Mariano Rivera Highlights

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Mariano Rivera enters 2008 All Star game, 9th inning, score tied 3-3, one out, one on. Waiting on the mound to greet him are Terry Francona, Ian Kinsler, Justin Morneau, Michael Young, Carlos Guillen, and Dioner Navarro. Rivera's entrance at the Stadium was completely cut out by Fox TV. As soon as the camera went to the bullpen door, they went to commercial. (Thanks to You Tube contributor for this video). The game went 15 innings.

Rivera born November 29, 1969 in Panama.

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11/17/10, San Francisco de Macoris, DR .- "The All-Star major league pitcher Mariano Rivera, gave a baseball clinic in San Francisco de Macoris, which involved hundreds of children and young people from different leagues, as part of a program of work being done in the country.

• Mariano has visited several cities in the Dominican Republic, trying to teach some of their knowledge of baseball, but also has been talking about the word of God in each scenario.

The activity was held at the Estadio Julián Javier de San Francisco de Macoris, home to Los Gigantes del Cibao, before hundreds of participants, which made the most of every moment with the player's native Panama.

• The future Hall of Fame Major League Baseball, spoke for fever Deportiva, a sports reporter with the Junior Matrillé and said he attributed his career to God, because he can not explain as it has been so successful.

"I was not a pitcher, I played all positions, but one day I was invited to throw and I did well, then I was asked to do a test and liked what I could do, after that I signed with the team of my dreams , although I realize that does not seek to be professional, all God wanted it."...

• Activity were present in several minor league baseball San Francisco de Macoris, a commission of the Baseball Academy that runs the popular Chicho Jesus Campos, who also was making things easier to make it a success."

from LaNacionDominicana.com, "Star Mariano Rivera teaches baseball clinics for children and young people with FMS," google translation from Spanish

Labels: Rivera speaks to young people in Dominican Republics

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picture by A. Abboud, flickr, unknown date

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from November 1, mlb forum:

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RipCity32 Posts:914

"for anyone thats watching they just talked about the colts closing the game out with their pass rush of Dwight freeney (yankee fan btw). "in this stadium their pass rush is like Mariano Rivera" not the first time or last time you hear a rivera reference" To:RipCity32 Nov-1 462646.2 Reply to 462646.1 marisHOF Posts:40717 Cool! It wouldn't been so cool if they said "like Brian Wilson" but they might have. :haha: To:marisHOF Nov-1 462646.3 Reply to 462646.2 RipCity32 Posts:914 they have actually used Rivera references alot especially Gruden, you know your amazing when they use your name on the night of another team winning it all"

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11/14/10, Hoy: "The star pitchers who have fought with the New York Yankees, Mariano Rivera and Andy Pettitte will arrive the country tomorrow invited by the prestigious institution "Score International" to begin on Tuesday a series of clinics in Santo Domingo and the interior.

• The information released yesterday by the Director of Sports Score International in the Dominican Republic, the former national basketball team, Geovanny Valdez, in a press release.

He commented that the country is also the pitcher Andy Bennet, played with the San Diego Padres, and start from today several sports clinics in different parts of the capital and interior of the country take the word of God through baseball .

"We already have several years bringing greats of Major League Baseball to bring the word of God and raise awareness in children and young people to look for the Creator and follow their steps and there is no better way than sports," Valdez said.

• He said that today will announce where baseball clinics with these great figures."

Article from Hoy, "Andy Pettitte and M. Rivera arrive tomorrow RD," by Jose Caceres, google translation from Spanish. (Score International is a Christian evangelical group. ed.)

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Top, Bailey, Bonilla, Mo, (Joel Kopel from Manfredi), Slowey, Breslow; next,
same without Kopel. Below, 2009 World Series trophy, 11/12/10, Manfredi Jewelers in Greenwich, Ct. getty photos

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11/11/10, "They have famous long-standing relationships with Jeter and Rivera. Jeter is the iconic Yankee of his time and

• Rivera remains one of the greatest Yankees of all time,

• the pitching version of Babe Ruth

• even as he moves up on his 41st birthday."...

Mike Lupica, "Make no mistake, Yankees are chasing Cliff Lee with money, not Brian Cashman's winning personality," NY Daily News, 11/11/10