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 ...

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. ...

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 ...

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 ...

Mariano Rivera only one away from 500 Save milestone
nyyankeesrumors.com 6/26/2009 — Enter Sandman Remember when people were actually worried about Mo? People were saying…let’s face it…he’s getting old and he’s not the same anymore. Once again he shows that he can bounce back year-after-year. His struggles this season weren’t ...

Rivera takes place in history with No. 500 | yankees.com: News
newyork.yankees.mlb.com 6/29/2009 — By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com 06/29/09 2:30 AM ET NEW YORK -- Another save? You'd have to excuse Mariano Rivera if that particular milestone didn't boost his excitement level -- after all, he's been there and done that, now 500 times and still counting. It ...

MARIANO RIVERA HELPED HIS OWN CAUSE
withleather.uproxx.com 6/29/2009 — Mariano Rivera earned his 500th save last night . But the Yankees reliever helped his team complete a sweep of their subway rival Mets in a very impressive and badass way. Rivera entered the game with two outs in the eigth inning and his team ...

Mariano Rivera gets his first career RBI!
lennysyankees.com 6/29/2009 — With the bases loaded and two out in the ninth, Francisco Rodriguez walked Mariano Rivera , giving him his first career RBI in three career at bats. Rivera lined out to center on Wednesday against the Braves, and it has always been known that he is very athletic. He showed that when he took ...

Mariano Rivera has been very good for a very long time
weblogs.newsday.com 6/30/2009 — Kevin Kennedy offered an interesting anecdote Monday on his daily Sirius XM baseball show regarding being in the opposing dugout as the Red Sox' manager one day early in Mariano Rivera's career. (Derek Jeter makes a guest appearance in it.)  ...

Mariano Rivera and the Tale of the Wandering Remote Control
heartbeatofthebronx.blogspot.com 7/2/2009 — 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 ...

Rivera adds to legacy with 500th save (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 6/29/2009
Mariano Rivera has seen all the histrionics by some closers. It's fine, he said, because it's part of their personalities. Rivera has his own way of celebrating a big save for the Yankees. "I go home," he said. "Simple as that. As quick ...

Chien-Ming Wang, Phil Hughes, Mariano Rivera Are Keys to Yankees Championship — Bleacher Report - MLB 6/30/2009
In last night’s 2009 Subway Series finale at Citi Field in Queens, the New York Yankees defeated the New York Metropolitans, 4-2, to capture five out of the six games played between the cross-town rivals this year.   Erstwhile ace ...

Looking within pays off with Yankees' relief corps — Newsday.com - Yankees 6/30/2009
For Mariano Rivera to record his 500th save Sunday night, the guys ahead of him had to do their jobs.

Since ’96, Making It Look as Easy as 1-2-3 — NYT > Baseball 6/30/2009
The Yankees’ Mariano Rivera, who earned his 500th save Sunday, has been a model of consistency and dominance because of a cutter that has left him a cut above other relievers.

Rivera great in more than stats — NYDailyNews.com - Baseball 6/30/2009
Despite Trevor Hoffman's edge in regular-season saves, Mariano Rivera's legendary October record is what separates him from Hoffman - as well as every other relief pitcher who ever donned a big-league uniform.