What happens when Mo is no longer Mo?
The Yankees will lose baseball games more often.
In the unlikely event that the Yankee are easily able to replace the greatest closer in baseball history, then it's not a problem.
How unlikely is it that the Yankees will replace the greatest closer in baseball history with another closer who becomes the greatest closer in baseball history?
Very unlikely. That's what the "est" is for.
As for yesterday's wipeout and the typical attendant eulogies, it happens every year. In fact, it's boring by this point. I think Rivera is the only player in baseball history whose career is over every time he has a bad game.
Yesterday, I heard a call to WFAN insisting that Chamberlain should replace Rivera as the closer. Expect more of the same.
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This drives me crazy. It's August. Mo does this every August. On Monday, I was talking to a co-worker and said, "He always blows 2 in a row in August." And here we go.
Yes, sooner or later, Mo won't be Mo anymore. But now is not the time - yet.
How many columns have you read that said the same thing? In the past ten years? It's particularly lame because eventually you'll be right.
I also like the astonishing conclusion that Rivera will be difficult to replace. Hall of Famers tend to be difficult to replace.
This is basic stuff. Good players = winning. Bad players = losing.
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