What is there to say about Mariano Rivera? I often refer to him as God because of his dominance off the field and the way he lives his life and helps others off the field. And because at the age of 41, he is still as good an as consistent as ever. In the future it’ll be the other way around though – people will refer to God as Mo.
EXPECTATIONS: He turned 41 at the very beginning of the offseason last year, but the Yankees never thought twice about giving him a two-year deal worth a whopping $30 million. Rivera had a 1.99 ERA since turning 36 so there was never a reason to doubt he would fulfill the deal.
SAME AS EVER: From 2003 to 2010 Mo’s ERA was 1.86. His ERA in 2011 was 1.91. Since PitchFx began gathering data in 2007, Rivera had averaged 91.5 mph velocity on his fastball. In 2011 he average 91.5 mph on his fastball. The only way to tell he’s aging is to look at his hairline.
602: Not a big fan of the save statistic, but it is amazing to see Rivera set...
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