[新聞] Rivera: Torre's exit doesn't mean I'll leave

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Mariano Rivera: Joe Torre's exit doesn't mean I'll leave

BY MARK FEINSAND
DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER

Tuesday, October 23rd 2007, 4:00 AM

No Joe doesn't necessarily mean no Mo.

Mariano Rivera has been conspicuously silent since the Yankees announced last
week that Joe Torre would not return to manage next season, but the closer
finally spoke out yesterday in a radio interview, saying that Torre's
departure won't automatically send him packing from the only baseball home he
has ever known.

"I know the Yankees are going to do whatever they think is best for the team.
I always respect them for that," Rivera told Sirrius Satellite Radio when
asked if he needs to know who the new manager will be before he starts to
negotiate a new contract. "The Yankees always have given the opportunity to
give us the best everything: the best players, the best coaching staff. They
always tried to do that. I don't think it (Torre leaving) has (anything to
do) with me, in terms of signing with the Yankees."

Those must be welcome words for the Yankees, especially after Rivera spoke out
in favor of Torre after the playoffs, saying that Torre's situation would play
a major role in his own pending free agency.

"I don't see why they are thinking about (letting Torre go)," Rivera said
while cleaning out his locker following the Yankees' playoff elimination. "I
wish he's back, definitely. If you ask me what I would want, I want him back."

Rivera put the onus on the Yankees to bring him back as the team works on an
offer to present him. Rivera can file for free agency the day after the World
Series ends, though no team can talk to him besides the Yankees until 15 days
after the Series.

"Well, all depends with the Yankees; definitely they know my feelings," Rivera
said. "They know how I feel. I let them know the way I felt. They know what
they have to do, so I don't worry about it. The ball is in their court and I'm
just being patient and waiting patiently."

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推 ufo1111:果然都是場面話
推 kimkim:我可以科科嗎??XD
推 Gabai:畢竟這是職業運動...
推 aresa:這樣才能嚇洋基然後加個幾M阿
→ kil1ua:不過沒他 季賽大概就撐不住了 雖然今年演出幾場劇場
→ kil1ua:不過大體來說狀況還不差 球速也能上95(如果不是歡樂槍的話)
→ JessicaA1ba:先嚇嚇他
推 oukeheo:Mo年初就說啦 季後談約就是在商言商 多個幾M也很合理喔
推 redsnipertd:那就大他幾個M吧
推 siliver:多一點本來就是合理的吧,誰叫洋基不早點搞定啊.
推 redsnipertd:對他的年紀跟傷痛有點疑慮吧,不然我覺得可以早點敲定
推 orangecats:噗~
推 gerkk: MO : 我再加三百萬 ,老闆:跟你三百萬
推 Boyzone:Mo換球隊就像隊長換球隊一樣 觀眾和自己都不習慣啦
→ Schnell:呵呵
推 kafai:投降輸一半
推 kauyau:能喊就喊為甚麼不喊  這又不是慈濟功德會  還給你演大愛勒
推 whogotme:好現實 XDD
推 gamer:MO今年的成績下滑的有點誇張，不過他以前也有跌過，後來又反
→ gamer:彈上來，洋基或許可以賭一下他是不是真的退化了，還是只是流
→ gamer:年不利。或者去賭另一個傷病史不太好看的Gagne。