Mariano Rivera Carted Off; Torn ACL & Done for Season

[Chrispy]

"Wow, the video that they just showed on YES did not look good. Rivera's knee buckled and he landed awkwardly, and he was in severe pain." - Buster

Mariano Rivera carted off with apparent right knee injury suffered while shagging flies during BP

http://www.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120503&content_id=30328258&vkey=news_nyy&c_id=nyy&partnerId=aw-4806630704920405756-1038

[Rudi]

Saw the video on MLB Network + Arods reaction [which BTW needs to be gifed ASAP, dude looked like he just saw a ghost]. Def not good, I'm not doctor but that is a torn ACL.

[IamMedellin]

Is he really done?!?

[manchild24]

i hate the yankees but I never want to see someone go out like this. especially someone of his HOF caliber and career. Hope he can make it back, would be a shame to end a story book career like that.

[st lickem]

torn ACL. I hate the Yankees, but you have to respect the best closer of all time. I hope this isn't the end of his career.

[Rudi]

per Twitter

VirtualSportsNetwork @The_Real_VSN

MRI reveals Mariano Rivera has torn ACL, career likely over #NYY #MLB

[Guest]

I think if he doesn't have any setbacks in his rehab, Rivera will come back for another season. The only question will be how much of a workload would the Yankees give him? I can't think it would be too much, probably have him in a closer by committee approach.

[Villain]

i hate the yankees but I never want to see someone go out like this. especially someone of his HOF caliber and career. Hope he can make it back, would be a shame to end a story book career like that.

I agree 100%. He's one of those Yankees you root against solely because of his jersey, not because he's a purple-lipped HGH freak.

[Chrispy]

[Youk]

Real shame to see such a storied career end like this.

[Chrispy]

I believe he will be back, for at least one game next season so he can go out on his own terms.

[Youk]

I believe he will be back, for at least one game next season so he can go out on his own terms.

Can only hope for that. I don't want to see something half assed though.

[Golden Taters]

Really sad to see this. Off topic, but I accidently stumbled upon an article from 1997 that almost sent Rivera to Seattle for Randy Johnson.

Not even the New York Yankees' offer of reliever Mariano Rivera, rated one of the American League's top closers, could entice the Mariners to give up Randy Johnson.

Three clubs have made trade offers, and outside of the Rivera offer, the return for Johnson so far has been paltry. Asked about the Yankees' bid, Seattle General Manager Woody Woodward did not confirm it directly but said: "We need a starting pitcher back in any deal for Randy. If we don't get one, if we don't get what we are looking for, then we are fully prepared to go into the season with Randy on our team."

A Mariner official also said there are concerns about Rivera's arm. There were suspicions the 27-year-old right-hander had shoulder trouble late in the season. Rivera had 43 saves, appeared in 66 games and was 6-4 with a 1.88 earned-run average.

Seattle was looking for 1996 AL Cy Young winner Pat Hentgen from Toronto in a deal for Johnson. But the Blue Jays offered pitcher Juan Guzman and outfielder Shawn Green, a Toronto source said. The Mariners reportedly sought Jose Cruz Jr., the rookie they traded in July for relievers Paul Spoljaric and Mike Timlin.

While the Yankees dangled Rivera, they might have refused to consider a Seattle request for left-handed starter Andy Pettitte.

more of the story on the link: http://community.seattletimes.nwsour...7&slug=2572983

[Youk]

Worried about the arm in 1997?

[EmpireWF]

He hasn't been on the DL since 2003.

What a legend.

I think if he doesn't have any setbacks in his rehab, Rivera will come back for another season. The only question will be how much of a workload would the Yankees give him? I can't think it would be too much, probably have him in a closer by committee approach.

No, I think this is the end. He was already playing coy with the media before the season about this being his final year. If he was truly thinking about this as the final run, I can't see how he wants to go through surgery, rehab and then come back for one more final year. The guy wants to be with his family.