The ceremony the Boston Red Sox gave Mariano Rivera last Sunday has been talked about a lot – it has been deemed classless and selfish, among other things. For those who believe this, I totally get it. I myself feel showing video footage of the 2004 ALCS was tasteless. If you were going to force Rivera to revisit the worst moment of his career (ok second worse – hello November 4, 200) then why have a ceremony at all? Regardless, the Red Sox did get one thing right; they acknowledged one of my favorite memories of Rivera’s career.
A BronxPinstripes Farewell to Mariano Rivera…
The ceremony the Boston Red Sox gave Mariano Rivera last Sunday has been talked about a lot – it has been deemed classless and selfish, among other things. For those who believe this, I totally get it. I myself feel showing video footage of the 2004 ALCS was tasteless. If you were going to force Rivera to revisit the worst moment of his career (ok second worse – hello November 4, 200) then why have a ceremony at all? Regardless, the Red Sox did get one thing right; they acknowledged one of my favorite memories of Rivera’s career.