So much for that nonsense about Mariano slipping, or whatever. People have been saying Mariano is "slipping" for at least 5 years now. And he keeps putting up first ballot hall-of-fame numbers.
With a surprise 4-3 lead, most notably because Robinson Cano was able to take 4 pitches in a single at-bat with the bases loaded, Mariano took the mound against the Rays, who the day before had smacked him around for 4 runs and, according to The Doltish (oops, "Daily", that is) News, had "taken too many comfortable swings" against him.
Well, Mariano just did what he does. He started by inducing a weak ground ball to Tex for the first out. Then he whiffed the next batter and stared him down as he drudged back to the dugout.
Now yesterday, Mariano had mentioned to the media that, rather than intentionally walking Evan Longoria, one of the premier hitters in MLB right now, Mo would have liked to have pitched to him. He got his chance with two outs, as Longoria came on to pinch hit.
It was not pretty. Longoria looked baffled, owned by Mariano. Eventually he grounded a sorry little dribbler to Cano, who casually flipped to first, retiring Longoria and making the Rays look exceptionally uncomfortable as they packed their bags and fled to the tunnel. Like I said yesterday, Mariano is just fine, thanks. And he's a hall-of-famer so show some respect.
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