Mariano Rivera Highlights

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5/5/12, NY Times, Letter to the Editor

"Future in Doubt, But Legacy Isn’t

To the Sports Editor;

Re “Rivera Hurts Knee; Career May Be Over,” May 4:

Identifying the greatest baseball hitter who ever lived will always be a subject of debate. But when it comes to the greatest closer, the debate focuses on who is second best. Even if he never throws another pitch,

• Mariano Rivera is and I believe
  

• always will be
  

• the greatest closer who ever lived.

Norman L. Bender

Woodbridge, Conn."