MARIANO RIVERA NEWS
Five More Years For Mariano Rivera?
2 days ago by
MLB Rumors
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Mariano Rivera told today's crowd he wants to play for five more years, according to the New York Times' Jack Curry. Rivera explained:
"I'm serious. I hope the organization does whatever it takes to bring me back. I know I have another year under my contract, and...
Guts, Heart and Determination
1 day ago by
Baseball Musings
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Via Bronx Banter, Mariano Rivera pitched part of the post season with a rib cage injury:
Rivera, who tossed 34 pitches against the Los Angeles Angels in Game 6 of the American League Championship Series, said he injured himself in the A.L.C.S.
Manager Joe Girardi said Rivera’s injury...
The Secret of Mariano Rivera’s Success
2 days ago by
Baseball Reflections
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He’s A Christian!
But he wasn’t always a Christian, people never are…not from birth anyway. Furhtermore, there is a moment in every Christian’s life where they have made a choice to follow the path God has planned for them...
This Week in Yankees History (11/8-11/14)
23 hours ago by
Sliding Into Home
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This Week in Yankees HistoryNovember 8th - November 14th November 8th1896 - Former HOF Yankees Manager Bucky Harris (1947-1948) was born (1896-1977). Bucky won the 1947 AL pennant and World Series, while managing the Yankees. Bucky was a 2nd baseman in the AL during the 1920-1930â...
Fun Facts From the 2009 Season.
While I was reflecting on the 2009 season, I discovered these little interesting tidbits.
Mariano Rivera is a career .667 hitter.
JJ Putz posted a 2.67 FIP in 2007. Â David Aardsma posted a 4.29 FIP in 2007. Â JJ Putz posted a 4.19 FIP in 2009. Â David Aardsma posted a 3.01 FIP...
George Steinbrenner To Attend Game 1
13 days ago by
Sliding Into Home
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From Bryan Hoch:George M. Steinbrenner watched from his Tampa, Fla., home as Mariano Rivera threw the final pitch of the American League Championship Series, sending the Yankees on to their first World Series in six years.The Yankees principal owner's first action was likely to...
Did Mariano Rivera Throw A Spitball?
20 days ago by
Not Qualified To Comment
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I don’t know guys, you tell me. If anyone thinks this isn’t a spitball, thats fine. The bottom line is that he looks around to see if anyone is watching, then he spits on the ball. See for yourselves: I don’t think it would tarnish his legacy or anything, but it would...
MLB: No evidence Rivera threw spitter
19 days ago by
New York Yankees - New York Post
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The Major League Baseball Commissioners Office reviewed available video and still photography from Mariano Rivera spitting toward a baseball in ALCS Game 3 and “found no evidence that Rivera spit on the ball,” a spokesman for the commissioner told th...
Going the Distance
5 days ago by
Baseball Musings
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Mariano Rivera is ready to pitch as long as needed for a championship:
Rivera has already pitched two or more innings three times this postseason, most recently during a 3-1 win in Game 2 of the World Series. But would he be able to pitch three if needed?
“Hopefully we don’...
Watching Rivera
10 days ago by
Baseball Musings
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The Phillies think the more they see of Mariano Rivera, the better they will hit him.
“We can hit Rivera,” Phillies manager Charlie Manuel promised not long after the Yankees laid a 3-1 bruise on his team to even this World Series at one game apiece Thursday night in Yankee...
Mariano Rivera Spitball? No Way Says MLB
19 days ago by
Babes Love Baseball
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Youtube video has surfaced today which appears to show Mariano Rivera shiftily spitting on the baseball before a pitch. Major League Baseball of course denies the allegations, finding no reason to discipline the New York Yankees closer.So did he spit on the ball or not? It's hard...
Paranoid Angels Fans Accuse Mariano Rivera Of Throwing Spitballs
Angels fans have lost their freaking minds over the video below, which allegedly catches Yankees closer Mariano Rivera in the act of spitting on a baseball, right there in front of God and Joe Buck and 45,000 fans. The Angels won last night, incidentally, though you wouldn't know...
Mariano Rivera and the Case of the Spitball
20 days ago by
The Sporting Blog
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It was only a fleeting moment in Monday night's game, and one that the FOX TV crew didn't even acknowledge, but there was Mariano Rivera, looking around and then spitting in the direction of the baseball he was about to throw. Did the spit make contact with...
Leverage, baby, Leverage
14 days ago by
This Purist Bleeds Pinstripes
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When Mariano Rivera began to warm in the seventh inning last night, there were a variety of reactions. Some liked the move, some did not, and I admit that, at first, I was a little worried--what if something happened, Rivera pitched two innings, the Yankees lost the game and then Rivera...
Using Pitch F/X Data to Determine if Mariano Rivera Threw a Spitball
19 days ago by
Beyond the Box Score
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by Kathy Willens - AP
3 months ago:
New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera delivers in the ninth inning of the Yankees' 4-2 victory over the New York Mets in an interleague baseball game at Citi Field in New York, Sunday...
Mariano Rivera Spitball: Video Evidence?
20 days ago by
Halos Heaven
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Personally, the video ytou are about to watch is pretty amazing: I would say this is pretty conclusive evidence of why Yankees pitcher Mariano Rivera is able to throw only one pitch that has unpredictable, yet precise movement. He has mastered the Angels so far in the ALCS but...
There should be no criticism at all of Mariano Rivera. He is just not the greatest pitcher in the...
7 days ago by
Lone Star Ball
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There should be no criticism at all of Mariano Rivera. He is just not the greatest pitcher in the history of baseball. Cy Young, Johnson, Mathewson, Feller, Koufax, Gibson, Nolan Ryan -- any of those might be.
Sigh.
"This New Guy We Got"
23 days ago by
This Purist Bleeds Pinstripes
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When you can get 45,000+ fans all chanting your name in a LCS in your first year in New York, you're obviously doing something right. CC's something? 8 innings, 4 hits 1 run 1 walk 7 strikeouts. Yeah, I don't know about you, but I'd say that new guy did pretty well...
Amused Mariano Rivera laughs, says spit was 'not on the ball'
19 days ago by
Big League Stew
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And just like that, Mariano Rivera's(notes) Spitgate is over.After a surreal day that started with one Angels-centric blog claiming that a video showed the Yankees closer spitting on a baseball and continued with a quick investigation by the commissioner's office that cleared...
Old Boss To Attend Game 1
13 days ago by
The Evil Empire
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From Bryan Hoch:George M. Steinbrenner watched from his Tampa, Fla., home as Mariano Rivera threw the final pitch of the American League Championship Series, sending the Yankees on to their first World Series in six years.The Yankees principal owner's first action was likely to...
Five Out Preservation
4 days ago by
Baseball Musings
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Marte face Howard to start the seventh and strikes him out. That brings on Mariano Rivera to get the last five outs for the team win.
Mariano Rivera Is The Delivery Man Of The Year
25 days ago by
Baseball & The Boogie Down
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Just got a text alert that the GOAT, Mariano Rivera, was named the 2009 MLB Delivery Man of the Year. This shouldn't really come as a shock to anyone. Mo had a downright awesome year. His final regular season pitching line: 66 games, 66.1 IP, 48 hits, 14 runs, 13 earned, 7 HR,...
MARIANO RIVERA IS A SPITTER
19 days ago by
With Leather
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Major League Baseball recently concluded an investigation regarding an SB Nation report that Yankees pitcher Mariano Rivera was caught spitting on the baseball during his appearance in Game 3 of the ALCS yesterday. Rivera was seen spitting in the general direction of the ball before...
Doyel: Rivera's greatness taken for granted
7 days ago by
CBSSports.com
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It's become so commonplace, it's like breathing: Mariano Rivera getting a save. The Yankees closer wraps up N.Y.'s 7-4 win over the Phillies but for all his greatness, Rivera gets little recognition, Gregg Doyel says.
MLB sees 'spit' pics, won't punish Yankees' Rivera
19 days ago by
Fox Sports
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Video that appeared to show New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera spitting on the ball made the Internet rounds Tuesday, with Major League Baseball saying there was no reason to consider any discipline.
A YouTube clip from Fox's broadcast of Monday's Game 3 of the American...
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