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Stat Line Of The Night — 9/19/11 — Mariano Rivera
Listening to the sound of Metallica’s “Enter Sandman” blasting on the stadium speakers as Mariano Rivera makes his way out of the bullpen has become a common theme at Yankees games. Equally common has been the sight of Rivera mowing down batters with his cut fastball and shaking hands with his catcher shortly after earning [...]
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9 Reasons Why Mariano Rivera Is The Greatest Closer Of All Time
Any day now, 41-year-old New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera is going to break the all-time saves record. Now, personally, I don’t think the “save” should be as big a deal as it is. One guy gets a “save” after coming on in the bottom of the eight with the bases loaded, nobody out, and [...]
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Yankees The Latest Victims Of The SI Jinx
The Philadelphia Phillies’ Roy Halladay was lucky enough to have his Sports Illustrated jinx last for only one spring training game. The New York Yankees have not been so fortunate. And to make matters worse, the May 3, 2010 issue of the popular sports magazine featured not one, but four of the Bronx Bombers’ top [...]
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The Joba Chamberlain Rules Part Deux
Total Pro Sports – Hello TPS readers! Anders again. I feel the need to chime in on the Yankees. Specifically the handling of their rising star, Joba Chamberlain. Joba the young pitching phenom who set New York on fire the second half of the ‘ 07 season. The Yankee fans are really passionate about this [...]
