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NEW YORK - It's no longer a question of who’s going to pitch in the final game — or two — of this World Series. It's a question of can anybody besides Mariano Rivera pitch effectively?
Justin Verlander got a sense of what it's like to follow baseball from afar.
Ken Griffey Jr. homered and drove in four runs, putting the New York Yankees' playoff party on hold by leading the Seattle Mariners to a 7-1 victory Sunday.
All-Star closer Mariano Rivera is ready to return to the New York Yankees after experiencing soreness in his left groin.
New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera has soreness in his left groin, an injury that could sideline him into the weekend.
Alex Rodriguez and Jorge Posada are out, Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera are in, and the Yankees are still glad they acquired versatile fill-in Jerry Hairston Jr. from the Cincinnati Reds two weeks ago.
Derek Jeter hit a go-ahead single, Mariano Rivera earned a four-out save and the New York Yankees capped a stellar homestand with a 7-5 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Sunday.
ST. LOUIS - Jonathan Papelbon considered the strangeness of the moment — him being the winning pitcher in the 80th All-Star Game, and Mariano Rivera saving a 4-3 American League victory for him — and made a snap decision.
Mariano Rivera is a big reason the American League is on such a roll in All-Star games.
Franklin Gutierrez and Russell Branyan homered, leading the Seattle Mariners past CC Sabathia and the Yankees 8-4 on Thursday night to snap New York's seven-game winning streak.
Mariano Rivera has seen all the histrionics by some closers. It's fine, he said, because it's part of their personalities.
Mariano Rivera's 500th save included a surprising bonus: his first RBI.
Mariano Rivera earned his 500th save, becoming the second reliever to reach the milestone, and the New York Yankees beat the punchless Mets 4-2 on Sunday night for a Subway Series sweep.
Andy Pettitte and another barrage of home runs at the new Yankee Stadium carried New York to a win that started what figures to be a challenging week.
Carl Crawford and Evan Longoria hit back-to-back homers off Mariano Rivera in the ninth inning, and the surging Rays handed the struggling New York Yankees their fifth consecutive loss, 8-6 on Thursday night.
There was great rejoicing in Boston on Sunday night, and probably in every American League town not nicknamed the Big Apple. The mighty Yankees had been swept by the Red Sox, and there wasn’t anything good the most expensive and self-celebrated team American sports could take out of it.
Jacoby Ellsbury stole home and the Boston Red Sox ran off with a three-game sweep of the New York Yankees.
Pinch-hitter Jorge Posada's drive to right in the seventh inning was ruled a two-run homer by video replay, and the New York Yankees spoiled former teammate Carl Pavano's return with a 7-3 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Sunday.
Mariano Rivera struck out two during a perfect fifth inning in his first game since undergoing offseason right shoulder surgery and the New York Yankees beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-2 on Tuesday night.
Mariano Rivera is ready to pitch in games and says he will be ready for opening day.
The way Mariano Rivera sees it, the New York Yankees won't be looking for a closer for quite a while.
New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera had surgery Tuesday on his right shoulder and is expected to resume throwing in three months, a month ahead of spring training.
Yankees closer Mariano Rivera will have offseason surgery on his sore right shoulder but should be ready to throw by spring training.
After all those championships in this celebrated place, all those unforgettable moments, the New York Yankees weren't about to be knocked out of the playoff race on a night like this.
1:32 AM - Rick Ankiel strikes out looking on a 100 MPH fastball to end the game. Dodgers go up 1-0 winning this one by a score of 5-3. I'll be back again tomorrow to live blog. Spread the word. Have a good night.
Coulda been a Tiger After watching Mariano Rivera make people look foolish for fifteen years it's impossible to picture him in another uniform, but that almost came to pass once upon a time:
Fox News goes 10 for 10!Congratulations to everyone on the Fox News team. Obviously, it takes a total team effort to be the Leader on cable news. The best way Americans can honor the men and women serving overseas is to be informed about the issues confronting our country.
Sunday night Mariano Rivera joined Trevor Hoffman as the only members of the 500-save club, so I thought it would be interesting to compare their Hall of Fame careers:
I'm not a Mets fan. But if I was I would be calling for Jerry Manuel's head right now. This man should not be the manager of the team after that 9th inning.
In case you missed Friday night's wildly entertaining, exciting and ultimately infamous Mets-Yankees game, here are a few things you should know:
New York Yankees fans make me laugh. Is there a bigger group of more annoying people anywhere on earth? Any Yankee fan gloating tonight is either dumb, lying to themselves, or just way too young and naive to know better.
Mariano Rivera served up back-to-back homers to Carl Crawford and Evan Longoria last night, taking the loss against Tampa Bay.
- Nice of the Yankees to keep changing relievers until they found one to lose the game. Edwar Ramirez gave up just an infield single in his inning, Jonathan Albaladejo got three straight groundouts and Mariano Rivera was Mariano Rivera.
Mariano accepts Yankees offerJust over a week ago, the Yankees faced the possibility that they might have to seek replacements for Alex Rodriguez, Jorge Posada and Mariano Rivera. Now it appears all three will be Yankees in 2008 and beyond.
Schilling, Rivera on shopping list for PhilliesWith big offseason plans dancing in their heads, the Phillies will closely monitor how the Joe Torre saga plays out in New York.
Rodriguez Adds to Hot Streak, but Rivera Lets Lead Slip AwayThe Red Sox rallied for five runs in the bottom of the eighth inning, overcoming a four-run deficit to upend Mariano Rivera and the Yankees Friday night.
D-Backs even record with win in DCThe Diamondbacks won for the first time ever in RFK Stadium.
MLB: Rehabbing Rivera fine after workoutMariano Rivera, arguably the most pivotal piece for the Yankees' hopes for the World Series title, took another step in his comeback yesterday from a nagging muscle strain in his right forearm.
So far Randy Johnson has been the Randy Johnson of old, and that will be key not only in the coming season but in the post season as well.
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