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Thursday May 10th, 2012

Rob Bland:  Last week, there was a bit of a disruption in the baseball world.  At first, I saw on Twitter as a few beat writers reported that Mariano Rivera fell to the ground during batting practice before a game against the Kansas City Royals.  They said it looked bad, and that three guys carried him to a stretcher to get carted off the field.  It seemed like the entire Yankees fan base collectively held their breath while awaiting news of their closer’s future.

Rivera had an MRI during the game on Thursday May 3rd, where it was discovered that he had torn his ACL in the freak accident.

I will admit that I am not a Yankees fan.  I am a fan of a team with far less championships and a smaller fan base in the same division as the mighty Yankees.  But reality is that the most storied franchise in all of baseball, and probably all of sport, lost one of their true greats. A sad moment for any fan of the game.  However, the good news is that even at 42 years old, Rivera has vowed that he would pitch again in 2013 after surgery and a grueling rehabilitation process. Mo will return. Read the rest of this entry →