Mariano Rivera Highlights

• "When Mariano Rivera arrived

at Mario's on Arthur Avenue in the "Little Italy of The Bronx" for a fund-raiser for underprivileged kids whose fathers are in jail,

• he took one look at the banquet menu and quietly signaled owner Joe Migliucci that he'd prefer the eatery's famed clams casino "for a starter, and some veal scaloppine, real thin, if you have it." After his meal, the

Yankee reliever went in the kitchen to thank the crew and then "signed everything in sight" for regular customers. "This guy is a star on and off the field," Migliucci said."

• Commenter to article:

"TheTruth15

02/07/2010 9:38 AM

The biggest sham is that Jeter gets all the credit for being a class act which in reality, he isn't. Jeter is rude and only looking to get laid. Mariano and Bernie are the two best examples of what a professional is on and off the field. Glad to see Mariano get his due all while Jeter is trying to hook up married Tiger Woods with hookers."...

• from NY Post Page Six, 2/7/10, "Mariano Rivera's star treatment"