07/04: Bullpen Management
Posted by: Patrick
From the New York Post:
Not a bad decision.
"I have been closing since 1997, but it feels like yesterday," Rivera said prior to the Yankees' 5-2 loss to the Indians in the opener of a four-game series at Jacobs Field. "It's really been amazing." ...
"I remember my first year; April was awful," recalled Rivera, who flushed his first Yankee Stadium save situation in 1997 when Mark McGwire, then with the A's, homered to center field. "I went to Joe [Torre] to talk to him and he said, 'You are my closer no matter what.' That's what I needed."
"I remember my first year; April was awful," recalled Rivera, who flushed his first Yankee Stadium save situation in 1997 when Mark McGwire, then with the A's, homered to center field. "I went to Joe [Torre] to talk to him and he said, 'You are my closer no matter what.' That's what I needed."
Not a bad decision.
