Yes! Make This Happen, Joe

How fucking cool would this be:

Mariano Rivera’s number has been retired, his legacy is beyond secure, and the Yankees seem to have very little to play for the rest of the way. Is he actually going to get that inning in center field that he’s wanted for so long? And if so, would Joe Girardi do it at Yankee Stadium this week — letting Rivera play center in the Bronx, and still make his final career appearance as a pitcher in Houston — or would he wait until the Yankees are officially eliminated to send his closer into the outfield, which might mean having Rivera play center field in a visiting ball park?

I'm assuming the last time a Yankees pitcher played in center field was when Billy Martin sent Louisiana Lightning out there to protest The Pine Tar Game.

UPDATE: The Pine Tar Incident has its own Wikipedia page. Awesome.