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Shock Week: Yankees’ Season Takes Detour to Bizzaro World

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees, tagged , on August 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

For one week, Yankees Universe has become Bizzaro World. Once home to an infallible closer and dominant left handed ace, Yankee Stadium now features impostors who give up home runs at an alarming pace. Apparently, the rest of the American League has found the Yankees’ kryptonite. The Yankees harrowing week started with a rare string […]

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Nobody’s Perfect, Not Even Mariano Rivera

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees, tagged on August 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

In an early morning post at Bronx Banter, I took a look at some of Mariano Rivera’s failures, and pointed out how they sometimes define his greatness even more than his long resume of success. The timing of the post was particularly relevant because in this afternoon’s 7-6 victory against the Angels, the future Hall […]

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Soria’s Removal as Royals’ Closer Underscores Dominance of Rivera’s Reign

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees, tagged , , on May 31, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

After suffering a third consecutive blown save, Joakim Soria has been at least temporarily relieved of his duties as Kansas City Royals’ closer. Over the past four seasons, Soria not only established himself as one of the best closers in the game, but also began to draw comparisons to the great Mariano Rivera. That’s what makes […]

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Rivera Reaches Milestone: A Look Back at Game 1 of 1,000

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankee History, Yankees, tagged on May 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

When Mariano Rivera finished off the Yankees’ 7-3 victory against the Blue Jays on Wednesday, he became the first pitcher in major league history to record 1,000 games with one team. Remarkably, Rivera accomplished the feat two days removed from the 16th anniversary of his major league debut on May 23, 1995. Rivera’s first appearance […]

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No End in Sight: A Look at Closers with the Longest Blown Save Streaks

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees, tagged , , on April 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

By closing out yesterday’s 3-1 victory over the White Sox, Mariano Rivera not only helped snap the Yankees’ first two-game losing streak of the season, but he also put an end to his own streak of two consecutive blown saves. Over his long and illustrious career, Rivera has blown two consecutive saves on eight different […]

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Imperfect Perfection: A Closer Look at Mariano Rivera’s Failures

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees, tagged on April 20, 2011 | 3 Comments »

(In addition to appearing at The Captain’s Blog, this post is also being syndicated at TheYankeeAnalysts.) Mariano Rivera’s accomplishments can’t be overstated. But, what can we say about his failures? Over 17 seasons, the reliever has consistently dominated the opposition, compiling an astounding ERA+ of 205, which is the highest total by any pitcher throwing over […]

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Cutter Above: A Video Analysis of Mariano Rivera

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees, tagged on March 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

(In addition to appearing at The Captain’s Blog, this post is also being syndicated at TheYankeeAnalysts.) One of baseball’s most enduring modern myths revolves around the notion that Mariano Rivera has dominated as a closer by using only one pitch. Although Rivera does rely heavily on his much heralded cutter, he also judiciously uses a pinpoint […]

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