OrangeXtreme
The Mayor of Dewitt
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There aren't many professional athletes that I think you can point to with confidence and say "he's a role model." But I feel pretty confident saying that Mo is one of those guys that all young people should look up to. Just a pure class act who played the game the way it was supposed to be played and is just an all around good human being.
What can you say about Mo that already hasn't been said.
It seems like yesterday when he first appeared as John Wetland's set-up man.
Little did we know, when John headed off for Texas, what was in store for so many wonderful seasons.
He has expressed an interest in playing the outfield.Watching this week I learned a couple new things about Mo. His first game as a New York Yankee was as a starting pitcher. Who would have figured that. His game last night he retired all four of the men he faced. His lifetime ERA went down to 2.095. He now has the lowest ERA of anyone who has pitched 1200+ innings. Ed Cicotte was the previous record holder at 2.10. I'm not sure what will happen this weekend in Houston. I have a feeling he will pitch at least once but maybe not. Great job last night by Girardi.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...minate-as-a-starting-pitcher-way-back-in-1995
I'm hoping last night was enough for him and he doesn't choose to pitch in Houston.He has expressed an interest in playing the outfield.
How could you deny him his last request?
"Says Girardi: “In my mind, thinking that he’s going to want to pitch, it would be a situation that I might bring him in (in) the eighth to play the outfield and close him out in the ninth if we have that opportunity.”
That's awesome.