Thursday, February 24, 2011

A Boy Meets His Idol

Among the new faces at camp this year is off-season target, well, sort of, Rafael Soriano. A closer turned set-up man, Soriano recently got to meet his boyhood idol, Mariano Rivera, when Mo finally arrived in camp (Mo does what he wants).

"It was a strange first meeting," recounted Soriano. "When you close, you want to be the best, and Mo is the best. I alway tried to emulate him. When we met, I'm all, 'Hi I'm Rafael, like the ninja turtle.' He's all, 'I'm Mo, as in way mo' saves than you, %!*@#' I wept for days. Why would you introduce yourself to someone like that? But then Jeter pointed out that Mo did have way more saves than me. But I'm like, 'He didn't need to call me a %!*@# though!' And Jete's all, 'You've been weeping for days!' So I guess Mo was right on both counts."

5 comments:

Rich Mahogany said...

Now he's definitely going to opt out.

Fernando Alejandro said...

And so will Mo. He doesn't even have an opt-out clause, but its just the way he rolls.

Anonymous said...

I can't believe how Mo has changed. Is it money, fame or both? He used to be such a sweet guy=)

Rich Mahogany said...

Mo once knocked me unconscious with a blackjack for no good reason. But I could not stay angry at him. He is too charming.

Fernando Alejandro said...

I once saw Mo in a restaurant and offered to buy him a drink. I woke up 3 days later in the hospital with my medical and bar tab paid. I was holding an autographed baseball by Mariano Rivera saying "Get better". I still don't hold it against him.