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Mariano Rivera: Thinking Man’s Cutter

Found December 28, 2011 on Fangraphs: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Mariano Rivera,  Greg Maddux,  Mike Mussina,  Jorge Posada,  AJ Burnett,  Mike Cameron,  Matt Joyce
TEAMS: New York Yankees,  Washington Nationals,  Tampa Bay Rays,  Boston Red Sox

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Mariano Rivera’s cutter is the most dominant pitch in the game today, if not one of the best ever. Baseball’s all-time saves leader has carved out a brilliant career with his signature offering, sawing off a lumberyard’s worth of bats along the way. Hitters know it’s coming, but rarely can they s...
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