Mariano Rivera

OK, to be fair, everything Scioscia has said since the series has been nothing but class, and I'm not taking any of that away from him. But did anyone catch the recent comments by recently defeated Angels manager Mike Scioscia? He was talking to 300 people at a fundraiser lunch for KidWorks , and was asked by someone in the crowd if the Yankees could buy another championship next year. First, Scioscia said the Yankees' payroll had nothing to do with their ALCS defeat of the Angels and eventual world title. He said the professionalism and ability of the players did it. Then, came ... Read Full Story

Hello there! If you are new here, you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on this topic. Powered by WP Greet Box Image via Wikipedia He’s A Christian! But he wasn’t always a Christian, people never are…not from birth anyway. Furhtermore, there is a moment in every Christian’s life where they have made a choice to follow the path God has planned for them. For some, it’s as clear as day, but for others, it’s a gradual move towards that plan which blurs that moment to the point where they can’t pin point it. For New York Yankee closer Mariano ... Read Full Story

New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera has soreness in his left groin, an injury that could sideline the pitcher through the weekend. Rivera said he first began to feel sore on Aug. 15 in Seattle. He has pitched in five games since then, including Monday and Tuesday, when he recorded his 37th and 38th saves against Baltimore. But Yankees manager Joe Girardi said Rivera was not going to pitch in the finale Wednesday regardless of the score, adding that it was likely the right-hander would be held out of the four-game series in Toronto that begins Thursday. Rivera leads the majors in saves and ... Read Full Story

Mariano Rivera is a big reason the American League is on such a roll in All-Star games. It helps when the ninth inning is never a problem. Baseball's most dominant closer set a record with his fourth All-Star save Tuesday night, getting three quick outs to preserve a 4-3 victory over the NL at Busch Stadium. "Beautiful game," Rivera said. "All these guys are stars. So you better bring your `A' game." With its seventh straight win, the AL improved to 12-0-1 since 1996 — the longest unbeaten streak in All-Star history. Rivera is unmatched, too. The New York Yankees reliever broke the All-Star ... Read Full Story

Mariano Rivera is one of the most respected players in all of baseball and a no-doubt first ballot hall of famer who has mastered MLB over 15-plus seasons with nearly one pitch, a cutter. The supposed evidence in the final frame is actually the Majestic logo on Scioscia's jacket in the next frame. Well, there is an Angels fan blog out there, Halos Heaven, that is trying to convince us that his one pitch is actually a spitter. Here is what they had to say : Personally, the video you are about to watch is pretty amazing: I would say this is pretty conclusive ... Read Full Story