Still, even last season their starting pitching ERA ... pitchers ever, Mariano Rivera has to be near the top of anyone’s list. The Panamanian is arguably the greatest relief pitcher in history ...

The dynasty ended with Mariano Rivera pitching in the bottom of the ninth inning of one of the greatest baseball games ever played in one of the greatest World Series we'll ever see. "Stepping up ...

If you needed one pitcher to pitch one inning of an important playoff game, you’d be hard-pressed to find someone better than Mariano Rivera. Sure, anyone on this list would be great ...

But if you tell me you hate Joe Torre or Mariano Rivera ... But do linger long enough to tell them you saw Rivera pitch. Tell them about weird, skidding cutters in pressure-packed air.