athbaseball.com - 30 days ago
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Well at this point it's the Phillies, at least from this writer's perspective. By coming away with a split and taking a game in NY, they have given themselves the opportunity close out the series at home or come back to New York up 4-2. Without winning that game they wouldn't have those ...
Watching Rivera
baseballmusings.com 30 days ago — The Phillies think the more they see of Mariano Rivera , the better they will hit him.
“We can hit Rivera,” Phillies manager Charlie Manuel promised not long after the Yankees laid a 3-1 bruise on his team to even this World Series at ...
The Secret of Mariano Rivera’s Success
baseballreflections.com 23 days ago —
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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 ...
What makes Mo so great
espn.go.com 24 days ago — In the wake of yet another brilliant postseason performance, Dave Allen looks at Mariano Rivera's pitches and goes a fair piece toward explaining just...
How Great is the Great Mariano Rivera
noyoureatowel.net 18 days ago — There will be a day when "Enter Sandman" does not play at Yankee Stadium. There will be a day when we have to find out who the next closer in the Bronx will be. There will be a day when Mariano Rivera will hang out the cleats and become an evangelical minister (like he promised in 2000 after he ...
Mariano Rivera: Been There Done That
joshqpublic.com 10/30/2009 —
Its been a long time since I rock and rolled. Its been a long time since I did the stroll. Ooh, let me get it back, let me get it back. Let me get it back, baby, where I come from. -Led Zeppelin
Public Service Announcement : Ok, here we go! Look who it is. Look who it is again. ...
That’s not how he rolls…
puristbleedspinstripes.com 29 days ago — There’s them fightin’ words: Jimmy Rollins stated today that, well, yeah, he could hit Mariano.
Not an accusation you want to be making lightly.
First things first: Rollins has had exactly two ABs against the great Mariano, and he has not recorded a hit. Might he hit Rivera ...
Going the Distance
baseballmusings.com 26 days ago — Mariano Rivera is ready to pitch as long as needed for a championship:
Rivera has already pitched two or more innings three times this postseason, most recently during a 3-1 win in Game 2 of the World Series. But would he be able to pitch three if needed?
“Hopefully we don’t ...
When To Go To Mo
noyoureatowel.net 26 days ago — I asked Andrew the following question last night and I am hearing it debated this afternoon: if the Yankees have a lead in the 7th inning tomorrow, do you go to Mo for nine outs? He hasn't thrown three innings in a game since Game 7 of the 2003 ALCS against the Red Sox. Obviously a six out save ...
O'Connor: Mo racing against time
northjersey.com 29 days ago — PHILADELPHIA Mariano Rivera was not moving with that familiar athletic grace. At his locker, following a workout at Citizens Bank Park, Rivera projected the body language of the middle-aged accountant who had just emerged from his weekly full-court ...
Attempting to Quantify Mariano Rivera’s Postseason Value
mvn.com 20 days ago — 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 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 ...
Howard takes tough night in stride —
Major League Baseball News 10/30/2009
Ryan Howard struck out four times in Thursday's 3-1 loss in Game 2 of the World Series, but he was far from the only Phillies batter who didn't find a comfort zone at the plate against the combination of the Yankees' A.J. Burnett and Mariano Rivera.
Close calls swing momentum in Game 2 —
Major League Baseball News 10/30/2009
After the Phillies benefited from first-base umpire Brian Gorman's inability to see that Ryan Howard had trapped Johnny Damon's soft liner before turning a double play to end the seventh, they found themselves upset about the fact that their ...
Harper: Pen must help save Mariano —
NYDailyNews.com - Baseball 30 days ago
Chances are Mariano Rivera will be sharper next time than he was in Game 2. Chances are the Phillies' good swings against him weren't as meaningful as they may think. But it was surely a reminder that he needs some help in that bullpen.
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