The “ammo” in this case being Mariano Rivera’s fame cutter. New York magazine ran this profile on the NY Yankees retiring closer by Lisa Miller.
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The Yankee closer nonpareil became the all-time saves leader when he sealed yesterday’s 3-0 win against the Twins. In his honor, a few appropriate titles for your consideration: Bullpen Diaries: Mariano Rivera, Bronx Dreams, Pinstripe Legends, and the Future of the New York Yankees Heroes of the Bullpen: Baseball’s Greatest Relief Pitchers Pen Men: Baseball’s […]
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The first two nights of the trip we spent in Newton with a vet-school friend of Faith’s. (By the way of you want a good veggie restaurant in the area, try the Red Lentil in Watertown.) We moved into our hotel on Saturday and just lazed. Sunday we were supposed visit the Museum of Fine […]
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James Traub has two piece in this weekend’s Times: A critique of The Eastern Stars: How Baseball Changed the Dominican Town of San Pedro de Macorís, by Mark Kurlansky in the book review section (which the critic deems a “charming and finely observed, if somewhat formless, baseball travelogue”), and a profile of Yankees’ reliever Mariano […]
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The cover pays tribute to the one and only Mariano Rivera, profiled by Tom Verducci. (Of course, there may be more than one “Mariano Rivera,” but you know what I mean.) Joe Posnanski contributed this piece on Mark Reynolds, the Diamondbacks’ strikeout artists — and I don’t mean the good kind. There’s this little item […]
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