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I doubt we'll ever experience that again. The most lasting memory for me will be the sense of calm I've always felt when he entered a game. There are so many fantastic memories of Rivera to hold on to: breaking the saves record, his bases loaded walk against the Mets, his performance in the 2003 ALCS game against the Red Sox. He's been known to raise our blood pressure but he's also been a rather consistent reliever over the last three years. Who's closer next year? What will be your lasting memory of Mariano Rivera?ĭavid Robertson will likely get the first and longest look as the next closer. There's always the chance that his body responds poorly to a long break off from regular game action, but he's looked good in his return this season so there is at least some glimmer of hope for the immediate future of his stay in New York. I don't see A-Rod being suspended for longer than the entire 2014 season, so with years and years left on his contract I expect him to be back with the team whenever that suspension is up. I don't think the Steinbrenners are getting out from under A-Rod contract that easy, even if freeing up that money is a Yankee fan's dream. Roughly the same question, just slip Alex Rodriguez's name in, with the suspension hanging over him, do you expect to see him in a Yankees' uniform again? Telling Jeter that is the point he's at is not a job I envy. The goal at this point should be keeping him healthy and that can be achieved easier by making him more of a DH. I expect him to at least give it a shot as the starting shortstop going into 2014 but I see little way that he lasts there all season.

His time as the Yankees shortstop should be over but Jeter isn't going to go out like that, I don't think. With Derek Jeter injured again, is his time as a Yankee SS over? what do you figure his role will be next year? Were it not for the Rangers' collapse, I might feel a lot differently heading into the next couple weeks. It's an enormous long shot, though, and would take a lot of good fortune that they Yankees really haven't received all season. I think there's always hope until mathematical elimination.

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I sent off some questions to Tanya Bondurant, managing editor of Pinstriped Bible, SB Nation's Yankee's blog.Īfter the series with the Red Sox, do Yankee fan feel they still have a shot at the Wild Card? Darn near any Yankee you can name either has been on the DL, or is on the DL at the moment. They've been hit with injury woes that rival what we've been going through with our Jays.

After suffering a series sweep at the hands of the Red Sox, the Yankees find themselves 4th in the AL East (guess who is the only team trailing them) and, more importantly, 2.5 back in the Wild Card race, with 4 teams to jump over to get one of those spots.

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