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
I felt great. I was putting the ball where I wanted to put it.
I know I'm not 25 anymore, I can't use my arm the way I used to. I've been working out this winter, but not for my arm. Everyone who knows me knows that's the reason I start slow in spring training. I can't just pick up a ball anymore and start throwing like it's the middle of the season.
I missed my pitch. When you do that and leave a ball over the plate, they're going to hit it.
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'm not used to seeing the ball go wherever she wants. As a pitcher, I like to be - I don't want to say perfect, but I want to know what the ball is going to do.
Every day I come to the ballpark, I thank God that I'm wearing this uniform, for giving me the opportunity to be successful and last that long. To pitch that long and do it good, for the New York Yankees. It's great.
What can you do, these are games we have to win.
Whatever we need to do, I will do, ... It's pretty much the same as always. We've had to fight hard the last couple of years.
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.
Most of the time, he saved the games. The job that he did in the eighth inning was a tough job. To me, he was solid.
I wish the time would have been different; when we didn't have to worry about Spring Training and could have been throwing already. It is what it is. It's too bad, because you always want to represent your country. I just wouldn't be ready.
If we do our thing, just as we did tonight, we'll be all right.
My arm feels great and I wanted to pitch. (Wednesday's) game was a bad one. This was much better. Much more like us.