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nycbos

(6,033 posts)
Tue Jan 22, 2019, 07:31 PM Jan 2019

Mariano Rivera, MLB's all-time leader in saves, voted first unanimous Hall of Fame inductee

Source: Washington Post

Rivera, a 13-time all-star who recorded 652 career saves for New York, was selected by all 425 Baseball Writers’ Association of America members who cast ballots in this year’s voting. Rivera appeared in 96 postseason games, recording 42 more saves across 19 years and helping the Yankees to World Series titles in 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2009.

Edgar Martinez, Mike Mussina and Roy Halladay were also voted in Tuesday.


This is a developing story. It will be updated.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/sports/wp/2019/01/22/yankees-legend-mariano-rivera-mlbs-all-time-leader-in-saves-voted-baseballs-first-unanimous-hall-of-fame-inductee/?utm_term=.58fdcb60b012&wpisrc=al_news__alert-sports--alert-national&wpmk=1



I think this qualifies to be in the "Late breaking news form" because this the first time there has been an unanimous selection to the Hall of Fame.


I am a huge Yankee fan. I got to see Mo play in person. Which was a joy I will never forget.
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Mariano Rivera, MLB's all-time leader in saves, voted first unanimous Hall of Fame inductee (Original Post) nycbos Jan 2019 OP
You know someone is truly special when they are a yankee tymorial Jan 2019 #1
They did that because he was retiring!!! George II Jan 2019 #9
I'm aware tymorial Jan 2019 #17
They were glad he wouldn't be pitching against their team anymore, except for that 2004 playoff game George II Jan 2019 #18
Haters gotta hate. tymorial Jan 2019 #20
I grew up in NYC as a Yankee fan (after Bkln moved to LA) but never thought he was the "greatest"... George II Jan 2019 #2
That's interesting. Most Brooklyn Dodgers fans became Mets fans. StevieM Jan 2019 #3
I'm one of those oddballs who became a fan of all of our city's teams - Dodgers, Yankees, Mets... George II Jan 2019 #4
My dad was a Brooklyn Dodgers fan growing up. StevieM Jan 2019 #6
My father was too. We lived less than two miles from Ebbets Field when I was very young... George II Jan 2019 #8
That surprises me, I always thought of Queens and Long Island as being Dodgers territory. (eom) StevieM Jan 2019 #11
I don't know about LI, but Queens, at least northern Queens (we were in Flushing) was mostly.... George II Jan 2019 #12
First unanimous baseball HOF a hispanic! ArizonaLib Jan 2019 #5
Outstanding! They said a unanimous selection would never happen.. Princess Turandot Jan 2019 #7
"do closers even belong in the hall" - I'd lean toward them not. For example... George II Jan 2019 #10
I thought of 2004 when I read this too MissMillie Jan 2019 #15
meaningless observation Blackjackdavey Jan 2019 #19
Fewer people have scored on Mariano Rivera in the postseason Danmel Jan 2019 #13
this is not a complete thread without music crazycatlady Jan 2019 #14
They let Mussina in? Blue_Tires Jan 2019 #16

George II

(67,782 posts)
18. They were glad he wouldn't be pitching against their team anymore, except for that 2004 playoff game
Wed Jan 23, 2019, 02:13 PM
Jan 2019

George II

(67,782 posts)
2. I grew up in NYC as a Yankee fan (after Bkln moved to LA) but never thought he was the "greatest"...
Tue Jan 22, 2019, 08:10 PM
Jan 2019

...of course, by the time he began to get "good" George Steinbrenner had already converted me into a Red Sox fan.

Regardless, I always thought the save statistic was kind of ridiculous. A pitcher can enter the game with two outs, no one on base, and if it's a one-run game he gets a save, even if he gives up a couple of hits. Also, a pitcher can enter the game with a three run lead, even if he gives up two runs he gets a save.

StevieM

(10,499 posts)
3. That's interesting. Most Brooklyn Dodgers fans became Mets fans.
Tue Jan 22, 2019, 08:16 PM
Jan 2019

I think it might have been more balanced with Giants fans.

It is a shame that they didn't do any polling on the subject back in the day.

George II

(67,782 posts)
4. I'm one of those oddballs who became a fan of all of our city's teams - Dodgers, Yankees, Mets...
Tue Jan 22, 2019, 08:26 PM
Jan 2019

...when they showed up, Rangers, Islanders, Knicks, Giants, and Jets. Never cared for the Nets.

Again, being an oddball, I grew to hate the Giants, then the Jets when they move over to New Jersey. The Dodgers never needed to move, the city was willing to give Walter O'Malley everything he wanted, but he had his mind set on moving to Los Angeles. Poor Horace Stoneham got scammed into moving to San Francisco, and has always been a "poor stepchild" of the Dodgers.

I may be one of the few people around here that saw the Dodgers play at Ebbets Field. And I could go on for an hour about how my rooting interests have "evolved" over the last 60+ years.

StevieM

(10,499 posts)
6. My dad was a Brooklyn Dodgers fan growing up.
Tue Jan 22, 2019, 08:36 PM
Jan 2019

He hated the Yankees and the Giants.

It took a long time but the SF Giants are finally a major team. Getting out of Candlestick and into Pac Bell (now Oracle Park) was completely transformative for them.

George II

(67,782 posts)
8. My father was too. We lived less than two miles from Ebbets Field when I was very young...
Tue Jan 22, 2019, 08:43 PM
Jan 2019

He was heartbroken when they moved to Los Angeles, and he pretty much lost interest in baseball after that.

A year before they moved we moved from Brooklyn to Queens. I was the only Dodger fan in my new school, they thought I was, here's that word again, and oddball!

George II

(67,782 posts)
12. I don't know about LI, but Queens, at least northern Queens (we were in Flushing) was mostly....
Tue Jan 22, 2019, 09:07 PM
Jan 2019

....Yankee fans. There were two or three Giant fans in my class, the rest were for the Yankees. Even in NYC the Giants seemed to be a poor stepchild to the Dodgers and Yankees. I guess their fans were from Manhattan and parts of the Bronx? The 1950s prior to the moves was a great time for baseball in NYC.

ArizonaLib

(1,242 posts)
5. First unanimous baseball HOF a hispanic!
Tue Jan 22, 2019, 08:26 PM
Jan 2019

Panamanian born and raised. 1 more for the american melting pot. Congrats and love to him and his family.

Princess Turandot

(4,784 posts)
7. Outstanding! They said a unanimous selection would never happen..
Tue Jan 22, 2019, 08:36 PM
Jan 2019

I seem to recall a few commentators dismissing the thought that Mariano would be the first with the 'do closers even belong in the hall' baloney. (By way of comparison, for non-sports fans, Babe Ruth received 95.13% of the votes when he was elected, and Hank Aaron received 97.83%.)

And Moose too, with 76.7% of the votes. That's great. And props to Edgar Martinez (85.4%) and the late Roy Halladay (85.4%).


George II

(67,782 posts)
10. "do closers even belong in the hall" - I'd lean toward them not. For example...
Tue Jan 22, 2019, 08:51 PM
Jan 2019

...in 2004 he appeared in 74 games but only pitched 78-2/3 innings. In his last five seasons he averaged less than one inning per appearance.

MissMillie

(38,456 posts)
15. I thought of 2004 when I read this too
Wed Jan 23, 2019, 07:09 AM
Jan 2019

I was wondering if when nychos saw him play if it was game 4 of the ALCS in 2004...


Seriously, this guy was something special. I'm happy for him.

Blackjackdavey

(177 posts)
19. meaningless observation
Wed Jan 23, 2019, 04:10 PM
Jan 2019

Did you ever genuinely observe Mariano at work? You seem unaware of the man's complete and utter dominance during the highest pressure moments of each game and at the business end of each season. Have you ever played baseball during this modern era? Mariano Rivera effectively reduced the opposing team's number of innings by at least one for 18 years straight. It is very demoralizing to know that if you don't get it done in the early innings you are very likely not getting it done.

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