Mariano Rivera will return to the scene of last year's shocking season-ending injury tonight when the Yankees play their series opener in Kansas City. After some initial uncertainty about his future, Mo declared he would be back this season and six weeks into this season it's like he was never injured. It's pretty much a broken record at this point talking about how great Mo is, but once again this season he has silenced the critics and gone right on doing his thing.
Rivera has appeared in 15 games this season and has pitched 14.1 innings in those games. He's allowed 15 total baserunners and 3 earned runs, good for a 1.88/2.83 ERA/FIP split. He's saved 13 of the team's 20 wins in the 13 chances he's had for a save, and the numbers indicate that he hasn't lost anything off his cutter.
Mo is 43 years old, coming off a surgery that would have probably forced most players his age to retire, and he hasn't missed a beat. The guy is simply incredible and he's been just as big a contributing factor to the team's early success as anybody else, even if he hasn't gotten mentioned nearly as much as others. It almost makes you want to bring up the question of whether he really should retire again...
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