latimesblogs.latimes.com - 6/30/2009
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Writing a blog, or a sports column, is a lot like being a major league hitter. You're going to hit some, and miss some. On Monday, I mentioned one I had connected on back in mid-June, correctly predicting the Angels...
pinstripealley.com - 6/30/2009
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Mariano Rivera Browse more photos » Mariano Rivera or...
Derek Jeter ? Which of these two current New York Yankee icons is higher on the ...
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Rivera or Jeter? Who's the greatest?
mrfactoidssportsworld.blogspot.com - 6/29/2009
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I've never been a New York Yankee Fan,
but even I have to give credit where credit...
is due. The most dominant closer in post season history reached a historic milestone last night, as Mariano Rivera recorded his 500th career save. Rivera has spent his entire career in Yankee pinstripes, becoming ...
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Rivera Hits 500 Save Mark
sports.yahoo.com - 7/1/2009
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In the wake of Mariano Rivera earning his
500th save on Sunday night , an interesting debate...
has been born in the blogosphere. Mariano Rivera or Derek Jeter ? There's no doubt that both were the two biggest titans not named Joe Torre during the ...
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BLS poll: Derek Jeter vs. Mariano Rivera, who you taking?
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... Los Angeles Times blogger and former Orange County Register sportswriter Steve Bisheff posted Monday night an admission that he had misjudged Juan Rivera's talents. His justification: ...
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... sixth inning served as the first warning shot, pushing the Angels to a 5-2 victory over the Rangers in the first of six meetings in the next 10 days between the AL West's top two teams.
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New York Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira, left, looks on as second baseman Robinson Cano embraces closer Mariano Rivera after Rivera closed out his 500th save in the ...
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Bleacher Report - MLB 6/30/2009
First thing's first:
For all you Diamondbacks' fans out there, here's a scary thought: Dan Haren, the ace of your pitching staff, has apparently been shopped around to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, and maybe other teams.
The Angels were ...
