My tough luck; I was invited to go to tonight's game by a friend from high school I haven't seen in a long time, but I had already promised another friend to help him out in Westchester today, so I had to turn the invite down. So what happens, my friend and I finish his business just now and he goes home and I'm stuck listening on the radio. I'm not mad, it just wasn't meant to be I guess.

No more ten year contracts. Especially for someone on the wrong side of thirty.

Yay, Murphy!

Is our long national Stewart nightmare over?

I had tickets; couldn't get to town.
Woe is me.
Mo is he.

I wish this was Michael Kay's last game.

Holy Crap, I rather think this would be awesome!

Yankees manager Joe Girardi said he is "absolutely" considering letting Mariano Rivera in center field this weekend against the Astros.
Girardi isn't going to do it Thursday against the Rays because the game has playoff implications. Ideally, Rivera will play center field in the eighth inning of a game before staying in to get a save chance in the ninth inning, but there's no guarantee things will work out that. Still, it will be fascinating to watch, especially with Tal's Hill to contend with in center field. Sep 26 - 4:02 PM

From Sweeney Murti on Twitter

[6] For the Andy start?

Chicago papers are speculating about Dale Sveum getting axed as Cubs manager with Girardi being floated as a replacement. Sounds about right. Girardi is Northwestern guy, Cub guy, and would lend some credibility to a franchise that has been more about stadium improvements and cutting salary than winning. Although that sounds like the Yankees too!

[6] Agreed. Wholeheartedly.

[8] And Donnie's contract is up at the end of the season. He now has managerial experience in a major market. . .

OK, not so bad.

I'm soft like old camambert, can't even think about not seeing Mariano anymore :(

Cano: that can't be true about him asking for $300million? Surely they know that's impossible..

It was an opening bid. No one is going to give him that.

Sure is nice to watch some who can really pick it at SS again ...

Jeez, feels like 20-0 with the bats already in hibernation.

Well, Nova knew that one was gone on contact ...

hey, we have a hit!

a hit!!!

i could use a hit single...

oh, and we have a walk.

good offense!

[15] Yeah, right now, the upcoming series against the Astros feels like a legitimate toss-up ...

[18] By which I mean, we'll probably get swept ...

[19] The Score Truck is out of gas on the Long Island Expressway.

A baserunner.

Uh, the answer is ... NONE.

Not a one.

Cano's not getting 10 years ... and he's not getting 300+ million.

Won't even be close, but, hey, best to try and move the discussion towards your side of the field ...

And just like that we go to the 8th.

FUCK-ING BOLL-OCKS!

Clap Clap Clap-Clap-Clap!!!

dellin comin' in...

[24] that's awesome, cult!

Yay!

Dancin' Betances!!!

C'mon, Dellin ... deal 'em!

Kind of sad not to see Youkilis or Hafner in the final home game..

Jeez, extra PFP in spring training.

More like PRANCIN' Betances ... amiright????

myers hasn't homered yet?

longo, either?

hmmm...

[31] http://instantrimshot.com/

why is james loney all of a sudden good this year?

Blergh.

[34] Hell if I know, I watched him for years here in LA with the Dodgers and he was ... mediocre at best.

Damn Rays.

Well, that's ... sub-optimal.

11-1 in hits

Mo!

so much for a quick and clean inning for the kid...

Let's all give thanks that Mel wasn't able to fix Mo the way he "fixed" Doc Gooden ...

Well, all rise

Surreal.

ooh, i really hope i can find all of Mo's appearance online later...

[41] Was thinking that too!
And...my iPhone keeps freezing showing the game..damn MLB Gameday!

6 pitches.

C'mon Mo, do this!

DID IT!

So..Joba to mop up the 9th then?

(I joke to hide the tears..)

There's a good start. Atta boy, Grandy!

[48] Of course, we're going to score 8 runs here!!!

Keep the line moving. If there is a Mo he will be saving the game in the 9th.

[51] He'll be saving his own win!

Getting a little verklempt here. Talk among yourselves, here's a topic, the Holy Roman Empire was neither holy, Roman nor an empire.

At least Zoilo won't have a chance to to something stupid while on base.

I'm taking this for what it is, and yeah, I am DVRing this right now, but Mo in a game when the Yanks are out of it, well, it's not helping the sadness factor here.

Sigh. Was hoping they could rally up a win for Mariano.

Eh, this sort of sucks right now. And listen to Michael Kay trying to sound eloquent.

Is there really a "Yankees Suck!" chant going around???

Is, was, you know what I meant ...

[57] This REALLY sucks right now.

Mo's actually nervous.

Can't blame him.

Nice fielding Mo.

it really is amazing that we didn't score that inning. hard not to with the way it began...

One more in The Bronx.

Praise be.

Hurray. Beautfiul!

[58] are you freaking kidding me??? ugh.

i know there was a let's go giants chant over the weekend...

: (

Dang allergies.

Holy shit. This is like Brian's Song out there.

What's going on? I can't watch where I'm at...

Dusty. It's gotten dusty in here.

The wife and I both in tears Oi!

i can't believe i'm not seeing this.

every bit of it better be online later...

[71] Very dusty indeed..

Take a bow, my friend, you have *long* since earned it.

Bravo!

It's so interesting the way ball players will leave a guy alone. Sometimes it's when he's slumping or when he's pitching a no hitter but even in this moment of celebration, after the hugs they are giving Mo his space.

70) With two out, Andy and Jeter walked out to the mound and signaled for a relief pitcher. They were both smiling. Jeter said, "It's time to go." Mo gave the ball to Andy and hugged him and you couldn't see his face but he stayed in the embrace and soon it was evident that Mo was weeping. They hugged for a good while and then Mo hugged Jeter and the close up showed the tears on Mo's face. He walked back to the dugout and Joe G hugged him and you could see that Joe, too, was crying.

matt daley? i thought the hamma was finishing it up...

[70] Thanks. Amazing. I'm tearing up just imagining it, but I am kind of a sap that way...

[78] I'm confused. It showed Robertson coming in, then it showed Robertson being relieved by Daley.

And that's an afterthought.

Mo was the last one in the dugout. A gang of photographers in his face snapping away. He stood up, walked to the mound. Stood on the rubber. Kicked the dirt in front of the mound, lost in some private moments that he was having in public. Then he bent down, dug up a handful of dirt and walked over to do his postgame interview.

Mariano Rivera, ladies and gentlemen. Mariano Rivera.

:(

I can't even begin to process this but my god, I feel grief.

[80] yeah, that confused me too.

i would've rather it had been the hamma. more appropriate, methinks. but whatevs...

[84] Hammer's beat to shit right now, probably didn't want him coming in back-to-back ...

I love you, Mo.

Thank you for *everything*. I miss you more than anything...

Praise be.

Nothing else to be said.

He'd like to say "Thank you!" on behalf of the team and himself and he hopes he's passed the audition.

(In fact, ha! the line that precedes that line is "Thanks, Mo.")

Had to listen on the radio driving, and just got home. It got "dusty" in the car; a hazard for others on the road.

Joe G. can hardly speak on the postgame without a constant catch in his throat.

A Yankee among Yankees. Top 5 of all time Yankee players, and we're blessed and privileged to witness his career.

We will miss you Mo....

About as sad a moment as I've had in sports. Grateful. And sad.

i kinda like this idea being bandied about of Mo *not* pitching in houston. just play some center field and call it a day.

hmmm, that could be kinda cool. no way tonight could be duplicated. anywhere, ever...

Thanks be to Mo!!!

[93] Agree 100%. What a moment.

Kinda funny, though, when Mo was breaking down on Andy's shoulder how Jeter had to adjust his cap. Such a Jeter thing. His day will come.

Geez - man - this is tough.

[94] i really hope there's full video footage of all this stuff online later...

Whether you're a Kay hater or not, give him this: He had the sense to spend four solid minutes on the air saying nothing, letting the scene tell its own story.

Larmis, your idea about not pitching Mo in Houston is elegant.

And yeah, it got pretty damn dusty up in here. You can really see in these moments that it isn't a team breaking up. It's a family.

Après Mo, le déluge.

saw some highlights and my eyeballs started raining...