Mo No More?

[deeman11747]

http://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/yankees/ny-sprivera135092300feb13,0,6500823.story?coll=ny-sports-headlines

I have a feeling Cashman isnt going to realize how serious he is until its too late. Mo's been taken for granted forever....so Cashman better not **** this up. I'd go absolutely nuts.

[SPTO]

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Let's be practical here. Rivera probably wants one last big payday and even if it's a short term deal that's still a slight risk to take. Also keep in mind that Rivera will be 38 heading into '08 and that's pretty old for a pitcher especially a closer. Rivera has shown signs of being beatable in the last couple seasons and while emotions play a lot into it I think the Yanks would be better off looking for the next Rivera down the line.

[NYJets]

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Just the media trying to stir something up, must be a slow news day.

[NYJets]

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Rivera has shown signs of being beatable in the last couple seasons and while emotions play a lot into it I think the Yanks would be better off looking for the next Rivera down the line.

2005 was far and away his best season of his career, and last year was one of his better years.

He has gone through short slumps just about every season in his career just now people make a big deal about them because he's older.

[Beantown]

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Just the media trying to stir something up, must be a slow news day.

Just a Yankee fan trying to pretend this isn't a news story.

Seriously though. Mo will be a Yankee next year...and the years after that...until he retires.

[Gary Armida]

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This is something I can't see the Yankees getting wrong. Even at 38, he is easily the best closer in baseball. Emotions are not in that statement at all. I can't name one closer I would take today over Mo. I like other closers, but Mo is clearly top notch.

If he did go FA next year, I can see Boston throwing a 2 year, 30 million dollar contract at him.

Bottom line, this is one the Yanks can't screw up. Give him his money. He's been underpaid (in baseball terms) his whole career. Me being upset about them not bringing Bernie back is all about my emotion as a fan. Mariano is still the Yankees best/most needed player.

[NYJets]

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From Peter Abraham's blog:

I talked to some people who interviewed Mariano Rivera. His tone was not inflammatory at all. Just saying he’s going to do what he has to do, he wants to stay and the sides will talk. It’s the usual rhetoric.
There’s no cause for alarm – although I’m sure some headlines tomorrow won’t reflect that.

[rsox]

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Just a Yankee fan trying to pretend this isn't a news story.

Seriously though. Mo will be a Yankee next year...and the years after that...until he retires.

Everyone thought that about Bernie Williams too and that may not happen now. thanks to the Yankees bush league offer of a non-roster invite to training camp.
The days of a player playing his whole career with one team are basically over. There is no loyalty from the players or the teams anymore and too much money being thrown around by other teams to convince players to stay in one place.

[Sandman42]

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Rivera with another statement saying that the Yankees are at no advantage if he doesn't have a contract in the offseason.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2766006

This really doesn't seem like something Rivera would do, I guarantee it's from the way that they have treated Bernie this offseason.

[NYJets]

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Rivera with another statement saying that the Yankees are at no advantage if he doesn't have a contract in the offseason.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2766006

This really doesn't seem like something Rivera would do, I guarantee it's from the way that they have treated Bernie this offseason.

"If he becomes a free agent, he'll consider offers from other teams."

Thats unheard of.

If he becomes a free agent, I'll get a little worried, but until then no big deal. Remember, waiting until after the season doesn't mean they are waiting until free agency. There's still that 2 or so week period after the year where we are the only team that can negotiate with him, so I'd imagine they would get a deal done then. That's what they did with Mussina this year. If this was another team I'd be a little worried, but I know the Yankees won't be cheap about it.

[Sandman42]

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"If he becomes a free agent, he'll consider offers from other teams."

Thats unheard of.

If he becomes a free agent, I'll get a little worried, but until then no big deal. Remember, waiting until after the season doesn't mean they are waiting until free agency. There's still that 2 or so week period after the year where we are the only team that can negotiate with him, so I'd imagine they would get a deal done then. That's what they did with Mussina this year. If this was another team I'd be a little worried, but I know the Yankees won't be cheap about it.

I wasn't really making a big deal about his statement that he will consider other teams (although the media is). It was more to the fact that Rivera never really spoke out like this and I feel the situation with Bernie has caused this whole thing.