OT: Boston Tribute to Mariano Rivera.

[Kibitzer]

An appropriate and richly deserved tribute was paid to Mariano in his last appearance at Fenway Park.

The gifts were nice and the ceremony was well done but I think they missed one opportunity.

In this historic park that houses the famous Pesky Pole (right field) and the less famous Fisk Pole (left field), why not name (with suitable bronze plaque, etc.) the visitors' bull pen "The Mariano Rivera Bullpen"? In perpetuity.

 

[Icebear]

One of the true gentlemen of baseball. Also, he will be the last to wear Jackie Robinson's #42.

 

[semper]

Also be sure to have a look at the filmed tribute on the Sox website. It's funny and touching and takes us back to that incredible October in 2004 when things finally went our way:


http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/index.jsp?c_id=bos

 

[VAMike23]

Mariano's hand written note in the bullpen:

Also, ESPN New York voted Rivera the #5 greatest Yankee of all time, ahead of names like Guidry, Jeter and Ford. Behind only the legendary names below:

1. Ruth
2. Gehrig
3. DiMaggio
4. Mantle
5. Rivera

LINK

 

[Oxford Bob]

An appropriate and richly deserved tribute was paid to Mariano in his last appearance at Fenway Park.

The gifts were nice and the ceremony was well done but I think they missed one opportunity.

In this historic park that houses the famous Pesky Pole (right field) and the less famous Fisk Pole (left field), why not name (with suitable bronze plaque, etc.) the visitors' bull pen "The Mariano Rivera Bullpen"? In perpetuity.

Why in the world would the Sox name anything in honor of a Yankee at Fenway, other than maybe a bathroom. I don't see the Pat Summit visitors locker room at Gampel.

 

[pinotbear]

Why in the world would the Sox name anything in honor of a Yankee at Fenway, other than maybe a bathroom. I don't see the Pat Summit visitors locker room at Gampel.

"Ask Tito. He knows"

 

[semper]

Nice gesture, for a day, and a day only.

 

[diggerfoot]

This a poignant moment for me. I grew up an avid baseball/Yankees fan. A couple years after the advent of free agency and Steinbrenner my interest waned and turned more to college sports, where to me there was less turnover and prima donnas. Then in the mid-nineties my interest picked up again because there were a bunch of loyal and passionate Yankees that captured my heart: Mattingly, Williams, Jeter, Rivera, Pettite, even O'Neill to me was a Yankee in the traditional sense. Now as Rivera leaves so does all final interest I have in pro baseball. I suppose I'm just getting to be an old fart, but I'll take players with passion and loyalty over star power. That's why I love the UConn women.