Yankees' Rivera has surgery, to throw in three months

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Sherman: Yanks' season keeps getting worse
Published 10/7/2008 by Dave & Aziz Nekoukar at NJ.com: Pride of the Yankees
... points to before that could happen. One is Teixeira's likely unwieldy contract length and price tag demands (Boras is his agent). The other, which is perhaps tougher to evaluate, is Tex's -- warranted or not -- A-Rod-ish reputation as someone who, according to Sherman, "feasts on bad pitching, does his best work when his team is way ahead or behind, and is a corporation unto himself who does not mesh seamlessly with the clubhouse culture." In other news... Mariano's surgery today was deemed a success . He will begin throwing activities in three months. The ...

Mariano’s surgery a success
Published 10/8/2008 by Ben K. at River Avenue Blues » River Avenue Blues, A New York Yankees Blog
... Breath easy, folks. Mariano Rivera came through surgery with no complications. Rivera will begin a throwing program in three months and will be set for Spring Training. While David Pinto, with a wink and a smile, wonders if the Yanks ...

Rivera has successful surgery; Yanks cancel Stadium goodbye
Published 10/8/2008 by D&A at NJ.com: Pride of the Yankees
After Mariano Rivera's successful surgery yesterday, we know now that he'll wait about three months before throwing again . It seems we can be confident that he'll be fine for spring training , but we'll be honest -- we're a little nervous, as three months of no throwing means that it's rather serious. But, there's the very likely chance that he'll come back healthier, which is why Mo had the surgery in the first place. But here's the story of the day: the Yankees cancelled the previously-planned Stadium finale -- which was scheduled to be a ...