This is why we all (by “we” I mean Yankees fans) love Mariano Rivera so goddamn much.
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Mariano Rivera's Batted Balls By Month
Mariano Rivera’s greatness comes from two things: His great command/control and his ability to induce groundballs. Well, here’s how he’s been doing so far this year (September/October is through 9/16): It’s terrifying yet also strangely awesome that his rate of giving up line drives is about equal to that of flyballs. I broke each month [...]
If You Block My View of Mariano, I Will Yell At You
The Yankees had a two run lead going into the top of the 9th inning tonight, meaning it was Mariano Rivera time. Mariano is, as pretty much everyone who has watched baseball in the last several years knows, a very special player and it is a pretty big deal to most people at Yankee Stadium [...]
2-out RBI: Rivera, Ma.
Last night, we were blessed once again with an at bat from Saint Mo and it ended even better than his first. He worked a walk with the bases loaded against one of my most hated players, Francisco Rodriguez. I’m sure he was once again told not to swing the bat, and just like his [...]
Rare Event Sighting: Mariano At Bat (In Pictures!)
Last night as Manny Acosta started letting men on base, I asked the Baseball Gods for one thing: Please, let Mariano Rivera come up to bat. Apparently, the Yankees offensive sacrifice over the last two weeks appeased them and I got what I asked for. He took a great cut but unfortunately his liner went [...]
Mariano Rivera Becomes Official Judge (Ok, Not Really)
People’s Court judge gives Mariano Rivera the tools to rule Kangaroo Court Michael Kay is crying somewhere, look at Mariano daring to have fun. Fun in baseball is Anti-Yankees.
2009 Reflection Part 2: The Good Stuff
Joba Chamberlain Is Pretty Good – Everyone knew Joba was good coming out of the bullpen, which of course led to a lot of stupid arguments saying he should stay there. Well guess what, he was pretty damn good starting games too (which was not really a surprise). His twelve starts were varied but they [...]
Stop Using Mariano In Tied Games!
Mariano Rivera is probably the greatest relief pitcher of all time, and he also is usually excellent in tied games. This season, though, not so much. And that means he should not be put in them anymore! Usually I would just say “small sample size”, but this is how he’s done in tied games this [...]
Mariano Rivera All Star Game Ads
These are not the best quality because I was taking them quickly on the train, but Nike is running All Star Game ads in the subway and two of them feature Mariano Rivera. I liked them enough to take some pictures, so here you go:
