No, Mariano Rivera is NOT all washed up. He's blown two games in a row. The number of times that has happened to every closer in the business is so astronomical I'd bet the Elias Sports Bureau couldn't calculate it.
Yes, he's 41 years old. Yeah, he doesn't throw at 95 MPH anymore. And I'll still take Mo over any other closer in the business, including Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson of the Los Angeles Police Department. So take a deep breath, look at the six-game lead in the wild card and the 7.5 weeks left in the season, and calm down.
At the end of it, you'll be glad this guy is in the Yankees pen.
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