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Mariano Rivera - Mo Spits Won't Swallow Video
October 20, 2009 by
Bob's Blitz
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Yankees closer Mo Rivera bottom of the 10th. Turns away from the home base ump. Checks the the 2nd base ump. Then? A spitball?
More evidence that MLB needs the Yankees in the World Series? Seriously...
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Cuts on Rivera, Manuel and A-Rod's swing
October 30, 2009 by
Sports Illustrated
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Game 2 will not go into the Charlie Manuel highlight reel, writes Tom Verducci. At least the Phillies made Mariano Rivera work, which could pay dividends when the Series shifts to Philly.
Mariano Giving Away State Secrets
October 06, 2009 by
Sliding Into Home
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As most of you know the Yankees have still not decided which series they will chose; the longer or shorter. However, there has been much speculation that the Yankees were going to take the longer series to avoid using a fourth starter. Today, Mariano Rivera kinda let the cat out of...
Olney: Yanks Looking To Land Two Relievers
7 days ago by
Sliding Into Home
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In his most recent blog post, ESPN's Buster Olney says that besides their outfield needs their main focus will be their bullpen and in all likelihood will look to land two relievers. Olney also said that "it's unclear whether New York GM Brian Cashman is going to be willing...
Mariano Rivera: Been There Done That
October 30, 2009 by
Josh Q. Public
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Its been a long time since I rock and rolled. Its been a long time since I did the stroll. Ooh, let me get it back, let me get it back. Let me get it back, baby, where I come from. -Led Zeppelin
Public Service Announcement: Ok, here we go! Look who it is. Look who [...]
A-Rod homers, Rivera holds, Yankees let Angels beat selves
October 18, 2009 by
Big League Stew
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Score and situation: Yankees 4, Angels 3 (13 inn.) New York leads series, 2-0Leading lads: On another wet and chilly night in the Bronx, Chone Figgins'(notes) RBI single (his first hit of the playoffs) gave the Angels a go-ahead run in the 11th. It came, not coincidentally, after...
2010 Projections
9 days ago by
The Evil Empire
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2010 projections are being released from various sources, so here are three sets along with some highlights for you to check out:Baseball Projections has the 2010 CHONE hitter projections.Cano: .304/.341/.489, 19 HR, 83 RBITex: 34 HR, 112 RBIA-Rod: 34 HR, 106 RBIJeter: .295/.367/.425Fangraphs...
Beerleaguer for breakfast: Thoughts on the Series
October 26, 2009 by
Beerleaguer
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The Yankees will be favored for two reasons: A prevailing wisdom the American League fields a superior product, and Mariano Rivera. For the Phillies, they'll lay low as usual and focus on four more wins. A neutral bystander watching the ALCS and NLCS, resistant to big media bias...
Fack Youck To Angels Blog : I Spit On Your Grave
October 20, 2009 by
Can't Stop The Bleeding
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Leaving aside for a moment the matter of Joe Girardi outsmarting himself, Rev. Halofan of Halo’s Heaven has reviewed the above video clip of Mariano Riveras’s appearance in the 10th inning of last night’s 5-4 win for the Angels and protests, “this is pretty...
Mentor Mariano
October 28, 2009 by
Baseball Musings
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Mariano Rivera seems to like mentoring the young pitchers in the bullpen. He mostly seems to work with them on their mental approach to the game, rather than pitches and mechanics. I’m wondering, will Rivera end up a pitching coach when he’s through pitching? Imagine him...
Top 8 Free Agent Relief Pitchers This Hot Stove Season
4 days ago by
Baseball Reflections
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For many teams, especially teams that are successful in the postseason, success is predicated on a solid bullpen. However, while stalwarts like Mariano Rivera and Trevor Hoffman grab headlines and notoriety, as a whole, bullpen arms are significantly...
Rivera in the Eighth
October 29, 2009 by
Baseball Musings
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Mariano Rivera comes on to try to convert a six out save. He’ll face Carlos Ruiz, then the top of the order, so he has his work cut out for him.
Update: The umpires did meet after the end of the seventh to discuss the line out. No one saw anything different, so the [...]
Doyel: Rivera's greatness taken for granted
29 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.
SAINT ANDREW’S NET: CHECK HER FLAG
29 days ago by
With Leather
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Saint Andrew’s Net is With Leather’s daily link dump. It’s letting Mariano Rivera write the last two posts of the night.
Yeah, Yankees catcher Jorge Posada likes going to the mound. A lot.
Bugs and Cranks.
Chad Ochocinco was off yesterday, but here’s a...
The Great Mo
September 30, 2009 by
Pinstripe Alley
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Tom Verducci writes -
"God touched Mariano Rivera one June afternoon in 1997, and Rivera shrugged. Just three months into his new role as the closer for a budding Yankees dynasty, Rivera was suddenly unable to throw his signature four-seam fastball straight, not even during...
Is making Jeter wait a bad move?
18 days ago by
Sliding Into Home
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From everything we've heard so far the Yankees appear to be sticking with their rule that they won't make any early deals or extensions and will wait until after next season to give Jeter his extension. But is this a mistake on the Yankees part? Bob Klapisch thinks so.To this...
MLB: Rivera Did Not Spit on Baseball
October 20, 2009 by
Yanks Blog
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Joel Sherman and George King of the Post report that MLB has investigated the alleged Mariano Rivera spitball and have concluded that Mo did not spit on the baseball. I doubt it'll do much to effect the people who believe he did, but it's nice to ...
Yankees likely still need lots of Rivera in Series
October 30, 2009 by
Fox Sports
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The Yankees have to hope Mariano Rivera doesn't show his age until after the World Series, Jon Paul Morosi says.
World Series: Eastern promises
October 25, 2009 by
Ravens Insider
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Guess you've got to give it up for the Yankees, who took care of business in Game 6. The Angels did not go down quietly, but a defensive meltdown in the eighth inning stretched a slim Yankees lead, and how much help does Mariano Rivera need, anyway?
Though I certainly would...
Johnny Damon, the Yankees, and Contract Extensions
20 days ago by
Jorge Says No
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Once again, we find Scott Boras pimping one of his clients. For what seems like the thousandth time this offseason, Boras talked glowingly about client Johnny Damon:"Johnny Damon is at that point where he's played 12 years and 140-games plus, and put up this remarkable career...
Spit Takes: Debunking The Mariano Rivera Loogie Accusations
A reader and Angels fan known hereabouts as Jose Canseco's Iguana sends along these exculpatory frames from yesterday's Fox broadcast, which were curiously absent from the Halos Heaven video. Rivera's spit, spotlighted here, clearly passes in front of his hand.
Verducci on Mo's All-Star Inning
July 15, 2009 by
Sliding Into Home
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I saw this over on the YES Network forums and wanted to share it with you guys, it's from Tom Verducci's story on the All-Star game. Towards the end he writes about Mariano's ninth inning, I thought you would enjoy it.For the fourth time in this streak, Mariano Rivera of...
Verducci on Mo's All-Star Inning
July 15, 2009 by
Sliding Into Home
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I saw this over on the YES Network forums and wanted to share it with you guys, it's from Tom Verducci's story on the All-Star game. Towards the end he writes about Mariano's ninth inning, I thought you would enjoy it.For the fourth time in this streak, Mariano Rivera of...
Bring on October
September 27, 2009 by
This Purist Bleeds Pinstripes
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The Yankees, and their fans, can only hope that today's champagne drenched locker room is only the first of many to come.As Mariano Rivera soaked Kim Jones in the clubhouse, and Nick Swisher chugged Dom in the middle of his postgame interview, Yankee fans could simply sit back...
Angels Fans are Whining Babies
October 20, 2009 by
High and Tight
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The Angels Blogosphere is rampant today with claims of Mariano Rivera using a spitball. Many seem to suggest that this is how Rivera has been so successful over the years.This douchebag takes screenshots of the game that suggest that Rivera spit directly on the ball. He goes on to...
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