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Do the Orioles give Rivera a retirement gift?

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  1. 1. Should the O's organization get Mariano a retirement gift?

    • Yeah. Get that guy something nice
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    • No. Orioles don't buy retirement gifts for Yankee's
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Not sure, could anyone legitimately argue Cal Ripken, Jr. or Rickey Henderson weren't worthy of unanimity in their respective elections to the Hall-of-Fame?

Or Willie Mays.

It's some type of ritual that the voters have every year. One way or another, they always make sure that nobody ever gets elected unanimously, regardless of how great they were and/or how obvious it is that they are just being contrarians by ensuring that there are at least a few voters that don't vote for the player(s) in question.

I'd be curious to ask some of the voters who DID NOT vote for Henderson, Mays, or Ripken, Jr., what exactly was their reasoning in keeping said players off of their ballots.

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NOOOOOO. That would mean the Yankees make the playoffs and to the ALCS.

It would also mean that the Orioles are going to the World Series. "NOOOOOO"? :slytf:

Also, with Boston doing what they're doing, it seems highly improbable that both the Orioles and the Yankees will make the playoffs this year. I don't think it's very likely that the AL East will get both American League wildcard slots, because remember, we play the AL East a lot, and every time the AL East plays itself, one team wins and one team loses, thus making it very improbable that one division could take all the wildcards.

I think Boston will finish first in the AL East, with the Orioles taking the first wildcard, and a team in another AL division taking the second wildcard.

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How about we give him the ball Jonesy hit today?

In all seriousness, of course you give him something. Great player, great person. You have to honor people like that because they don't come around that often.

However, anyone arguing for him to be a unanimous HoF vote is foolish.

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How about we give him the ball Jonesy hit today?

In all seriousness, of course you give him something. Great player, great person. You have to honor people like that because they don't come around that often.

However, anyone arguing for him to be a unanimous HoF vote is foolish.

A closer? Unanimous? Seriously?

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A closer? Unanimous? Seriously?

Closer, failed SP. Either way, he sure isn't anywhere close to unanimous. To some point, I can understand the "if Babe Ruth, Willie Mays etc. aren't unanimous, then nobody is" argument. You can't tell me Rivera is the most deserving HOF ever.

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CharmCityLights Major Leaguer Cup of Coffee

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Yielded this (and other teams tributes and gifts) by Googling Yankees gift Ripken:

The pregame tribute, just off the dirt behind home plate, included Yankee manager Joe Torre giving Ripken?s wife, Kelly, a dozen long-stemmed pink roses, and former Yankees All-Star Don Mattingly presenting Ripken with a pin commemorating his last game in the city. Ripken also was given an enlarged and framed copy of the commemorative ticket each fan was given at the stadium. Reading ?Farewell Cal Ripken,? the tickets have black-and-white pictures of Ripken and Lou Gehrig.

Read more: http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/bal-ripken-farewelltour,0,655645.htmlstory#ixzz2XzRcDWdf

I was at that game!

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I'd be surprised if the Orioles did not acknowledge Rivera's accomplishments this season. After all, the Yankees paid tribute to Ripken who broke Gehrig's record. This guy is a first ballot Hall Of Famer and he deserves to be honored IMO.

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Or Willie Mays.

It's some type of ritual that the voters have every year. One way or another, they always make sure that nobody ever gets elected unanimously, regardless of how great they were and/or how obvious it is that they are just being contrarians by ensuring that there are at least a few voters that don't vote for the player(s) in question.

I'd be curious to ask some of the voters who DID NOT vote for Henderson, Mays, or Ripken, Jr., what exactly was their reasoning in keeping said players off of their ballots.

http://deadspin.com/5125268/octogenarian-writer-leaves-rickey-henderson-off-hof-ballot-hilarity-ensues

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/hof09/columns/story?columnist=stark_jayson&id=3828326

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