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I don't watch baseball much. I'm too ADD for that.
However as a child growing up in 1970s Bmore, Orioles Magic dominated the city and rooting for the O's seemed like a community event much like it is on Sundays around here from Sept to January these days .
I remember going to games as a child and seeing many larger than life baseball heroes (in Baltimore) from that era: Brooks Robinson, Frank Robinson, Earl Weaver, Jim Palmer, and Eddie Murray are some Hall of Fame Legends that most Americans are at least aware of.
As with those guys, you can't not know who Mariano Rivera is whether you watch BB or not. It seems like Yankee fans and Yankee haters alike need to recognize the passing of a great player. I just didn't realize he was all this:
https://medium.com/p/dfdc0c34f425
Greatest closer seems a no brainer. Is Mariano Rivera the best pitcher ever? Seems like it's cheating to just pitch a few innings but the game changed since the 70's.
However as a child growing up in 1970s Bmore, Orioles Magic dominated the city and rooting for the O's seemed like a community event much like it is on Sundays around here from Sept to January these days .
I remember going to games as a child and seeing many larger than life baseball heroes (in Baltimore) from that era: Brooks Robinson, Frank Robinson, Earl Weaver, Jim Palmer, and Eddie Murray are some Hall of Fame Legends that most Americans are at least aware of.
As with those guys, you can't not know who Mariano Rivera is whether you watch BB or not. It seems like Yankee fans and Yankee haters alike need to recognize the passing of a great player. I just didn't realize he was all this:
https://medium.com/p/dfdc0c34f425
Greatest closer seems a no brainer. Is Mariano Rivera the best pitcher ever? Seems like it's cheating to just pitch a few innings but the game changed since the 70's.