Bryan Armen Graham: On-field achievement gives Rivera edge - MLB - SI.com

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Rivera edges Jackie Robinson...The other Jackie Robinson
Published 5/6/2008 by Poncho Sinatra at Sport Hump...dry and harmless
... Amen Graham, Rivera is better than Robinson (not this Robinson) In the insane comparison of Jackie Robinson and Mariano Rivera over the "Best 42" to play the game, Graham chose the later with Rivera. Why do people do these strange comparisons. What the fuck do Rivera, an outstanding Yankee closer for more than a decade, have to do with one of the most renown and breakthrough sports figures of the last 100 years? Graham stated: Because baseball is played on grass and not paper, it's ...

Baseball Today: Wednesday, May 7
Published 5/7/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... NO 42 MEDIUM: MLB has retired Jackie Robinson's No. 42 in honor of the player who broke baseball's color line, but SI.com's Bryan Armen says the best player in history to wear the number is Mariano Rivera. ...