Tuesday, September 20, 2011

MARIANO RIVERA'S CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

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The Bergen Record put together a career highlight list of the great Mariano Rivera in today's paper and I wanted to bring it to all of you. Enjoy!
  • May 17, 1996: Rivera records his first save, against the Angels. It's the first of 68 games he saves for Andy Pettitte.
  • October 27, 1999: Mariano completes his World Series dominance of the Atlanta Braves (6 saves, o.oo ERA).
  • October 26, 2000: Rivera put the finishing touches on the Subway Series victory over the New York Mets.
  • July 11, 2006: Save #400 is a 2 innings stint against the Chicago White Sox.
  • July 28, 2009: Save #500 comes against the Mets in a Subway Series game at Citi Field.
  • September 13, 2011: Save #600 comes against the Mariners in Seattle.
  • September 19, 2011: Record setting save #602 comes via a perfect 9th inning in a 6-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins at the Stadium.
Congrats again Mariano. We love you here at Bleeding Yankee Blue.

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