Saturday, April 7, 2012

Mariano rivera

  • ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Of all the unexpected happenings in the Yankees 2012 season opener, what occurred in the ninth inning topped the list. Joe Girardi used the word shocking. Few disagreed.
  • (Newsday)
  • St. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Mariano Rivera took the blame for a rare blown save.
  • (Star-Gazette)
  • The Tampa Bay Rays rallied for two runs off career saves leader Mariano Rivera in the bottom of the ninth inning to defeat the New York Yankees 7-6 in the season opener for both teams.
  • (Bloomberg)
  • ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Mariano Rivera blew his first save attempt of the season as the Rays rallied in the ninth to beat the Yankees 7-6 in an Opening Day thriller.
  • (NJ.com)
  • ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.
  • (Boston Herald)
  • ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. — If this really is Mariano Rivera's farewell season, it's off to a most unexpected and uncharacteristic start. The man who's saved more games than any pitcher in baseball history blew a one-run lead on Friday night.
  • (Asbury Park Press)
  • ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Of all the unexpected happenings in the Yankees 2012 season opener, surely what occurred in the ninth inning was at the top of the list.
  • (Newsday)
  • My fellow New York Yankees fans have an incredible appreciation for reliever Mariano Rivera, who has been with the club since 1995. Rivera actually started 10 games during that season, but he has been throwing exclusively in the late innings ever since.
  • (YAHOO!)
  • Carlos Peña hit an early grand slam off CC Sabathia, then completed a ninth-inning comeback with an RBI single off closer Mariano Rivera to give host Tampa Bay a 7-6 victory over the New York Yankees on Friday.
  • (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
  • Craig mentioned earlier how Joe Girardi's over-managing in the first inning resulted in Carlos Pena hitting a grand slam against CC Sabathia. Well, Pena wasn't doing playing hero in his first game back in Tampa Bay.
  • (NBC Sports)

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