Awesome stats. Should allow him an inning in the outfield, no?
Rivera, though, wasn’t exactly laughing about the idea.“If my body permit it,” he said. “One thing I will tell you, if I can do it, I will do it. If I cannot do it, I will not be making a fool of myself there. I’m a professional, and this is not a joke for me. This is serious. This is business. I respect the game, and with that, I leave it like that. If I’m OK, if I can do it, I will do it. If not, it’s fine.”Rivera seems perfectly serious about his desire to play center field — despite last year’s injury, he has a terrific reputation for shagging fly balls pregame, and his athleticism is well known — but he wants to do it because he thinks he can do it well, not necessarily as a bucket list item.“It’s not a game for me, guys,” he said. “I don’t know how you guys are taking it, but this is not a game for me. It’s something that I respect. I put the request (to play an inning in center field) way back, a long time ago, and now my knees are not the same. We’ll see what happens.”
He's the perfect example of how a professional athlete should act. Such a gentlemen. Boston gave him a very respectful and classy send off last week. It was awesome!
He's the perfect example of how a professional athlete should act. Such a gentlemen.
THIS. We need more athletes like this.
One inning pitcher of peace
1-2 and sometimes 3 inning pitcher of peace.
Yea starter pitchers are overrated
He will never be as great as Rolly Fingers.