Among all Yankees, one I don't despise too much is Mariano Rivera. He's not utterly overrated like Derek Jeter, a hired gun like Alex Rodriguez or just obnoxious like Joba Chamberlain. He's a consummate professional who dominates.
Even after the Red Sox knocked him around a few times in 2004, he still scares me. He won me over at the ring ceremony in 2005 when he tipped his hats to the fans who gave him a standing ovation for blowing those games in the ALCS.
Last night, he became the second pitcher in history with 500 saves. I congratulate him. Sincerely.
Interesting read by The Record's Ian O'Connor. It turns out Mo was nearly traded for Felix Fermin in 1996 because there was some concern about Derek Jeter being able to hack it in his rookie year. I never knew that tidbit. I wish it were true because then it would rank among the worst trades of all time, and we'd probably still be hearing about how the Yankees haven't won a World Series since 1981.
Back to our teams: The Phillies, who still haven't announced Carlos Carrasco will debut Thursday, were off. The Red Sox, with seven shutout innings by Jon Lester, beat the Orioles 4-0.
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