Thursday, September 26, 2013

Rays complete sweep of Yankees, 4-0

Tonight, the Yankees lost again to the Rays, 4-0. They were swept in this series and their record on the year has now fallen to 82-77. But really, that doesn't matter. What mattered tonight, and what made me watch this game in it's entirety despite the Yankees playing terrible, was that the Bronx had to say goodbye to two members of the core four in this one, Mariano Rivera and Andy Pettitte. 

In his final home relief appearance of his career tonight, Rivera threw a perfect 1.1 innings. After getting those four outs, Andy Pettitte and Derek Jeter emotionally came out to take the ball from Mo one last time. That image will definitely be remembered by baseball fans forever. After that ninth inning ended, Pettitte came back onto the field to tip his hat to the crowd that's loved him so much for the last 18 years. This night was a great night to be a Yankees fan. Sometimes you don't have to score more runs to win. 

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