In my mind there are only 3 real Yankees left - Jeter, Posada & Mariano Rivera. Everyone else is an import, a hired gun.
Mariano Rivera is now the all-time leader in saves, besting the former mark of 601 by Trevor Hoffman. Rivera has been the best & most dependable closer for the past decade & more. Without Rivera you take away several championships for the Yankees back into the '90s & right up to '09.
Mariano is a classy guy. He is the model of consistency over a long period of time. That's what makes him the best.
Too bad he wears pinstripes.
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