Palladino: What Should Yankees Fans Expect From David Robertson?
Prepare to be unspoiled. Though D-Rob has shown a solid, "go get 'em" attitude on his six Grapefruit League outings, nobody knows how he'll handle closer duties.
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Prepare to be unspoiled. Though D-Rob has shown a solid, "go get 'em" attitude on his six Grapefruit League outings, nobody knows how he'll handle closer duties.
It turns out the Miami Marlins had their own way of honoring Mariano Rivera in his home country.
A fundraising dinner on Friday for Rivera's foundation and the games Saturday and Sunday at Rod Carew Stadium highlight a weekend that is a tribute to the pitcher, who retired after last season.
Michael Pineda, who missed the past two seasons after right shoulder surgery, has nine strikeouts in 4 2-3 scoreless innings overall. He's bidding to become the Yankees' fifth starter.
Being retired hasn't stopped Mo Rivera from picking up one more save. The legendary Yankees reliever has renovated a long-vacant church that became the new home of his wife's ministry Thursday.
Speaking to WFAN's Joe Benigno and Evan Roberts on Wednesday, Mariano Rivera offered a ton of advice to Robertson, touched on Derek Jeter's upcoming retirement tour and the Yankees' exhibition games in Panama.
In anticipation of the Yankees captain getting inducted hotels in the Cooperstown area were getting calls and emails on Thursday from fans trying to book rooms for more than six years from now.
The demand for Rivera's last game at Yankee Stadium experienced a notable increase, but nowhere near the extent that Jeter's announcement has had.
Under the long-discussed deal announced Thursday, careers saves leader Mariano Rivera will promote the event, and a gala dinner will be held March 14 to benefit the Mariano Rivera Foundation.
They owned October year after year. Derek Jeter and his baseball brothers — the gang that grew up champions. One by one, they walked away from the game until Jeter was the last man standing in pinstripes.
"It's the same deal," Robertson said Tuesday after a pre-spring training workout at the Yankees' minor league complex. "Throwing the eighth or ninth inning, you've still got to get three outs."
As the tornadic talk continues over the Hall of Fame vote, Goose Gossage is making the rounds about his past, present, and potential colleagues in Cooperstown. And, as always, he's trotting out the regurgitated mantras regarding relief pitching.
This year was so packed with gigantic stories that we had to add a whopping 13 honorable mentions. And believe us, those had to be narrowed down, too.
You may not recognize the new team, but you'll probably recognize the result: just short of 90 wins, just short of the playoffs, way short of expectations.
The guy most baseball fans love to hate topped this year's list, with two more Bronx Bombers cracking the top 10.
The Yankees legend is receiving another honor: a street named after him in the Bronx. The City Council voted Tuesday to co-name one block of River Avenue to Rivera Avenue.
He was the right man at the right time for a club that had fallen on hard times before 1996. And he didn't mess it up when it would have been so easy to do just that.
The Seattle Mariners appear to be all-in on Robinson Cano. According to a report in the Daily News, they may have made an offer to the free agent second baseman that trumps the Yankees' latest offer.
"Money, first of all. Money won't bring you happiness. You have to recognize that. You have to be happy where you play, where you enjoy the fans ... it becomes your home."
"If he tells me something, I'm going to believe him. Definitely," Rivera said. "But again, that's me. He's my friend, and if he tells me something I'm going to believe him."
It's not even Thanksgiving. Why is everyone so worked up about Robinson Cano's market not shaping up yet?
Girardi said on Thursday that if a decision isn't made soon, the team will have to make backup third-base plans in case Rodriguez isn't available.
David Robertson hasn't yet been handed the keys to Mariano Rivera's kingdom. He may not be anointed the Yankees' closer for awhile. Or ever. Either way, he's ready to contribute.
Retiring Yankees closer Mariano Rivera was voted Marvin Miller Man of the Year for excellence on and off the field, and Rivera was also picked as the AL's Comeback Player of the Year.
Former Yankees closer Mariano Rivera made a tantalizing — but not at all serious — offer to baseball Commissioner Bud Selig on Thursday: another farewell tour, this time in the NL.
