The Secret of Mariano Rivera’s Success
baseballreflections.com 14 days ago — Image via Wikipedia 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 9 days ago — 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 ...

Attempting to Quantify Mariano Rivera’s Postseason Value
mvn.com 11 days ago — 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 ...

Mariano Rivera: Been There Done That
joshqpublic.com 22 days ago — Its been a long time since I rock and rolled. Its been a long time since I did the stroll. Ooh, let me get it back, let me get it back. Let me get it back, baby, where I come from. -Led Zeppelin Public Service Announcement : Ok, here we go! Look who it is. Look who it is again.  ...

Five More Years For Mariano Rivera?
mlbtraderumors.com 14 days ago — 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 ...

Going the Distance
baseballmusings.com 17 days ago — Mariano Rivera is ready to pitch as long as needed for a championship: Rivera has already pitched two or more innings three times this postseason, most recently during a 3-1 win in Game 2 of the World Series. But would he be able to pitch three if needed? “Hopefully we don’t ...

Mariano Rivera
fangraphs.com 12 days ago — Mariano Rivera - New York Yankees Birthdate: 11/29/1969 Bats/Throws: R/R Height/Weight: 6-2/185 Position: P 7/1/2009 - Two Very Different Cutters by Dave Allen (FanGraphs) 11 6/16/2009 - Mariano Rivera's Curious Rates by Matthew Carruth (FanGraphs)  ...

That’s not how he rolls…
puristbleedspinstripes.com 21 days ago — There’s them fightin’ words: Jimmy Rollins stated today that, well, yeah, he could hit Mariano. Not an accusation you want to be making lightly. First things first: Rollins has had exactly two ABs against the great Mariano, and he has not recorded a hit. Might he hit Rivera ...

Mo’s Toughest Postseason
theyankeeuniverse.com 16 days ago — Mariano Rivera has been through a lot of tough postseasons. His career stats over 133 innings are nothing short of amazing. Somehow, at his advanced age, Mo tied his single postseason record with 16 innings pitched. He set a career high in games ...

2009 World Series: Philadelphia Phillies may have the key to figuring out the New York Yankees' Mariano Rivera
sports.espn.go.com 21 days ago — PHILADELPHIA -- The Phillies didn't beat Mariano Rivera in Game 2 of the World Series on Thursday night. Heck, they didn't even score on him. But they did make Rivera sweat through 39 pitches -- the most he'd thrown in any outing, regular season or ...

Rivera, Nearing 40, Wants to Play Five More Seasons — NYT > Baseball 16 days ago
Mariano Rivera had 44 saves in 46 chances in 2009 and culminated his season by cementing his value in the most important games.

Yankees talk about trip through Canyon of Heroes — Blogging the Bombers - NY Daily News Blogs 15 days ago
The Yankees react as the city celebrates World Series title No. 27: Mariano Rivera: "It was wonderful. Beautiful. The fans here are the best. It was magnificent." Alex Rodriguez: "I've never seen so many people collected in one place. I've ...

A-Rod caps rocky year in, um, style — NY Post: Sports 14 days ago
A season that began with an embarrassing press conference for Alex Rodriguez ended with a triumphant trip up Broadway. Rodriguez captured his first championship, and in the process answered all the questions about his postseason capabilities, batting...

Rib injury threatened Mo's Series — NY Post: Sports 14 days ago
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...

With A-Rod's new approach, new hardware — Major League Baseball News 14 days ago
The individual accomplishments are there to consider, to pore over and savor, and still, Alex Rodriguez won't take the bait. Two days after the most dominant postseason of his life ended with a World Series title, Rodriguez attempted to reflect -- ...