Mariano Rivera Highlights

Today's 4-3 win for the Yankees at the stadium (6/11) was the 67th regular season win-save tandem for Pettitte and Rivera. May 26, 2010 was their 66th regular season win-save combination. 4/19/10 NY Post article notes 65th reg. season combo on 4/18/10.

• The two also have 10 post season win-save combos.
• The YES Network's studio guy mentioned today's 67th win-save combo for Pettitte and Rivera but failed to mention the pair's hard fought and earned 10 post season win-saves. If you write to the YES Network about this tossing in the dustbin of an important part of a long career, misleading viewers, they will tell you it's the customary way of doing things. Which is why I consider the YES Network a kindred spirit of ESPN and MLB and rarely watch any of them. As I've said elsewhere, I like SNY's presentation (the Mets channel).
  

Pettitte and Rivera's 10 post season win-save combos:

• 1. Game 2, 1998 ALDS, Tex @ NYY

• 2. Game 4, 1998 World Series, NYY @ San Diego

• 3. Game 2, 1999 ALDS, Tex @ NYY

• 4. Game 4, 1999 ALCS, NYY @ Boston

• 5. Game 2, 2000 ALDS, NYY @ Oak

• 6. Game 3, 2000 ALCS, NYY @ Seattle

• 7. Game 1, 2001 ALCS, NYY @ Seattle

• 8. Game 2, 2003 ALDS, Minn. @ NYY

• 9. Game 3, 2009 ALDS, NYY @ Twins

• 10. Game 6, 2009 ALCS, LAA @ NYY

(8 of the above were multi-inning appearances for Rivera. Honorable Mention: The "Bugs" Game, Game 2, 2007 ALDS, NYY @ Cleveland. Pettitte and Rivera appeared together in other post season games that didn't have the exact technical requirements for a win-save combo).