WHY IT WAS ALL ABOUT MO TODAY

There are great players. There are all time great players. And then, there are legends of the game. Today, Yankee fans saw a true sports legend ascend to the very top of the mountain. Mariano Rivera cemented his place at the top. Mo saved his record breaking 602nd game today as the Yankees defeated the "triple A Twins" on a beautiful day in the Bronx.

As Mo has done 601 times prior to today, he came into the game and just shut down his opponents using the 'cutter and pinpoint control and ended it all with a strikeout! I definitely don't want to rain on the parade but the only part that bothered me was that Jorge was not on the receiving end of that record breaking save. As Casey wrote about in his piece last week, WHY SAVE 602 SHOULD BE RIVERA TO POSADA , it really should have been Jorge, but oh well, the moment was Mo's! What a pleasure and honor it has been for me as a fan of the Yankees to have watched this man pitch. He never ceases to amaze!

As far as the game today, the team the Yankees played today are a shell of themselves from 6 months ago. This Twins lineup this afternoon was a AAA lineup, at best. But you know what? Who cares. The Yankees job is to beat the team that takes the field against them each and every day and that's exactly what they did. AJ Burnett started but couldn't make it 5 innings today but it didn't matter because the bullpen cleaned up his mess, (again), and our offense took care of the rest. As we all know, AJ is really impossible to figure out. One batter he can look so dominant and the next he looks awful. Oh well, I have no idea how he pitches in this year's post season but who knows!? AJ's final line: 4IP - 9R - 4ER - 8K's

Yankees played hard today. They pounded out 15 hits led by the Captain who went 3-4 and were powered by Curtis Granderson's 2-run HR in the 1st. It was Granderson's 41st HR of the year and RBI number 114 & 115. The Grandyman also added to his astounding Runs Scored total today, adding two more. Cano and Swish each had a pair of hits and each added an RBI. The Yankee bats were clutch today and they just played good, solid baseball.

But make no mistake Yankee fans, this day belongs to Mariano Rivera and his greatness! Thank you Mo for everything you have done for this Yankee franchise. We love you and are proud of ya!

Final Score: Yankees 6 - Twins 4

--Mikey Blue, BYB Senior Writer
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