withleather.uproxx.com - 6/29/2009
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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 leading, 3-2. But when Mets closer Francisco ...
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. ...
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 ...
Mariano Rivera at #500
thepaintedbaseball.blogspot.com 6/29/2009 — M ARIANO RIVERA NAILED DOWN HIS 500th save, but it just didn't seem as big a deal as, say, Randy Johnson's 300th victory. These milestone saves for Rivera don't mean much because most fans believe that he is the greatest closer the game has ever seen with sincere apologies to Trevor Hoffman, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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. ...
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 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 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 ...
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.)
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GAME OF THE DAY YANKEES 4, METS 2 —
SFGate: Top Sports Stories 6/29/2009
Mariano Rivera earned his 500th save, becoming the second reliever to reach the milestone, and the New York Yankees beat the punchless Mets 4-2 on Sunday night for a Subway Series sweep. Chien-Ming Wang won for the first time in more than a year and ...
ROUGH, WILD NIGHT FOR FRANCISCO —
NY Post: Sports 6/29/2009
> On a night when the Yankees closer achieved another career milestone, the Mets closer suffered a career embarrassment. Francisco Rodriguez, who has been nearly perfect for the Mets this year, walked Mariano Rivera with the bases loaded ...
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