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Exit Sandman - The Life and Career of Mariano Rivera

New York Yankees MARIANO RIVERA 1995 2013 !!|| PHILIPPIANS 4:13 I CAN DO ALL THINGS THROUGH CHRIST, WHO STRENGTHENS ME МИ BORN NOVEMBER 29TH,1969 PANAMA CITY - PANAMA 42 RAISED IN PUERTO CAIMITO, A PANAMANIAN FISHING VILLAGE 25 MILES WEST OF PANAMA CITY WHERE HIS FATHER WORKED AS A CAPTAIN OF A FISHING BOAT. AT LEAST 140 PANAMANIAN PLAYERS HAVE PLAYED PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL IN THE UNITED STATES, MORE THAN ANY OTHER CENTRAL AMERICAN COUNTRY. NOTABLE PLAYERS INCLUDE ROD CAREW, CARLOS LEE AND CARLOS RUIZ. AKA SANDMAN HEIGHT: 6-FT 2-IN / WEIGHT: 195 LBS / CAP: 7 3//SHOE: 10.5 FAMILIA SSSSSS MO'S WEIGHT IN BASEBALLS 624 MARIANO IS THE SECOND OF FOUR CHILDREN. HE HAS AN OLDER SISTER AND TWO YOUNGER BROTHERS. WIFE CLARA AND THREE BOYS, MARIANO JR., JAFET AND JAZIEL (MO HAS KNOWN CLARA SINCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. THEY MARRIED ON NOVEMBER 9, 1991.) S=100 BASEBALLS "THAT BEACH AT LOW TIDE, THAT WAS OUR YANKEE STÁDIUM" FROM EARLY CHILDHOOD, RIVERA AND HIS FRIENDS PLAYED BASEBALL ON THE BEACH WITH WHATEVER COULD BE FOUND. THEY USED TENNIS BALLS, EGG-SHAPED RUBBER BALLS OR BALLS MADE FROM FISHING NETS. FOR BATS, THEY USED BROOMSTICK CHILDHOOD PLAYING DAYS IN PUERTO CAIMITO, PANAMA HANDLES OR BRANCHES FROM TREES IN THE MANGROVE SWAMPS. GLOVES WERE FASHIONED FROM EMPTY MILK CARTONS OR SPARE CARDBOARD AND, SOMETIMES, OLD CLOTHES. ACCORDING TO RIVERA, HIS FAMILY HOME WAS 50 FEET FROM THE OCEAN AT HIGH TIDE, WHICH IS CLOSER THAN A PITCHER'S RUBBER IS TO HOME PLATE. HE COULD EASILY LOOK OUTSIDE OF HIS WINDOW TO SEE IF ANYONE WAS THERE OR HEAR THE SOUNDS OF OTHER CHILDREN PLAYING. IF THAT WAS THE CASE, RIVERA WOULD BE OUT ON THE SAND AS FAST AS POSSIBLE. HOW TO/ CARDBOARD BASEBALL GLOVE BEFORE MAKING IT AS A PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL PLAYER SPORTING A LEATHER GLOVE, MARIANO RIVERA'S FIRST GLOVE WAS MADE OUT OF CARDBOARD. HE SAYS THAT IT WORKED PERFECTLY FOR CATCHING BASEBALLS, OR WHATEVER MATERIALS HE AND HIS FRIENDS USED AS A BALL THAT DAY. O PIECE OF CARDBOARD ROUGHLY 8" X 11" 2 FOLD INTO THIRDS & CUT ROUGHLY 2" X 6" HOLE 3 INSERT HAND THROUGH HOLE WRAP HAND AROUND AND USE BALL S FOLD UP AFTER USE AND PUT IN POCKET NEW YORK YANKEES @ CALIFORNIA ANGELS/ANAHEIM STADIUM, ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA FIRST/ A TUESDAY, MAY 23RD, 1995 7:05 PM PT MLB APPEARANCE START TIME WEATHER: 55 DEGREES, WIND 1MPH, NIGHT, NO PRECIPITATION TIME OF GAME: 3 HOURS, 13 MINUTES ATTENDANCE: 14,952 UMPIRES: HP-TIM TSCHIDA, 1B-TERRY CRAFT, 2B-DON DENKINGER, 3B-JOHN SHULOCK ANGELS 10, YANKEES O NEW YORK YANKEES VS. TAMPA BAY RAYS /YANKEE STADIUM, BRONX, NEW YORK FINAL/ AYS THURSDAY, SEPT. 26TH,2013 7:05 PM ET MLB APPEARANCE START TIME WEATHER: 66 DEGREES, WIND 6MPH, RIGHT TO LEFT, CLOUDY, NO PRECIPITATION TIME OF GAME: 3 HOURS, 3 MINUTES ATTENDANCE: 48,675 OVER 130,000 TWEETS CONTAINING "MARIANO RIVERA" DURING HIS FINAL GAME- FOLLOW MO@MARIANORIVERAO UMPIRES: HP-LAZ DIAZ, 18-MARK WEGNER, 28-TIM TIMMONS, 3B-MIKE WINTERS TAMPA BAY 4, YANKEES O FIRST SAVE: MAY 17TH, 1996 VS. CAL FIRST STRIKEOUT: MAY 23RD. 1995 / TONY PHILLIPS, OF LAST STRIKEOUT: SEPTEMBER 22ND, 2013/ SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS IBORN: AUGUST 21, 19891 EHIRE ADRIANZA, SS CALIFORNIA ANGELS (BORN: APRIL 25, 1959) MS CUTTER YORK NEW YORK 90 MPHROTATES AT 1600 RPM A TILTED AXIS "A GIFT FROM GOD" THE SPIN AND VELOCITY OF RIVERA'S CUTTER LOOK LIKE HIS STANDARD FASTBALL, BUT HITTERS ONLY HAVE ABOUT 0.17 SECONDS TO CORRECTLY IDENTIFY A PITCH. BY THE TIME RIVERA'S CUTTER REACHES THE PLATE, IT'S MOVED LATERALLY UP TO EIGHT INCHES. THE MAJORITY OF THAT MOVEMENT HAPPENS WITHIN THE LAST 10 FEET OF THE BALL'S FLIGHT. AT THAT POINT, THE HUMAN EYE IS PHYSICALLY UNABLE TO SEE A BALL TRAVELLING THAT FAST. AT THIS POINT, THE HITTER IS GUESSING WHERE THE PITCH IS GOING, SO EVEN IF HE MAKES CONTACT, IT'S NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR HIM TO GET THE BAT'S FOUR-INCH SWEET SPOT ON THE BALL. MORE PEOPLE HAVE WALKED ON THE MOON THAN HAVE SCORED AN EARNED RUN AGAINST MARIANO RIVERA IN THE POSTSEASON. CUTTER REACHES HOME PLATE IN 0.45 SECONDS MO'S 21.167 PITCHES / / JUNE 28TH, 2009: MO REACHES BASE FOR THE FIRST AND ONLY TIME HE ALSO RECORDED HIS 500TH SAVE TOTAL CAREER 1995-2013 REGULAR SEASON: 19,339/POSTSEASON: 1,828 "IF I WAS PERFECT, I WOULD NOT BE A BASEBALL PITCHER." 242.5 MILES THROWN 3X MO BY THE NUMBERS: YANKEE STADIUM O FENWAY PARK = 203 MILES 2.42 HOURS OF AIR TIME 652 SAVES REGULAR SEASON IF YOU WERE TO STACK ALL 21,167 CAREER PITCHED BALLS, YOUR STACK WOULD BE 3 TIMES THE HEIGHT OF ONE WORLD TRADE CENTER IN NEW YORK CITY 799 RECORDS: -YES, WE KNOW IT'S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STACK BALLS 199BROKEN BATS NEW YORK, NEW YORK SJLOUÍSVILLE (Slugger ONE WORLD TRADE CENTER 1,776 FEET MOST CAREER SAVES: 652 952 GAMES FINISHED MOST CAREER GAMES FINISHED: 952 1,115 GAMES PLAYED REGULAR SEASON: 724 BROKEN BATS (IN 2001, 44 BROKEN BATS IN 71 GAMES, 310 BATTERS) POSTSEASON: 75 BROKEN BATS MOST CONSECUTIVE SAVE OPPORTUNITIES 18.1 命 参 命 1,283.2 INNINGS PITCHED 1,173 STRIKEOUTS 5,103 BATTERS FACED CONVERTED AT HOME: 51 MOST CAREER GAMES PITCHED WITH SINGLE TREES TEAM; MOST CAREER GAMES PITCHED IN AMERICAN LEAGUE HISTORY; MOST CAREER 13 WILD PITCHES 3 BALKS GAMES PITCHED BY RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER: 4.1 STRIKEOUT-TO-WALK RATIO 1,115 94.9 WIN PERCENTAGE Tlew York Yankees RECORD APPEARANCES 932-50 998 HITS ALLOWED 286 WALKS ALLOWED MOST CONSECUTIVE SEASONS WITH AT 1.000 WHIP LEAST ONE SAVE: 18 (1996-2013) MOST SEASONS WITH AT LEAST 20 SAVES; MOST SEASONS WITH AT LEAST 25 SAVES: 16 315 EARNED RUNS ALLOWED 2.21 ERA (1997-2011, 2013) COMBINED REGULAR AND POSTSEASON WHEN MARIANO WAS HANDED A LEAD. Ш MOST CONSECUTIVE SEASONS WITH AT LEAST 25 SAVES: 15 (1997-2011) MOST SEASONS WITH AT LEAST 30 SAVES: 15 (1997-2001, 2003-11, 2013) MOST CONSECUTIVE SEASONS WITH AT LEAST SAVES: 9 (2003-11) SUMMER OF'99 MOST SEASONS WITH AT LEAST 35 SAVES: 12 Refuge of Hope (1997-2001, 2003-05, 2008-09, 2011, 2013) METALLIC MOST SEASONS WITH AT LEAST 40 SAVES: 9 (1997, 1999, 2001, 2003-05, 2009, 2011, 2013) "ENTER SANDMAN" THE MARIANO RIVERA FOUNDATION MOST SEASONS WITH AT LEAST 50 SAVES: 2 IN 1999, THE YANKEE STADIUM SCOREBOARD STAFF BEGAN PLAYING "ENTER SANDMAN" BY METALLICA AS MUSIC FOR HIS NINTH-INNING WALKS FROM THE BULLPEN TO THE MOUND. YANKEES STAFF MEMBERS SELECTED THE SONG AFTER SEEING FIRSTHAND HOW SAN DIEGO'S FANS REACTED TO AC/DC'S "HELLS BELLS" FOR PADRES CLOSER TREVOR HOFFMAN DURING THE 199e WORLD SERIES. RIVERA WAS INITIALLY INDIFFERENT ABOUT HIS ENTRANCE MUSIC, SAYING HE HAD NEVER HEARD THE SONG BEFORE OR LISTENED TO THAT TYPE OF MUSIC. HOWEVER, THE SONG HAS BECOME AS CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THE CLOSER'S CAREER AS HIS FAMOUS CUTTER. IT (2001, 2004) S MO'S ENTRANCE MOST SEASONS WITH SUB-2.00 ERA (MINIMUM 60 INNINGS PITCHED EACH); MOST SEASONS MARIANO RIVERA AND HIS WIFE, CLARA, STARTED THE MARIANO RIVERA FOUNDATION IN 1998 TO FOCUS ON THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN LOCALLY AND ABROAD GROWING UP IN DIFFICULT SITUATIONS. THESE NEEDS INCLUDE EDUCATION, HEALTH AND WELLNESS, AND SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THEIR COMMUNITY. THE FOUNDATION HAS PROVIDED SCHOLARSHIPS TO QUALIFIED YOUTH AND SPONSORED YOUTH CENTERS AND CHURCHES THAT IMPLEMENT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. THE FOUNDATION HAS WITH 20-PLUS SAVES AND SUB-2.00 ERA: 11 PREVIOUSLY SPONSORED COMPUTER HOUSES IN TWO DIFFERENT UNDERPRIVILEGED COMMUNITIES IN PANAMA AND HAS ASSISTED IN THE REBUILDING OF FOUR SCHOOL BUILDINGS IN PANAMA. (1997-99, 2003-06, 2008-11) WAS EVEN PARTIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR HIS "SANDMAN" NICKNAME. MOST SEASONS WITH AT LEAST 20 SAVES, SEPTEMBER 22ND, 2013 AT YANKEE STADIUM, METALLICA PERFORMED "ENTER SANDMAN" LIVE REFUGIO DE ESPERANZA / THEMARIANORIVERAFOUNDATION.ORG SUB-2.00 ERA, AND SUB-1.00 WHIP: 7 (1999, 2005-06, 2008-11) THE MARIANO RIVERA FOUNDATION HAS ALSO HELPED REBUILD THE CENTURY-OLD NORTH AVENUE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN NEW ROCHELLE, NEW YORK, WHICH IS NOW AS MARIANO WALKED ONTO THE FIELD. REFUGE OF HOPE, A MULTICULTURAL CHURCH COMMITTED TO THE REVITALIZATION OF ITS COMMUNITY. THE BUILDING HAS ALREADY GAINED ADMITTANCE TO THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES AND NOW PROVIDES FOOD, CLOTHING AND ANY OTHER TOOLS NEEDED BY THOSE THE CHURCH SERVES. A LEARNING CENTER FOR THE AREA'S MOST CAREER SAVES FOR A SINGLE WINNING CHILDREN PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL HELP, SPORTS PROGRAMS AND OTHER AFTER-SCHOOL ACTIVITIES. REFUGE OF HOPE'S CENTRAL MISSION IS TO REACH OUT TO FAMILIES PITCHER: 72 (ANDY PETTITTE) REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR OR FINANCIAL STATUS AND EQUIP THE YOUTH WITH THE NECESSARY RESOURCES TO SUCCEED IN THEIR EVERYDAY LIFE. MOST CAREER INTERLEAGUE SAVES: 75 MOST CAREER SAVES IN A SINGLE BALLPARK: 230 (ORIGINAL YANKEE STADIUM) 5X SX CHAMPION WORLD SERIES POSTSEASON RECORDS: WORLD SERIES eries 20. 09 1998 VS. SAN DIEGO PADRES ост. 17TH - ост. 21ST, 1998 1996 2000 VS. NEW YORK METS ост. 215T - ост. 26TH, 2000 1999 2009 VS. PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES OCT. 28TH - NoV. 4TH, 2009 LOWEST CAREER ERA: 0.70 1999 MLB WORLD SERIES MVP VS. ATLANTA BRAVES OCT. 20TH - OCT. 26TH, 1996 VS. ATLANTA BRAVES OCT. 23RD - OCT. 27TH, 1999 MOST CAREER SAVES: 42 MOST CONSECUTIVE SCORELESS INNINGS PITCHED: 33 1/3 MOST CONSECUTIVE SAVE OPPORTUNITIES CONVERTED: 23 MOST CAREER TWO-INNING SAVES: 14 MLO BOSTON 2004 flouston ALE-STAR GAME 99 MOST CAREER GAMES PITCHED: 96 ALL-STAR GAME ALLSTAR caiano AluStor ATLL-STAR GAME AlL-STAR GAME ALESTAR N2000 MOST CAREER SAVES IN EACH POSTSEASON SAME 2005 2001 SEATTLE ROUND: 18 (DS), 13 (LCS), 11 (Ws) GAWE MOST CAREER GAMES PITCHED IN EACH 1997 1999 2000 2001 2002 2004 2005 2006 POSTSEASON ROUND: 39 (DS), 33 (LCS), 24 (WS) JACOBS FIELD CLEVELAND, OHIO JULY 8TH, 1997 FENWAY PARK BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS JULY 13TH, 1999 TURNER FIELD ATLANTA, GEORGIA JULY 11TH, 2000 SAFECO FIELD SEATTLE, WASHINGTON JULY 10TH, 2001 MILLER PARK MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN JULY 9TH, 2002 MINUTE MAID PARK HOUSTON, TEXAS JULY 13TH, 2004 COMERICA PARK DETROIT, MICHIGAN JULY 12TH, 2005 PNC PARK PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA JULY 11TH, 2006 LOWEST CAREER ERA IN DIVISION SERIES HISTORY: 0.32 MOST CAREER SAVES TO CLINCH SERIES: 8 13XiL. MOST GAMES FINISHED TO CLINCH SERIES: 16 ALL'STAR LEGAME MOST GAMES FINISHED TO CLINCH WORLD AlStar Game ALSTAR GAME

Exit Sandman - The Life and Career of Mariano Rivera

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This infographic honors future Hall of Fame pitcher Mariano Rivera. It tells the story of Rivera’s life, from his humble beginnings in Panama through his legendary career as the New York Yankees' cl...

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