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Mariano Rivera
Mariano Rivera is a professional baseball player. He's a right-handed pitcher for the New York Yankees and wears number 42. He is managed by pitching manager Ron Guidry.
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Mariano Rivera followed up on last week's vow and offered personal pep talks to Joba Chamberlain and Phil Hughes as the young guns prepare for their World Series debuts following a few shaky moments in the playoffs.
- On Mariano Rivera's Spit Ball (bleacherreport.com)
- Mariano Rivera Spits (bats.blogs.nytimes.com)
Last week, Rob Neyer challenged someone to find out just how many championships Mariano Rivera has been worth.
I was tempted to go ahead and figure it out, but I didn't really have the time or idea on how do it. Rebecca, over at This Purist Bleeds Pinstripes, decided to go ahead and take that challenge from Neyer. It may be over 4,000 words, but it is definitely worth a read. Rebecca concludes:
When we total up the CONVERTED PREWAR numbers...
From bleacherreport.com
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- Yankees' Girardi on Mariano Rivera: No 'Mo' two-inning stints?: Rivalry... (blogs.courant.com)
- Rivera, Nearing 40, Wants To Play Five More Seasons (indianagazette.com)
If you’ve never been to the Baseball Hall of Fame, now is the perfect time.
That’s because the Hall has added artifacts from the Yankees’ World Series win to its “Autumn Glory” exhibit in Cooperstown.
Among the items donated by the Yankees:
* Hideki Matsui’s Game 6 bat, when the World Series MVP drove in a Fall Classic record-tying six runs.
* Mariano Rivera’s postseason cap, when Rivera saved five of the Yankees’ 11 wins and posted a 0.56...
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- Lady Gaga Sees Herself In Yankees Star Mariano Rivera (baseballthinkfactory.org)
- Doyel: Rivera's greatness taken for granted (sportsline.com)
It's become fashionable to refer to Mariano Rivera as a one-pitch pitcher, the cutter boring in on lefthanded batters and breaking bats. True, this is his signature pitch, he throws it a lot and it has been the most effective single pitch in baseball for more than a decade.
But Rivera does other things, too. "Before, I used to go inside, inside, inside," Rivera said, "and ...
More perspectives...
From blogs.courant.com
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NEW YORK — Jorge Posada tapped Andy Pettitte on the chest when it was time to leave. Derek Jeter watched from the mound, knowing exactly what it meant.
Along with Mariano Rivera, who was waiting in the bullpen, they have been the heart of the New York Yankees for 14 seasons.
From eagletribune.com
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- A-Rod, Andy Pettitte and Mariano Rivera Tops for the Decade (yanksblog.com)
- Yanks' Four -- Jeter, Pettitte, Posada, Rivera -- win again (sportsline.com)
