heartbeatofthebronx.blogspot.com - 7/2/2009
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Yankees closer Mariano Rivera has been deservedly credited with being the greatest relief pitcher of his generation. On Tuesday night, I believe he also became the first pitcher to ever throw out the ceremonial first pitch and throw the final pitch of a game. The honor of course stemmed from ...
The Great Mariano Rivera
passion4baseball.blogspot.com 6/29/2009 — This writer has never hidden that fact that he is a Fan first and a reporter second. What this blog attempts to do is to give its readers informed observations from a fan's perspective. As such, it is impossible to hide the favorite players who creep into those observations from time to time. ...
The Best Reliever Ever: Mariano Rivera
downswinging.com 6/29/2009 — Mariano Rivera is at 500 saves. It doesn’t matter though–we already knew just how great he was. Mariano, always professional, always calm, is the absolute epitome of the perfect closer. Mariano doesn’t need milestones, he’s better than that. It wasn’t like he ...
Morning Mariano Roundup
fackyouk.blogspot.com 6/29/2009 — I said my piece in last night's game recap , now let's hear what others are saying about Rivera's accomplishment on this Monday Mo'ning. ----- Shysterball : Mariano Rivera got his 500th save. More impressive: he drew a bases-loaded walk, giving him his first career RBI in 15 seasons. ...
The Demise of Mariano Rivera?
passion4baseball.blogspot.com 6/8/2009 — Buster Olney mentioned in his blog yesterday that the great Mariano Rivera has lost some velocity on his cutter and it is not moving as much. According to Olney, that makes Rivera more vulnerable this year than in the past. Olney also points out that the pitcher is now 39 and this is to be ...
Mariano Rivera 500 Saves (Photos and Video)
sports.rightpundits.com 6/29/2009 — Mariano Rivera 500 saves put the closer in the books last night, as he became only the second player in history, behind Trevor Hoffman, to achieve the feat. Read more about the story plus see video of Mariano Rivera 500 saves and photos ...
Yankees P Rivera Gets 500th Career Save
mkrob.com 6/29/2009 —
Mariano Rivera has 500 saves—and one precious RBI.
Guess which feat he was most excited about.
On a New York night that belonged to baseball’s most unflappable closer, Rivera became the second reliever to reach the 500-save milestone when the Yankees held off the punchless Mets 4-2 ...
Two Very Different Cutters
fangraphs.com 7/2/2009 — On the surface Mariano Rivera and Mark DiFelice should be two of the most similar pitchers in the game. They are both right-handed relief pitchers who throw a cutters almost exclusively, over 90% of the time. No other pitcher throws the cutter that ...
Mariano Rivera’s Curious Rates
fangraphs.com 6/17/2009 — With the activation today of Brian Bruney from the disabled list and the designation of Jose Veras , I thought it a particularly good time to check in the end of the line of the Yankee’s bullpen, Mariano Rivera .
The first year into his ...
Rivera: “I Go Home, Simple as That”
nybaseballdigest.com 6/29/2009 — Ian O’ Connor goes down memory lane in his morning column.
It’s old hat, but worth repeating, how close the Yankees were to trading Mariano Rivera to Seattle for Felix Fermin. What do you think life without Rivera would mean? Probably no titles in 96 and 98-2000.
You also got ...
When will Mariano Rivera retire?
lennysyankees.com 6/29/2009 — In ESPN’s Sunday Conversation, Bob Holtzman interviewed the great Mariano Rivera . When asked about retirement, Rivera replied that he will quit when he is no longer effective and/or not competitive. When do you think that will be? Rivera turns 40 years old after this season, and is signed ...
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