Leo Rivas signed with the Angels for $40,000 back in 2014.
He was the player to be named later in a trade with Cincinnati.
He played 10+ seasons in the minor leagues.
11+ years later, the 28-year-old may have just saved Seattle’s season on his birthday.
This is why Cal Raleigh was pissed. Because he knows the opportunity they wasted. The Astros got Verlander at the deadline. It didnt work, but the Rangers got Scherzer.
The Mariners traded their best reliever and picked up two role players.
The Mariners really had it set up this year. A galvanized fan base frothing at the mouth, hosting the All Star Game, the best young pitching staff in baseball and the games next great player.
Then they went out and made Tommy La Stella their DH.
In September of 1992, Pearl Jam celebrated their seemingly overnight success by staging a free show in Seattle's Magnusson Park, drawing a crowd of over 70,000 people. During the show, Eddie Vedder, the lead singer, embarked on a death-defying feat. He climbed the stage scaffolding with 100 feet of microphone cable trailing behind him, looped it over the top, rappelled down, and swung out over the audience.
"I was channeling something different," Eddie once reflected on his onstage escapades. "I reached that place you hear about where a mother lifts a car off her two-year-old child. It was that kind of adventure. At that point in my life, finally having the opportunity to perform for larger crowds, I genuinely felt like I had nothing to lose. I wasn't thinking about what might await me in the future. It was all about the present moment. This mindset aligned with the message we, as a group, wanted to convey to the audience at that particular time. Risking my safety to evoke such emotions became part of the performance."
These photographs captured the intense rage and fury embodied by Eddie and the band during that period. In retrospect, it was a reckless act, as his career and life could have ended tragically. The anxiety of the 70,000 fans in attendance was palpable in the air. Nevertheless, it turned out to be a glorious rock and roll moment, contributing to their long and illustrious career.
Don’t be fooled by the internet and materialistic things. The things that truly matter is health, family & and the positive impact you make on other people life