31 posts tagged “mariano rivera”
In short, very.
I didn't catch the game on YES today, but it's good to see that the Yanks won their second game of the spring, this one by a score of 5-1. Jorge Posada went 2-for-2 with a home run, Shelley Duncan hit a bomb, and all seven Yankees pitchers (Hughes, Coke, Bruney, Marte, Cox, Melancon, Albaladejo) threw well.
Back in May and August, I handed out the first and second trimester awards for the New York Yankees. Now that the regular season is over, here are the third and final trimester awards:
For we Yankee fans (us Yankee fans?), the prospect of having two American League East teams playing in the ALCS (both of which are not the Yankees) is both frustrating and confusing.
| Last 3 years | Team | G | GS | W | L | SV | CG | SHO | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | ERA | WHIP | BAA | |
| 2006 | NYY | 63 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 75.0 | 61 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 55 | 1.80 | 0.96 | .223 | |
| 2007 | NYY | 67 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 71.1 | 68 | 25 | 25 | 4 | 12 | 74 | 3.15 | 1.12 | .248 | |
| 2008 | NYY | 64 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 70.2 | 41 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 77 | 1.40 | 0.67 | .165 | |
| Career | 851 | 10 | 68 | 49 | 482 | 0 | 0 | 1023.2 | 800 | 281 | 260 | 53 | 244 | 934 | 2.29 | 1.02 | .212 |
Rivera will turn 39 this November, but he is clearly showing no signs of slowing down.
From The New York Times --
Here are a few videos from last night's final game at Yankee Stadium:
Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera both tied records in today's 8-4 win over the Tampa Bay Rays.