WHY SAVE 602 SHOULD BE RIVERA TO POSADA

What an exciting 24 hours for Austine Romine. He was called up by by the Yankees to play in Anaheim Sunday and then he caught 3 pretty damn important pitchers in the Yankee rotation. Steve Garrison was designated for assignment to make room for Romine. (Photo: Mariano Rivera with Austin Romine)
Yesterday in front of an Anaheim crowd, Romine caught Rafael Soriano, David Robertson and Mariano Rivera and is now in the record books for helping Mariano record his 599^th save.

But one thing needs to be considered and is it's really important to me... Shouldn't Jorge Posada catch Mariano Rivera's 602nd save game? Jorge Posada. That's right, I said it. To me, that’s Yankee history at it’s best. Nothing against Russell Martin, the guy is pure guts and after all, he is the Yankees starting catcher, but in line with every great Yankee moment, there’s a story and who better to catch Mariano ‘s 602^nd Save than Poe Poe himself.

Joe Girardi’s no dope. He knows the history of the Core Four and what it means to the Yankees and to the fans and while he may not be thinking big picture like me, he should. Not only is it good for baseball history, it’s great for marketing. Think about it… you could check out a baseball that has both Mariano and Posada’s signature on it with the number 602 sitting in Cooperstown or better yet, for sale. You may not like it but the Yankees are big business and they’d miss a huge opportunity to pull a stunt like this, after all, all of Yankeeland would like to see it and like I wrote in WHY POSADA SHOWED YOUTH IN YANKEES LOSS , Posada looked youthful and hungry the other night. Posada is chomping at the bit… this makes sense.

You're worried about Posada’s durability are ya? Well, he hasn’t caught all season, so I’d say he’d be OK for 1 game for crying out loud. But if you’re concerned, then I’m concerned; So you bring him in later in the game. The point is, you want to get him in there. It will be mad cool. Besides, Russell Martin just banged up his thumb so it’s a quick fix throwing Posada in, plus, you don’t disrupt Montero as the DH. Look, any way you slice it, you have the manpower now, so it lends itself to a Cinderella ending… 602 with the battery of Rivera and Posada. I can see the Topps baseball card now; Picture of Mariano and Posada hugging after the 602 record save is secured and a slice of both Rivera and Posada’s jerseys with #602 in the middle. That’s a card I’d like to own.

The Yankees are full of tradition, and to me, this screams it. Tradition, longevity, pride, Mo and Jorge. It’s the way it should be! After all, it’s the Yankee way. Don't you Agree?

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