"Every batter knew what was coming when they faced Mariano Rivera, so it was hardly necessary for the New York Yankees' catchers to conceal their signs."
"They knew it was coming, perhaps the best cut fastball ever delivered by a big leaguer. And they still couldn't hit it."
"Raised in the Panamanian fishing village of Puerto Caimito - about 15 miles from Panama City - Rivera began his baseball journey playing with cardboard gloves and tree-branch bats."
Every batter knew what pitch Mariano Rivera would throw, so catchers seldom needed to hide signs. Rivera relied on a cutter often regarded as perhaps the best cut fastball ever delivered by a big leaguer, and opposing hitters still failed to hit it. Rivera was raised in Puerto Caimito, a Panamanian fishing village about 15 miles from Panama City, and began playing with cardboard gloves and tree-branch bats. A live arm and athletic body brought him to the attention of the New York Yankees, launching his path to major-league success.
Read at Saratogian
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]