Rivera Blows Save, Yankees Lose
Well, the bases got loaded with no outs and then Mariano started to work out of it. He struck out Nixon and induced a relatively slow grounder to A-Rod. But, then A-Rod made a pretty big error. After knocking down the ball, he couldn’t pick it up. So, a run scored and the bases remained loaded. Next, Mo got Ortiz to hit a slow roller to first, which brought the second out, but also brought in a run. It was downhill from there.
If A-Rod picks it cleanly, you have 2 outs and the game is over. If he picks it up after bobbling it, you have 1 out and then Ortiz is the last out and it’s a tie game at worst (possibly Yankees win). But, the mistake was made… Mo made some mistakes, too… but, he really didn’t look that bad. Especially on Nixon, Manny and Ortiz. He looked very good while facing them. This is a bit of tough luck with a bit of lack of performance on Mo and A-Rod’s parts and that’s it. Just got to move on and keep plugging.
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April 6th, 2005 at 6:20 pm
What is it now? Four blown saves in a row to the Red Sox. Wow. Not the Rivera I once remember. :s
April 6th, 2005 at 6:24 pm
SportsCenter showed Mo’s stats from his last 11 appearances against the Red Sox. Ugly.
April 6th, 2005 at 6:50 pm
Not that big a deal. It’s life. People strike out. People blow saves. When you face a guy so many times, you can get a feel for his greatness, like any great pitcher or player. He’ll always be the Rivera I remember. :)
April 6th, 2005 at 8:21 pm
Torre should have taken Mo out after the big A-Rod error.
I agree Patrick. The error was so big in that if A-Rod caught it - game over.
April 8th, 2005 at 7:24 am
Shouldn’t Mel take some of the blame??
"I know his location was bad, you don’t see him walk three guys," Mel Stottlemyre said. "He was throwing uphill. His mechanics weren’t real good."
Or even the bullpen coach? If he is up warming up and throwing and they think his mechanics are bad, why do they make the decision to put him in?
April 8th, 2005 at 8:35 am
Probably not the best idea to have a guy thinking about that/trying to adjust 2 minutes before going on. But, going forward, yeah. Something to work on.