HOUSTON — A loud wave of boos accompanied David Robertson to the mound in the ninth inning Friday night. It wasn't so much what Robertson had done or not done. It was just who he wasn't.
He wasn't Mariano Rivera.
There were many Yankee fans among the 29,486 in attendance at Minute Maid Park for the Yankees' 3-2 victory over the Houston Astros in a game that meant nothing. Many of them, and many more Astros fans, had come in the hopes of seeing Rivera, the career saves leader who bade an emotional goodbye to Yankee Stadium on Thursday night.
Robertson said he understood the booing. "Either way, they weren't happy to see me coming into the game," he said. "But it's O.K. with me. It's just part of the gig."
Robertson said he didn't necessarily see any symbolism in him locking down the save — his third — in a 1-2-3 inning just one day after Rivera's farewell to Yankee fans. Manager Joe Girardi said he spoke to Rivera before the game and Rivera told him he wasn't available, which was fine with Girardi.
"Last night was such an emotional night and I didn't know what to expect," Robertson said. "I caught myself holding back tears because it was sad. It's his last time to pitch in Yankee Stadium. But I don't feel like any passing of the torch has been done because I don't know what's going to happen next year. I just closed out tonight's game, but that's tonight. I don't know what's going to happen next year."
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