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Forty Two Times Dope

by Alex Belth   |   November 29, 2011 1:20 pm

Happy birthday Mr. Rivera.

The last major league player to wear Jackie Robinson’s number turns 42 today.

Categories:  1: Featured  Baseball Musings  Yankees

Tags:  42  Mariano Rivera  mariano rivera's birthday

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7 comments

1 thelarmis   ~  Nov 29, 2011 1:25 pm

greatest of all time.

Happy Birthday, MO!!!

please pitch forever.

much love,
thelarmis.

2 Chyll Will   ~  Nov 29, 2011 1:25 pm

Happy Nutheryearonearth, Your Holiness!!!

3 Alex Belth   ~  Nov 29, 2011 1:29 pm

The best.

4 RIYank   ~  Nov 29, 2011 3:35 pm

Thanks be to Mo!

5 rbj   ~  Nov 29, 2011 6:05 pm

Happy Birthday Mo. And many, many more in pinstripes.

6 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Nov 29, 2011 8:44 pm

We all bow in respect. I think Mo will keep going till he's 44, then bow out gracefully.

7 thelarmis   ~  Nov 30, 2011 12:06 am

[6] yes, 2044. i'm on board with that.

i think 33 more years is fair. his cutter will still break bats at 75 years young!

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