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Case Closed

Posted By Alex Belth On June 25, 2004 @ 8:52 am In Bronx Banter | Comments Disabled

King of Chill

New York magazine features an excerpt from Buster Olney’s forthcoming book ^[1] about the Joe Torre Yankees (“The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty: The Game, The Team, and the Cost of Greatness” ^[2]) this week. The excerpt in question profiles Mariano Rivera. What makes Rivera so special? Olney writes:

Where other relievers are crushed after giving up a game-winning home run (the emotionally wrecked reliever is a baseball clich

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[1] Buster Olney’s forthcoming book: http://newyorkmetro.com/nymetro/news/sports/features/9375/index.html

[2] “The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty: The Game, The Team, and the Cost of Greatness”: http://www.harpercollins.com/global_scripts/search/index.asp?a=authorid&b=24946&displayName=Buster%20Olney

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