baseballmusings.com - 11/7/2009
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Via Bronx Banter , Mariano Rivera pitched part of the post season with a rib cage injury :
Rivera, who tossed 34 pitches against the Los Angeles Angels in Game 6 of the American League Championship Series, said he injured himself in the A.L.C.S.
Manager Joe Girardi said Rivera’s injury ...
Not Even Ribcage Injury Stopped Rivera
bats.blogs.nytimes.com 11/7/2009 — Mariano Rivera pitched with a ribcage injury during the postseason. If Rivera had faltered in Game 6 of the World Series, would he have been fit enough to pitch in a Game 7 against the Phillies?
Rivera kept injury quiet during Series
mlb.mlb.com 11/7/2009 — By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com 11/06/09 5:50 PM EST NEW YORK -- There was no perceptible wincing when Mariano Rivera threw the final pitch of the World Series on Wednesday, inducing Shane Victorino to hit an easy ground ball that secured the Yankees' 27th ...
Mo at home in postseason
lohud.com 10/31/2009 — PHILADELPHIA - In the late innings of Thursday's Game 2 of the World Series, Yankees manager Joe Girardi had two things in his favor: Mariano Rivera and an off-day Friday. Rivera handled the ninth inning as usual, but he also pitched a scoreless ...
Rivera shows he's still the best
lohud.com 10/26/2009 — NEW YORK - He has been there before, so many times, and yet it still felt sweet. Still felt special and beautiful and unique. Still felt like magic. Mariano Rivera has been at the heart of four World Series celebrations and yet, this one - this night ...
The Secret of Mariano Rivera’s Success
baseballreflections.com 11/7/2009 —
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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 ...
How Great is the Great Mariano Rivera
noyoureatowel.net 11/12/2009 — 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 ...
Five More Years For Mariano Rivera?
mlbtraderumors.com 11/7/2009 — Mariano Rivera told today's crowd he wants to play for five more years, according to the New York Times' Jack Curry . Rivera explained:
"I'm serious. I hope the organization does whatever it takes to bring me back. I know I have another year ...
Rivera ready to do whatever it takes
nydailynews.com 10/19/2009 — Mariano Rivera hadn’t pitched more than two innings in a postseason game since Game 7 of the 2003 ALCS, when he tossed three brilliant innings to help lead the Yankees past the Red Sox in the Aaron Boone Game.
Rivera got seven outs on ...
Attempting to Quantify Mariano Rivera’s Postseason Value
mvn.com 11/10/2009 — 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 ...
Rib injury threatened Mo's Series —
NY Post: Sports 11/7/2009
If there had been a Game 7 in the World Series, the end of the game might have been dicey.
Mariano Rivera revealed yesterday he was nursing a rib injury during the World Series. Rivera, speaking at the victory parade, would not say whether he coul...