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JOE: MO DESERVES LAST CALL
Joe Girardi doesn't want the score tied in the ninth inning Sunday night against the Orioles. "My only fear is that it's a tie. I want to see Mo pitch the last inning," Girardi said of Mariano Rivera recording the final out in the current Yankee...
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Baseball Today: Friday, September 19
Projo Sox Blog — ... (New York Daily News). He'll start it, but Joe Girardi wants Mariano Rivera to finish it. (New York Post) "It's only right that Rivera closes the baseball cathedral," writes the Post's George King, but Derek Jeter doesn't want to hear any of that talk. When he looks at the standings he doesn't see where the Yankees have been mathematically eliminated, so " ...

New Yankee Stadium takes shape as the old one fades away
New York Yankees Fan Blog — ... the final inning Sunday night. Joe Girardi said Mo deserves it . We have to say, we like the look and feel of the lineup with Brett Gardner leading off. if he can get on base more consistently, he'll begin wreaking his havoc on the major league basepaths. ...

The Daily Yankeeland - 9/19
My Pinstripes — ... Joe Girardi has Andy Pettitte starting Sunday's finale and plans to take him out in mid-inning. He also plans on giving the ball to Mariano in the ninth. ...

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