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02/02: Mussina Said... What? About Mariano Rivera?
Posted by: Patrick
Bill Madden criticizes the new Joe Torre and Tom Verducci book today. Nothing particularly noteworthy there, but this passage caught my eye:
Torre said he stands behind everything in the book, even though it is written by Verducci in the third person. That means, he fully approved Mike Mussina's insensitive critique of Mariano Rivera on Page 312: "As great as he is, and it's amazing what he does, if you start the evaluation again since I've been here, he has accomplished nothing in comparison to what he accomplished the four years before. He blew the World Series in '01. He lost the Boston series. He didn't lose it himself, but we had a chance to win in the ninth and sweep them and he doesn't do it there. . . . That's what I remember about the '04 series." This is not what I'd expect from Mike Mussina, a guy who usually pretty well considers what he says, in my opinion. Sure, he may not have the postseason stats he had before Moose came to town, but really, for much of that time, he was considered by many (most?) to be the best closer in the game. I think this is a little unfair, to say the least. Via Diane Firstman. Commentsfranklin Gomez wrote:
I mean Moose and Joe has anything to says about Mo.... because thanks to Mo the yanks has done incredible things and got the 4 WS rings..... blessings from Panama
02/02 12:58:41
Patrick wrote:
That's really cool, Mike. :) Thanks for sharing.
Mr. Gomez, Thanks for the comment. My main point is that it is a team game. :) Mo didn't win by himself and he didn't lose by himself - it takes a team. :) Patrick
02/02 14:14:14
Clemente21 wrote:
1)Broken bat singles,
2)errors, 3)Tom Gordon throwing up in the bullpen and leaving men on base with 1 out getting hit in the eye with a cork two days before the ALCS, 4)Mo's Cousin dying in MO's home two days before the '04 series and going to the funeral the day of the first game. Thats what Mo had to deal with in the '01-'04 series.What is Mussina excuse for being under .500 in the playoff....no crossword puzzle.
02/02 20:28:22
franklin Gomez wrote:
I understand your point Patrick, and let me tell you that I agree with you... Mo allways talk about the team, he doesn't like to speak about himself or about the goals he has reached, and I mean Mo doesn't lose the game in 2001, the whole yankees team lose this game... baseball is not about 1 player is about a team...
Regards from Panama.... Viva Mariano!!!!
02/04 15:13:03
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Mike wrote: