ken-bp3ql
    @Ken-bp3ql 9 лет назад +171

    Mo. The Greatest Closer in history.

    • @lohnesomemoney
      @lohnesomemoney 6 лет назад +3

      Kenny I would like this comment, but currently, it has 42 likes...rather fitting.

    • @kennythekid130
      @kennythekid130 5 лет назад +1

      He's Unanimous now

    • @patrickreidy7420
      @patrickreidy7420 5 лет назад +1

      Not even close 0.7 playoff era and he was there every year

    • @s0rryman
      @s0rryman 4 года назад +2

      Umm, it’s at least, The greatest pitcher of all time and a strong argument has been made that he was, The greatest player of all time.

    • @semperfidelis2150
      @semperfidelis2150 4 года назад

      Nope!

  • @Loneski255
    @Loneski255 6 лет назад +81

    Doesn't matter who you are or what team you cheer for, we can all agree that Mariano is the greatest closer of all time and an amazing human being.

    • @mannylora
      @mannylora 5 лет назад +5

      Loneski255 I’m a Red Sox fan but every time Mariano came to the mound I would just shut the tv off because it was automatic game over

    • @T9RX3
      @T9RX3 5 лет назад

      Rivera = a loyal Christian

    • @T9RX3
      @T9RX3 5 лет назад

      @@mannylora not in 2004 ALCS ....Red Sox won it.

    • @iamhungey12345
      @iamhungey12345 4 года назад

      @@T9RX3 Yeah but Mo was among the least of the problem the Yankees had that series.

    • @bahapanties
      @bahapanties 3 года назад

      Great player,teammate and a greater man.

  • @showtimenick824
    @showtimenick824 7 лет назад +82

    It's been almost 4 years since his last game and I still cried while watching this. No matter who else ever plays for the Yankees, Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera will always be my all-time favorites.

    • @bxdubs5577
      @bxdubs5577 5 лет назад +1

      Nick Allen dont forget bernie

    • @Twistedb-
      @Twistedb- 5 лет назад

      Juan Pablo Salazar-Ortiz nick swisher? You gotta be kidding me

    • @KodenameKel
      @KodenameKel 4 года назад

      @@Twistedb- swisher was very good for the yanks especially in the playoffs look at his numbers my boi

    • @JOKICisdGOAT
      @JOKICisdGOAT 2 года назад

      Jorge?

    • @showtimenick824
      @showtimenick824 2 года назад

      @@bxdubs5577 How am I just seeing this now? Well of course! I met him before!

  • @matthewjacobsen7058
    @matthewjacobsen7058 8 лет назад +34

    Born in 1986 in New York, I could always count on Mo in those HUGE games. You knew in those playoff games that when Mo came in, all that mattered were how many runs we could score because we weren't giving up any! Get Mo on the mound in the 8th or 9th with any lead, and we were guaranteed the win. If you're from NY and watched those Yankees in the 90s and 2000's, you know what I'm talking about.

  • @matt8863
    @matt8863 7 лет назад +35

    Mariano "Mo" Rivera. One of the greatest MEN in major league baseball history.

  • @nomo01
    @nomo01 5 лет назад +22

    Mo just became the first player to be inducted into the hall of fame by unanimous decision today, January 22nd, 2019

  • @BuddWolf
    @BuddWolf 6 лет назад +5

    Who wudda thunk it, that back in 1995 we were looking at the best reliever/closer in baseball history.
    A skinny kid from Panama, fulfilling his dream to play baseball. He learned his craft as a pitcher in Major league ball. Not only that, but in NewYork city. A south Bronx cathedral, known as Yankee stadium.
    How lucky were we to have such a premier pitcher in the best ballclub in history.
    Who da thunk it?

  • @Reconseal4050
    @Reconseal4050 7 лет назад +17

    Mariano is the man that caused all those pop ups, slow ass line drives, and total strike outs!

  • @tkvids1377
    @tkvids1377 6 лет назад +16

    King of the broken bat!

  • @keithsmith4780
    @keithsmith4780 6 лет назад +6

    When Rivera retired Thomas Boswell of the Washington Post wrote a column called "The Greatest Yankee Since Babe Ruth." Maybe so. It's almost impossible to compare him to Mantle and DiMaggio because their roles were so different, but I guess you could ask yourself whom you'd take if you were choosing up sides on a playground.

  • @yamahagenos8089
    @yamahagenos8089 5 лет назад +3

    I remember listening to the radio as a kid. Any time there was a lead and they brought him in, I knew the Yankees won and I was happy. It was that simple. Best closer to ever play the game. Period. And the most amazing part is that he had only one good pitch. But it was so good that it was practically unhittable.

  • @robertlasher9246
    @robertlasher9246 3 года назад +2

    It’s crazy how he started closing at 26 and yet. Still holds a record

  • @BScottyJRL
    @BScottyJRL 11 лет назад +4

    I don't care if you're a Red Sox fan, A Mets fan, it doesn't matter. Mariano Rivera is one of the greatest person to ever dawn a baseball uniform at the major league level.

  • @elizabethpadilla2081
    @elizabethpadilla2081 5 лет назад +4

    A true gentlemen, a guy who did not mind if you asked for an autograph. Paid it forward to the many communities in the Bronx and to his native Panama. It is an honor to have watched him live and see him become a legend.

  • @pplove415
    @pplove415 3 года назад +1

    He was the only Yankees player I liked and respected. I'm a Mets fan. Even I, a Yankee hater, couldn't hate him.

  • @joncoda365
    @joncoda365 5 лет назад +5

    Loved to see Mo come in the game. That pretty much meant the Yankees won!

    • @sdots1
      @sdots1 5 лет назад +2

      Jon Coda so true man... instead of waiting till the end of the 9th to win, it became “just get Mo in there and we are good”

  • @mackymode8185
    @mackymode8185 6 лет назад +16

    Louisville bat company misses Mo so much.

  • @donovanmitchell9737
    @donovanmitchell9737 8 лет назад +51

    I hate the Yankees but i like and respect Mariano rivera

    • @hacantyapradipta1119
      @hacantyapradipta1119 6 лет назад +3

      You just can't hate the man. He's nothing but a class act and a very good human being on and off the field.

  • @zeppelin342
    @zeppelin342 7 лет назад +8

    An absolute legend of the game. You'll always be missed Mo ❤️

  • @elikernaghan6511
    @elikernaghan6511 6 лет назад +8

    One of my favorite players very respectful to others

  • @bottleflipkingmaster
    @bottleflipkingmaster 6 лет назад +9

    Enter sandman

  • @axenationshow8024
    @axenationshow8024 5 лет назад +3

    Congratulations Mariano. Couldn't happen to a nicer guy.

  • @chuckhold9992
    @chuckhold9992 5 лет назад +1

    I hate the Yankees with a passion but when it comes to closers Mariano is the G.O.A.T.

  • @PeterOkeefe54
    @PeterOkeefe54 Год назад +1

    I lost count of how many autographs he signed for my daughter. Every time he saw her in her wheelchair he came over for a minute. Today she is grown and very high functioning..no longer needs the chair. He invited her to cooperstown for the induction but we could not make it.

  • @dontbeafraid5313
    @dontbeafraid5313 7 лет назад +2

    I hate the yankees during their run. But I respect and admire MO.. he is the greatest closer

  • @Alec1492ify
    @Alec1492ify 9 лет назад +7

    rainier798 there are 2 dislikes now, the other one is Alex Gonzalez

  • @TheTRAINOR11
    @TheTRAINOR11 6 лет назад +2

    I was glad and proud to watch him and the other 95-09 Yankees. Thrilling games, unadulterated drama and excitement abounded with them. This piece on Mariano brought tears to my eyes. Him, Jeter, Posada and Petite were all professionals and class acts.

  • @rainier798
    @rainier798 11 лет назад +4

    Who the fck disliked this?

  • @timothypelletier6908
    @timothypelletier6908 5 лет назад +3

    "How can you not be romantic about baseball" - Moneyball

  • @SuperPhilly5
    @SuperPhilly5 9 лет назад +17

    MARIANO RIVERA GREATEST CLOSER OF ALL TIME !!!!!!!!

    • @T9RX3
      @T9RX3 5 лет назад

      Your opinion

    • @iamhungey12345
      @iamhungey12345 2 года назад

      @@T9RX3 More like the truth.

  • @mas9067
    @mas9067 5 лет назад +1

    Im Puerto Rican and we Rican's love M.Rivera.

  • @Trick23Shotzz24
    @Trick23Shotzz24 11 лет назад +2

    Mariano Rivera one of my favorite best Yankee ever respect 42 and Yankees forever!

  • @josesegundo4334
    @josesegundo4334 5 лет назад +1

    CONGRATULATIONS! Coming from Diamondbacks, Arizona

  • @yeury2550
    @yeury2550 11 лет назад +4

    I guess the one who dislike this is a Trevor Hoffman fan.

  • @gadget00
    @gadget00 Год назад

    Back in Panama he played as an outfielder for his local province team when he was a teenager. A local MLB scout noted that he had a cannon of an arm when he threw the ball back to the infield and convinced him to make the transition to pitching instead.
    Who would have thought that decision was the spark to ignite the road to a legendary career!!

  • @ianscott2639
    @ianscott2639 11 лет назад +2

    If you hate the yanks you love rivera. Law.

  • @rainier798
    @rainier798 11 лет назад +2

    me-MO-ries. Jeter is the only one remaining in the Core Four

  • @-C.S.R
    @-C.S.R 2 года назад +1

    I got to see at least one of those saves!

  • @bxdubs5577
    @bxdubs5577 5 лет назад +1

    Tht moment when andy took the ball, still hits me in the chest(we all knew what was coming)

  • @slipknotmaggot29
    @slipknotmaggot29 11 лет назад +3

    retire number 42 a second time!!

  • @janes8181
    @janes8181 11 лет назад +3

    Amazing player, best closer of all time.

  • @angelcastillo4829
    @angelcastillo4829 6 лет назад +2

    El mejor y latino de todos los tienpos y es de panamá

  • @jeremiah1528
    @jeremiah1528 4 года назад

    JESUS CHRIST is the standard to emulate. Mock all you want... you'll have eternity to regret it... HalleluYah JESUS... the only King...

  • @andreeduardo4269
    @andreeduardo4269 4 года назад +1

    El mejor

  • @cubswin3838
    @cubswin3838 2 года назад

    Rivera is THE BEST! Always performed the job with greatness and humility, He and Lou Gehrig are my favorite Yankees.

  • @josephgiuffdrida5387
    @josephgiuffdrida5387 5 лет назад

    Marion Rivera 100 % HOF yes without a doubt Paul O'Neil said it best O'Neil said our championships ride on Marion shoulders I believe that also .a true human being very classy man

  • @felocaminero5979
    @felocaminero5979 5 лет назад +1

    10.05 i didnt cry, u cried...

  • @glenn8886
    @glenn8886 5 лет назад

    Mo didn't save game 7 in 2001, but he might save their lives because if they win game 7, they will probably ride the airplane which finally crashed and nobody survived

  • @cashmininger2503
    @cashmininger2503 4 года назад +1

    What a class man.

  • @tekomar
    @tekomar 7 лет назад

    Now that I think about it the Yankees had a good chance to win the world series that year and the would've had a better chance if Mo and Jeter didn't get injured

  • @robertszekely8686
    @robertszekely8686 3 года назад

    Mariano Rivera is one of the greatest players of all time. The best closer ever. And also one of the classiest players in the history of baseball.

  • @angelsantiago9931
    @angelsantiago9931 3 года назад +1

    The GOAT.

  • @danielcohen9637
    @danielcohen9637 2 года назад

    Rivera was nothing short of spectacular!

  • @PaperBacon27
    @PaperBacon27 11 лет назад +1

    Hate the Yankees....love Rivera

  • @Trafala32
    @Trafala32 7 лет назад +3

    I'm crying right now .It makes me so fortunate to see him pitch . Goat !!!!

  • @anti-jihadist1053
    @anti-jihadist1053 5 лет назад

    His defeat in game 4 of the 2004 ALCS, is still hard to believe. That was probably the biggest meltdown in all of sports history.

    • @iamhungey12345
      @iamhungey12345 4 года назад

      Single game? No.
      Entire series? Arguably but that's on the team, not Mo.

  • @ZhangtheGreat
    @ZhangtheGreat 6 лет назад

    Fact: Rivera is the only active player to ever have his number retired (as in, the only player whose number got retired while he was still playing).

    • @PotatoeChipz
      @PotatoeChipz 6 лет назад

      Hopefully you understand why.

    • @iamhungey12345
      @iamhungey12345 4 года назад +1

      It was retired for Jackie Robinson so the players who were still using the number gets to keep it. Mo happens to be the last one to wore that number.

  • @Darkfeedify
    @Darkfeedify 11 лет назад +2

  • @johnstjohn3595
    @johnstjohn3595 6 лет назад +2

    #GOAT

  • @patrickreidy7420
    @patrickreidy7420 5 лет назад

    It'll never be the same without him or Jeter my favorite players on Yankees

  • @latexiz7617
    @latexiz7617 7 лет назад

    Amazing closer. Anyone know the background theme in the start?

  • @babytin3573
    @babytin3573 5 лет назад

    7:39 u know verlanders old when he can say that he played with Mariano Rivera

  • @gadget00
    @gadget00 Год назад

    That '96 Yankees team was magical

  • @xBigCatDrama
    @xBigCatDrama 11 лет назад

    When I have children & grandchildren one day, I will be able to tell them that I was here to witness Mariano Rivera pitch.

  • @ironcheffanatic1019
    @ironcheffanatic1019 10 лет назад +5

    +Mike Hawk
    Actually, Dennis Eckersley blew two saves in his postseason career (1988 WS Game 1 vs. LAD, 1992 ALCS vs. TOR Game 4). Eck is a pretty good pitcher.
    And you will take Trevor Hoffman over Mariano Rivera?! I love Hoffman too, but he blew two saves in his postseason career and never made it back to the World Series after Scott Brosius took him deep.
    Finally, I get that Mo blew Game 7 of the 2001 World Series and Games 4 and 5 of the 2004 ALCS, but the 2003 World Series? He didn't blow a save there. I meant you mean the 1997 ALDS.
    And I'm a Red Sox fan correcting you. That's a shame.

    • @iamhungey12345
      @iamhungey12345 7 лет назад

      Mike Hawk now a.k.a. Theroux was never exactly the sharpest tool in the shed.

  • @mc76
    @mc76 5 лет назад +1

    One pitch. Amazing.

  • @ericselvig5808
    @ericselvig5808 7 лет назад

    I don't think Rivera is going to be a unanimous first ballot Hall of Famer because of Thome if he doesn't make the IT in 2018

    • @iamhungey12345
      @iamhungey12345 7 лет назад

      He's still going to be in first ballot though.

  • @krishnanvl9853
    @krishnanvl9853 3 года назад

    Goat MO is my favourite

  • @italianspacemafia223
    @italianspacemafia223 11 лет назад +1

    legend !!!!

  • @T9RX3
    @T9RX3 5 лет назад

    Mariano Rivera is a very devout Christian. 👍

  • @josecolon2449
    @josecolon2449 2 года назад

    Why didnt we do this for John Franco?

  • @cminks_11
    @cminks_11 6 лет назад

    Mo used that game 7 loss as fuel for years lol

  • @michaelrinella6384
    @michaelrinella6384 8 лет назад +14

    How is he not a unanimous HOF vote?

    • @joecooper4715
      @joecooper4715 8 лет назад +12

      Because he's not eligible yet?!??

    • @ryancarroll1697
      @ryancarroll1697 6 лет назад

      Eligible next year I believe

    • @s.f.7156
      @s.f.7156 6 лет назад +3

      Many old school voters don’t see the closer or save as Hof worthy. We will see the discussion as time goes on.

    • @tkvids1377
      @tkvids1377 6 лет назад

      NO ONE has been so he won't be

    • @oitookyourbreath1138
      @oitookyourbreath1138 5 лет назад

      Ryan Carroll Hoffman now

  • @dankestone6656
    @dankestone6656 6 лет назад

    Very dramatic music on this

  • @andreslynch4132
    @andreslynch4132 11 лет назад

    He was wonderful to watch here at petco

  • @satishsriragavan9930
    @satishsriragavan9930 11 лет назад

    The best there was the best there is the best there ever will be

    • @Seeker0fTruth
      @Seeker0fTruth 2 года назад

      Quote from “The Natural” with Robert Redford

  • @CheAtBoy112233
    @CheAtBoy112233 11 лет назад

    #42 #legend

  • @Airplane299
    @Airplane299 11 лет назад

    truly inspiring. 42, legend.

  • @kuojames8
    @kuojames8 11 лет назад

    Miss MO

  • @chilepizza16
    @chilepizza16 11 лет назад +1

    So grateful to have been at the ceremony held at Fenway. The best.

  • @SDGolfer
    @SDGolfer 11 лет назад

    I know man

  • @Smoketreez83
    @Smoketreez83 6 лет назад

    The 🐐

  • @jerrywitaj
    @jerrywitaj 5 лет назад

    He should have won that final World Series against the Diamondbacks. He was totally robbed.

  • @asianfireflie
    @asianfireflie 6 лет назад

    Top ten best closer ever

    • @iamhungey12345
      @iamhungey12345 4 года назад +3

      Best closer ever.

    • @sunnyboy8644
      @sunnyboy8644 4 года назад +2

      wrong, MO is the greatest closer of all time, no explaination needed.

  • @chrispybx
    @chrispybx 10 лет назад

    Until the Mets were responsible for snapping his perfect save run at Citi Field, then he flopped for about 4~ saves in a row, including the clash of the titans vs. Miguel Cabrera.

    • @iamhungey12345
      @iamhungey12345 6 лет назад +1

      It was his last year and his ERA was still 2.11 and came back from a season ending injury a year before.
      In the end does it really take away what he had done?

  • @fecher13_17
    @fecher13_17 7 лет назад +1

    42 is retired. How is he wearing 42

    • @ktoliman
      @ktoliman 7 лет назад +18

      42 was retired by the MLB 1997 in honor of Jackie Robinson, However, the grandfather clause states that players currently using the number at the time were allowed to continue use the number until they either retire or change teams. Mo was the last player to use the number until he retired in 2013 and the Yankees retired the number a second time.

  • @neversocialist6871
    @neversocialist6871 5 лет назад

    Rivera got torched in game 4 of the 2004 ALCS by the Red Sox. That was probably the biggest meltdown in sports history, and it allowed the Red Sox to come back and eventually win the ALCS, and then the World Series that season.

    • @iamhungey12345
      @iamhungey12345 4 года назад +3

      Single game? No.
      You made it sounded as if he got lit up for several runs in that game.
      Entire series? Arguably but that's on the team, not Mo.

  • @frankluman5976
    @frankluman5976 8 лет назад

    Just wanna say, Rivera had the benefit of being on a team that gave him many opportunities to close out ballgames. There was probably a bunch of way better closers that never got the attention they deserved because they weren't on a winning team and therefore never got the save chances Rivera did

    • @josephrivera8256
      @josephrivera8256 8 лет назад +2

      True. But he was lights out in nearly all of his games, which is the difference. He was absolutely dominant. It was an insane level of pitching.

    • @josephrivera8256
      @josephrivera8256 8 лет назад +1

      True. But he was lights out in nearly all of his games, which is the difference. He was absolutely dominant. It was an insane level of pitching.

    • @josephrivera8256
      @josephrivera8256 8 лет назад +1

      joseph rivera 0.70 postseason era. Fuck...

    • @Tyrantofthewind
      @Tyrantofthewind 8 лет назад +5

      You are simply wrong. There are was no better closer in baseball and there still isn't. He was given more opportunities because his team was a winning one, but he was also given more opportunities to fail and HE DID NOT.

    • @ronaldh8446
      @ronaldh8446 8 лет назад +3

      Just his presence in the bullpen changed the way manager's went about their gameplan; what substitutions to make and how to at least tie the game before Rivera got on the mound. No one reliever in history did it as successfully over nearly two decades. Not even close. And to do that with essentially one pitch. Your assessment is wrong but you're not alone in feeling that way.

  • @leonardolopezmadrigal7069
    @leonardolopezmadrigal7069 7 лет назад +1

    Trevor Hoffman. Best reliever in the history of baseball. you knew what pitch he was gonna throw and still made the guy miss. he is missed for sure in baseball.

    • @iamhungey12345
      @iamhungey12345 7 лет назад +3

      Yeah, that's why his postseason ERA is over 3.

    • @yankeemike8699
      @yankeemike8699 6 лет назад +2

      😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣 You sure you didn't mean Mariano Rivera? Hoffman isn't even in the same conversation as Mo, get real

    • @tuberaxx
      @tuberaxx 3 года назад

      Haha, that’s a good one, Leonardo!

  • @semperfidelis2150
    @semperfidelis2150 4 года назад

    The Red Sox destroyed him in 2004 ALCS. GO METS!

    • @iamhungey12345
      @iamhungey12345 4 года назад +2

      He gave up one earned run that series, not exactly destroying Mo as well as the fact that in Game 5 that other blown save was a result of having to clean up the mess Tom Gordon made in the 8th inning with runners on corners with no out.

    • @azucenacalderon8743
      @azucenacalderon8743 3 года назад +2

      That doesn’t matter, he’s still the best of all times so ...

  • @johnniejay
    @johnniejay 8 лет назад +7

    It was the greatest of ironies that a man who embodied everything good about professional sports would end up spending his entire career with a franchise that embodies everything wrong with it.

    • @taalibmuhammad7558
      @taalibmuhammad7558 8 лет назад +11

      Yep. 27 Championships is certainly wrong.

    • @johnniejay
      @johnniejay 8 лет назад +3

      Taalib Muhammad Is that the beginning and end of the conversation? How many WS they've won? If it is, you've missed my point entirely.

    • @taalibmuhammad7558
      @taalibmuhammad7558 8 лет назад +10

      Perhaps I did miss your point. My point is that the objective of the game is to win a championship. The Yankee championships were accomplished within the rules of the MLB. Many other teams chose not to make winning their priority. I see it as illogical to condemn an organization for doing all it can to win.

    • @johnniejay
      @johnniejay 8 лет назад +3

      Taalib Muhammad Clearly you did miss my point. The aim is not to win at all costs, as the Yankees have throughout their history. It is well known (and has been proven) that they have flat out cheated in the past i.e. not within the rules of the game. You're just wrong, simple as that.

    • @taalibmuhammad7558
      @taalibmuhammad7558 8 лет назад +9

      "Throughout their history"? "Cheated". Perhaps your dislike for such success clouds your perception. It may be advantageous to your stance to produce evidence of "flat out cheating" throughout Yankee 113+ year history. And you have actually supported my point in saying winning is not the aim. Obviously...that is the philosophy of whatever franchise you place your allegiance.

  • @coolguy02536
    @coolguy02536 11 лет назад

    Eck only blew one playoff game. Also he threw a no-hitter. And had a 20-Win season. I think I'll take him, he can close AND start.
    And I'd take Hoffman for the sole reason of him being unnoticed and overshadowed by Marinara Rivera.

    • @iamhungey12345
      @iamhungey12345 7 лет назад +2

      Eck was no longer a starter once he became a closer, he did not close and start because he couldn't do the former anymore due to his alcoholism. Also he blew another save in 1992 ALCS that put the A's out of the series and lost a game against the Reds in 1990 WS. Not to mention the second half of his closing career was trash compared to what he had from 1988 to 1992.
      As for Hoffman? Really? So many wrongs...

  • @angelsBEATdodgers
    @angelsBEATdodgers 10 лет назад

    Garbage closer....the best is K-ROD

    • @Alec1492ify
      @Alec1492ify 9 лет назад +7

      you're an idiot.

    • @angelsBEATdodgers
      @angelsBEATdodgers 9 лет назад

      It takes an idiot to know an idiot

    • @SuperPhilly5
      @SuperPhilly5 9 лет назад +3

      alex gonzalez ASSHOLE MARIANO RIVERA IS THE GREATEST CLOSER EVER IN THE HISTORY OF BASEBALL WHERE IS K ROD NOW JACKASS IS HE EVEN PLAYING ???

    • @angelsBEATdodgers
      @angelsBEATdodgers 9 лет назад

      If you were really a baseball fanatic you would know k rod is still playing you effin tic....and MO he is not the greatest ever he might have the most saves ever but that's only 3 outs....think of the workload we put k rod through during our run in 2002...

    • @SuperPhilly5
      @SuperPhilly5 9 лет назад +4

      alex gonzalez you have no clue jackass shut the fuck up and do your homework before you come on here and make yourself sound like a total effin jackass MARIANO IS THE GREATEST NO ONE ELSE COMES CLOSE