Mariano Rivera
Mariano Rivera
Mariano Riverais a Panamanian former professional baseball pitcher who played 19 seasons in Major League Baseballfor the New York Yankees, from 1995 to 2013. Nicknamed "Mo" and "Sandman", Rivera spent most of his career as a relief pitcher and served as the Yankees' closer for 17 seasons. A thirteen-time All-Star and five-time World Series champion, he is MLB's career leader in savesand games finished. Rivera won five American LeagueRolaids Relief Man Awards and three Delivery Man of the Year Awards,...
NationalityPanamanian
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth29 November 1969
CityPanama City, Panama
CountryPanama
After Jeter hit that home run, there was no way we could lose that game. A game like that, it motivates you. Once I saw the home run, it was my time. Thank God we have Derek. That's all I know.
Definitely, I wish the timing would have been different, a time when we didn't have to worry about spring training and we have been throwing already so you can participate for your country. But it isn't. It is what it is. It's too bad.
Definitely, I thought it was a strikeout, but you can't change that. That play is over, so you have to get the next guy.
I wanted it to be out. When he caught the ball and tagged him above the waist, I think he might have been able to sneak in there.
I wanted to be in there and face Ortiz.
That's not me, ... It's not that I hate talking about it, but I don't like to talk about myself. With all due respect, I don't. If you ask me, 'Yeah, I would love to win the Cy Young.'
That shows I'm not perfect. Today was tough. We should have won that game. I didn't do my job.
That's Mo. He's kind of like our answer to Chad Cordero.
You're trained to do that. You don't want it to happen, but if it does, you're ready for it.
You still have to get the final out. That's the most important out. This time it didn't come. It was a broken bat, but it was a single. That's what counts.
If we do our thing, just as we did tonight, we'll be all right.
I didn't want to give in, ... I didn't want him to get a little blooper or something. I wouldn't have been able to sleep tonight.
I didn't want to give him anything for him to get a blooper. I wouldn't be able to sleep tonight.
My arm feels great and I wanted to pitch. (Wednesday's) game was a bad one. This was much better. Much more like us.