lol, Ally.

Yeah, I’d love to see that.

What are you all talking about? I thought Mo was a machine that would never stop. Isn’t he supposed to outlive the new Yankee Stadium? The Mo era will be the hardest one to see end.

Pitching through the 2010 season, which would also be his age 40 season would certainly be great for the Yanks, esp. if he were to maintain his production.

At the end of his career..good God, that would be amazing. He’s averaged 41.5 saves a year when he’s been closing. 5 more years at 41 saves per would put him on the doorstep of 600 saves with 579. Probable? Probably not but still, fun to think about.

It would be great seeing Rivera stick around that long, it’ll postpone the PMD (post-Mo depression).

Funny you should mention him saving the first game in the new Stadium, my roommate and I were just talking last night about how they should let Mo start the first game at the new Stadium just so he could throw the first pitch in the Yanks new digs.

Also, Mariano has a huge advantage over some other older pitchers. He doesn’t throw a slider, changeup, or curveball. No stress on his elbow.

He throws a cutter smoothly. He still gets it up there to 95 consistently. I say why not? He may be limited to fewer multiple inning performances in the future, but he should still be an effective closer.