Talk:Mariano Rivera/Archive 1

Archive 1

Archive 2

Enter Sandman

A couple of things. There is a line (referencing a NY Times article) that Wagner has been using Enter Sandman longer than Rivera, but the article says nothing about the timeline of the song's usage. Can anybody find anything? I also remember hearing on a broadcast that they chose the song for Rivera because his slight frame and easy delivery lulled batters to sleep. Still can't find anything concrete about that either. Help? --Deriobamba (talk) 13:32, 29 September 2009 (UTC)

Calling all stat boys (and girls)

"During that season, if the Yankees were leading after six innings, they were nearly assured of victory due to the stellar pitching of both relievers." I'm curious to know the Yankees' winning percentage in games when both Rivera and Wetteland pitched that year (or even just the games Rivera pitched). I think it would give more credibility to that declaration. Anyone know of a way to find that info? – flamurai (t) 04:13, May 11, 2005 (UTC)

Someone with an account or access to Elias Stats Buearu could probably provide a bit of definitive information on that. However (and I say this as a yankee fan) that statement is incredibly subjective. Wetteland was not exactly a "stellar" pitcher, in fact it used to be a cynical joke about how "exciting" the game was when he pitched, and not exactly in a good way. i'm not going to edit the page (probably because this is my first comment, let alone an edit), but while there is some truth to that statement, it definately needs to be reworded.– lucidmatt (t)

I also notice that this article lacks a discussion of Rivera's 2004 performance, especially in the ALCS, when he blew two saves. It's absence is conspicuous. ber06122, March 2, 2006. - Added a part about the 2004 postseason since its definitely important. -lionelxhutz One of the blown saves came in when he was put into a situation Tom Gordon created.

I removed the 2004 reference because it clearly wasn't written in a neutral point of view. It was written in a way to glorify the rival Red Sox, not to state facts. If you want to write a blurb about 2004, that's fine. But you don't see glowing descriptions about 1998, 1999, 2000, etc. At least the 2001 reference is fairly written. 2004 should get the same treatment. - fixer

I edited the 2004 reference a bit, removing the references to the "near-impossible" situations in which MR was placed. In game 4, Rivera started with the bases empty in the 8th. In game 5, he came in with runners on first and third with no outs -- a tough situation, but hardly one which is "nearly impossible" to escape without allowing a run. A strikeout and a double play would do the trick nicely. Hopefully the section now reads neutrally.--Strabismic 02:20, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

If it were that easy.

Just my opinion, but it seems that an unproportional amount of Red Sox fans seem to edit this page with biased views.

Kidnapping

How come his page includes nothing of the kidnapping of his mother? It seemed to me this was a fairly significant event. ? Timmypees 10:53, 20 April 2006 (UTC)

That was Ugueth Urbina's mother.

LMAO. - 153.106.4.94 19:06, 8 April 2007 (UTC)

2004

What is wrong with that section that it was deleted? The Legendary Ranger 16:53, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

Clearly a case of Yankee Fanboy vandalism... I'll readd it. 24.60.248.142 02:29, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

I edited the 2004 reference because it clearly wasn't written in a neutral point of view. This isn't a Red Sox entry, just a Mariano Rivera. All Rivera really did was give up a walk and a single in game 4, and a sacrifice fly in game 5. He didn't lose either game. Stick to the facts. Take note of the 2001 reference - it is fairly written for a similar situation.

a walk, a stolen base and a game tying single, is more like it... actually. Lionelxhutz 15:22, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

This section, is not written like an encyclopedia. E.g.: "Rivera immediately flew home, and his status for the upcoming ALCS was in doubt. Although the funeral in Panama was held on the same day as Game 1 against the Boston Red Sox, Rivera flew 2,200 miles back to New York and arrived at Yankee Stadium in the 5th inning to a standing ovation.[2] Despite the emotional day, Rivera was able to record a save later that night, as well as in Game 2." Removing things like, "flew 2,200 miles", "despite the emotional day", etc. will make it sound less like you're trying to tell a dramatic story, and more like you're listing facts w/o any POV.

The same holds true for "He allowed only a sacrifice fly to Jason Varitek, but it tied the score. Although Rivera only allowed one earned run in the entire 2004 postseason." I'm going to take out the "only"s. The most important fact is that he had consecutive blown saves which lead to the Sox's win, not that he "only allowed" a sac fly, or a run. Pseudonym214 (talk) 02:03, 19 March 2009 (UTC)

Early Career

Can someone tell me where you are getting your information from regarding the "early career"? Every article I have read (including the new ones about Philip Hughes) say that Mariano was throwing 95 since he was in the minors. His problem was that he was a two pitch pitcher, and people would "sit fastball" until he developed the cutter. I referenced 2 articles with this fact in my post, but yet someone still wrote that he was sent down and suddenly discovered a fastball. Please reference the article because I can't find it.

Added a reference to the article, and I would suggest watching Mariano's "Yankeeography" if you are still doubtful. -y2kcrazyjoker

Thank you for an informative and well-done page on Mariano Rivera. I'd like to respectfully point the editor's attention to an inaccuracy on the page regarding Early Career that stems from inaccuracies in the text cited [8], not necessarily the diligent work of the wikipedia editor and contributors to the page. The purpose for calling the editor's attention to the inaccuracy in the Early Career section is to help align the section with biographical and historical facts in order to avoid reader confusion. The sentence in question on the wikipedia page is the following: "Yankees scout Chico Heron attended one of his games and after watching Rivera throw, Heron arranged for him to attend a Yankees tryout camp in Panama City where Raybourn was visiting.[8]." A more accurate and more recent account of these events would be from articles in which Mr. Raybourn was interviewed directly. One such example is from http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/06/sports/baseball/06scout.html?_r=1 (and is also citation 3 on the Rivera wikipedia page). The inaccuracies in the wikipedia sentence above are that Mr. Heron, a bird dog, did not see Mr. Rivera pitch before Mr. Raybourn had and did not recemmend nor arrange for Mr. Raybourn to attend a Yankees tryout camp after seeing Mr. Rivera throw. Mr. Raybourn instead received a call from the catcher of Panamá Oeste asking Mr. Raybourn to scout Mr. Rivera in the role of pitcher one year after Mr. Raybourn had discovered Mr. Rivera in the role of shortstop. In consideration for the editor and contributors, it could be easy to interpret the events in [8, p.4] (upon which the wikipedia sentence above is based) as sequential, causal events (even though this is not explicitly stated in the chapter there is this implication)--but since the reference in [8] is only a few lines deep, citing [3] or other sections of [8] such as pages 5-6 could address the inaccuracies mentioned in this post. Thank you for your attention to this matter.Simgame (talk) 11:28, 9 October 2010 (UTC)

Suggested modification for sentence in question (see post above): Yankees scout Raybourn received a call about a talented pitcher and later attended one of Rivera's games. Raybourn then scheduled Rivera for a workout in Panama City where he could see him pitch.[3] Simgame (talk) 11:40, 9 October 2010 (UTC)

I think my edits should address your concerns. There shouldn't be any more problems with accuracy. Thanks for bringing this up! Y2Kcrazyjoker4 (talk • contributions) 04:48, 16 October 2010 (UTC)

Best closer ever ?

The sentence "... is arguably the best closer in baseball history" is biaised. For me, the best closer ever is Trevor Hoffman and for other people it could be Lee Smith, John Franco or another closer. "Arguably" is a weasel word, that's why I put the weasel tag. I suggest to replace this by mentioning for example that he is 4th on the all-time saves list and that his ERA is the best among pitchers with at least 300 saves or something like that. This would be more neutral. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 216.246.231.201 (talk • contribs) 15:09, 17 July 2006 (UTC)

"Arguably" means something is debatable, you are right. But don't you think the rest of the article presents the facts in a way that show why he could be considered one of the greatest? The accomplishments section should be more than enough to do that. Furthermore, I think baseball experts, journalists, players, etc from the baseball world have unanimously agreed and firmly established he is "arguably the greatest", which is why I included 3 sources that echo this opinion. I think this is more than enough to justify the use of the word "arguably" (note how arguably, by definition, is not definitive and leaves things open to interpretation). For that reason, I don't think the weasel word tag is needed. 68.192.191.122 22:15, 17 July 2006 (UTC)

How is Trevor Hoffman better? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Iamhungey (talk • contribs) 10:30, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

Hoffman is better because he played almost his entire career for the Padres, a team that didn't win as much as the Yankees then gave Hoffman less save opportunities, and even with that, Hoffman has approximately 60 more saves than Rivera. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 216.246.231.201 (talk • contribs) 08:55, 22 July 2006 (UTC)

You could argue, then, that since he played for the Padre's, a lower-scoring team than the Yankees, he had more save opportunities. --andrew leahey 07:15, 8 October 2006 (UTC)

When he closed 2 years longer and had a WHIP and ERA slightly higher as well. :How is Trevor Hoffman better? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Iamhungey (talk • contribs) 17:39, 22 July 2006 (UTC)

Saying Hoffman is better because he played for a worse team is one of the more inane arguments I've heard in his favor. You are very much incorrect in saying because the Padres were not as good, he got fewer save opportunities. As of the end of 2005, Rivera notched 374 saves/427 opportunities as a closer in 9 full years as a closer, meaning he averaged 41.5 saves/47.4 opportunities per year. As of the end of 2005, Hoffman notched 431 saves/484 opportunities in 11 full years as a closer (if you exempt his injury shortened 2003 year in which he did not enter in save situation), meaning he averaged 39.2 saves/44 opportunities per year. The difference of 3 save opportunities per year is pretty negligible, if you ask me, and thus, your argument is flawed. Y2kcrazyjoker4 18:58, 28 July 2006 (UTC)

I agree that Mariano Rivera is one of the best closers ever, but anyway I still prefer Hoffman because he does almost has good without having an overpowering fastball and a top-notch breaking pitch like Mariano's cutter. Hoffman fools hitters with less raw stuff and that's the type of player I like. I also don't like the Yankees, so my preference for Trevor Hoffman may be biaised by that. I won't modify the introduction paragraph as long as it stays the way it is now because it is neutral enough for me. Canjth, 3 August 2006 12:39

dude, using a little of this ":" would help make the talk page a little more organized. I don't know know who said what in here because it is not well organized. I'm gonna do the best i can to try to change that by adding the ":" (which adds a space before starting the new paragraph) Also, please sign your comments especially if it's a two paragraph comment. Ok now, Rivera is arguably the best closer ever because of the fact that he help the yankees in so many post-season games. Hoffman hasn't done that. Rivera's stats in the season are good enough to make him a hall of famer but it's what he has done in the post season that makes him "the best closer ever" You saw what happened in the All-Star game, Hoffman blew the save in a pressure situation (i know all saves have pressure but i mean All-Star pressure) yet Rivera did get the save. That's just an example, one, Rivera has done the same in the post season many times. That's what makes him "arguably the best closer in baseball" Now, because of the way this organized i can't read what you guys said but i read something about Hoffman playing for the Padres and "worst team" and "saves" or something. Well, if a pitcher plays for a "not so good" team he actually gets more chances than one who plays for a "good team" why?? because a good team wins games like 6-2, or 11-0, or scores like that (not all the time) well, if you play for a not so good team then that team does have to win games that are 4-3, 11-10, etc. When a closer for a bad team doesn't pitch is most likely because they are losing. When Rivera doesn't get to pitch is either because they are losing or they are winning a blowout. --CesarCossio 08:21, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

Okay, now you know who said what. Again, please, sign your comments look at all those unsigned comments. And well, if someone doesn't change the "arguably the best closer" back then i would do it because he is arguably the best closer ever. Canjth, if you think Hoffman is better because of "I also don't like the Yankees, so my preference for Trevor Hoffman may be biaised by that." then go ahead, that's your opinion says a lot about you. "Rivera is not the best closer ever because i don't like the yankees" wow, i loved that. Umm, and whoever said this: "a team that didn't win as much as the Yankees then gave Hoffman less save opportunities" well, i guess you forgot to count all the blowout games the yankees win right? 'cause yeah, because they are a good team they win more blowout games than the Padres do and that means Rivera doesn't get those save opportunities right?? If a bad team wins 50 games then their closer could easily get all those 50 saves because all those games are "save opportunies" when when the yankees win 98 games not all of the 98 games are save opportunies for Rivera or are they??? You should think about those things before saying that Rivera gets more save opportunies because he plays for the yankees, and Canjth, are you kidding me?? "Rivera is not 'arguably' the best ever because i don't like the yankees??" come on.--CesarCossio 08:46, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

umm, okay all Hoffman lovers, this is what he said about Rivera:

"San Diego’s Trevor Hoffman, perhaps the game’s second-best active closer (366 career saves) takes the hosannas a step further: Rivera, he says, 'will go down as the best reliever in the game in history. His presence in the postseason is so strong that the other team knows that if they’re losing in the eighth inning, they are going to lose.'" CesarCossio

Let's stop this! I'm a Hoffman fan, and I am going to defend him. All right! Mariano Rivera is one of the greatest pitchers in history. But it is not Hoffman's fault if the Padres didn't make the playoffs every year. If Hoffman had played for a team which made the playoffs every year, perhaps he would have done as well as Rivera. It is useless to keep arguing about this because there will always be Hoffman fans and Rivera fans, and their positions are impossible to reconciliate. Nobody has the right answer, it is just a question of differences. When I added the very first comment that startled this argument, it was the first time I added something to a talk page and I ahd seen in the wikipedia project page about weasel words that "arguably" was not supposed to be used in articles. Being a Hoffman fan, I noticed that the word "arguably" was used and I signaled it on the talk page because I saw a bias in it and there are not supposed to be bias in articles. Also notice that I didn't edit the Trevor Hoffman page to say that he was the best closer in history. I have not vandalized or used weasel words in articles. And I respect Rivera fans, so please respect Hoffman fans, including me, for their preference. Canjth 18:21, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

[1]

ok, tell me when did i not respect Hoffman?? all i did was quote something he said, where even him called Mariano Rivera the best reliever ever. If he can accept that, why can't his fans accept that?? i don't know. And yeah, he might have been as good as Rivera in the postseason but he isn't and that makes Rivera better than Hoffman. Maybe it is unfair but that's the way it is. Yeah, Hoffman is good, i never said he wasn't or did I? and well, i don't know if it was you who took the "arguably the best..." out of the article but if you did then that was wrong if you didn't then whoever did it was wrong. You just don't go and say "i think we should remove this, any comments??" and then before anyone answers you go ahead and change it, it doesn't work that way (maybe in other articles it does work that way 'cause no cares really but a lot of people read this article and a lot of people do care so yeah, that was wrong whoever changed it without anyone agreeing to change it.--CesarCossio 20:20, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

It was not me who removed the "arguably the best...". I signaled on the talk page that I thought it was a bias and a few hours later someone had answered me on the talk page and removed it on the article. A few days later, someone put the words "arguably the best..." back on the article and I didn't remove them even though the formulation still is debatable. Canjth

yeah, i was the one who put it back in there 'cause nobody agreed to remove that. --CesarCossio 23:41, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

Finally, someone has managed to find a suitable formulation to say that Rivera is "often considered the best closer". Please leave it the way it is. Canjth 7 September 2006 17:54

I think a more accurate phrase would be "amost universally thought of as the best closer" or "the best post-season closer". Hoffman is just not considered a better closer by the sports writers and the majority of fans. Call it a NY bias, call it whatever you want.

You also have to consider the fact that Hoffman has not done well in pressure situations. Remember the All-Star game? Mariano pitches in a pressure situation every time he comes in to a game at Yankee stadium, and even more so in the post season. You can argue all day about what Hoffman WOULD do if he had more post-season opportunities, but judging any future performances by his past outings....has Trevor coming up short. --andrew leahey 07:14, 8 October 2006 (UTC)

Of course it's an opinion to call somebody the best anything. You could make the argument that Joe Shmoe is the best baseball player ever. In this case I think putting something to the effect of "generally regarded as.." is appropriate.

Hoffman is better because hes the only player ever with 500+ saves. --HPJoker 22:00, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

All the Hoffman fans here conveniently gloss over Hoffman's poor post season performances, including but not limited to a game 3 shelling in the 1998 World Series, as well as a few other blown saves in the playoffs. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tjrover (talk • contribs) 02:00, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

• Hoffman's ERA+ is in the 130s, and combined with his IP count he looks very similar to Dan Quisenberry in terms of those two things (ability to prevent runs better than league average, and how long you do it for). Quiz isn't even in the Hall. Mo has a similar career length and the greatest ERA+ of all qualifying pitchers in the 190s. The save is a horrific, recently invented metric similar to the god-awful win to try and quantify pitching success or failure in a counting stat. But as soon as you tie individual success to team results (How many save situations? 1, 2, or 3 run saves? How many blown saves did your team bail you out of and get you a win?) is foolishness when you have a much purer measure, how good you were at stopping runs, right at your fingertips. Beyond, of course, the silliness of the save that pitching a scoreless 9th coming in with the bases empty is somehow more valuable than the middle reliever who comes on in the 7th or whatever with men on and gets out of a jam. Staxringold _talk^contribs 17:59, 9 July 2009 (UTC)

Inclusion of nicknames never used

Can someone explain how these nicknames keep getting put back into the article? Their inclusion is nothing less than asinine. "Mo" is the only thing he is ever called on a regular basis. You will 99.9% of the time never hear Rivera referred to as "Sandman" or "The Hammer of God." "The Sandman" is only referenced when "Enter Sandman" plays and as for the "The Hammer of God"... I've never heard anyone actually call him this with the exception of 2 articles. And when a nickname is used that little, it's not a nickname by nature, at all! Just exclude it....

You have a precedence for this on Wikipedia articles of every professional athelete. Johnny Damon's article doesn't have a comprehensive list of everything he's ever been called in his career, such as "Jesus", "Caveman", "Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer", etc. Derek Jeter doesn't have a ridiculous list of "Mr. November", "The Captain", "Captain Clutch", "Jetes", etc. in his introduction! Why is an exception being made for this article for 2 things you will NEVER hear on a regular basis? There is a precedent that has been set and I would expect that this article should follow it.

Remember this is an encyclopedia article, not a fanboy website. Y2kcrazyjoker4 05:53, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

When I was blocked for 24 hrs, my instructions were to talk about this issue on the talk page instead of just reverting edits. Well, I HAVE brought this up on the talk page, but I still am yet to hear any opinions. I've done my part. I'm still waiting to hear from the users who are making these edits. So until you actually bother to come here and talk about this, your edits are gonna continue to be reverted... Y2kcrazyjoker4 00:53, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

Heh...and your reversions are gonna be reverted... —The preceding unsigned comment was added by User:68.163.220.9 (talk • contribs) (UTC)

Until you get banned that is, would you find it funny then?Iamhungey (talk) 00:53, 29 November 2011 (UTC)

Failed GA

As I'm a Yankees fan myself, I feel bad about failing this (especially since no one even put notice of the nomination here until I did just now), but here goes.

• Erratic sourcing There are no less than five footnotes to back up "greatest closer in baseball history" but very few through the section on his career, where these things could easily be found online. There is a {{citation needed}} that hasn't been dealt with ... a no-no for any GA or FA. There are quotes of things Rivera told named reporters, with their outlets ... but no sources for these. There is no excuse for that.

• Not comprehensive enough The article jumps right into his pro baseball career. Where was he for the 20 years before that? Where in Panama was he born? What was his family like? His youth? He is a person, after all, not just a baseball player.

  And what of his life off the field? I seem to remember some while back a lawsuit by one of the Yankees' assistant clubbies in which he alleged that other employees and some players, Rivera included, did some nasty things to him that constituted sexual harassment. What happened with that?

This would be good, perhaps, for a baseball wiki. But we are a general-interest encyclopedia, and we need to be more than just fans. Daniel Case 22:29, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

Uhhhh, you would be sorely mistaken on the issue of a sexual harrassment lawsuit. I'm fairly certain you are all mixed up. As for his life before baseball: if anyone had enough information to make this a section, I'm sure it would have been added already. But not that much info is available. Not many professional athlete articles have "Early life" sections, anyways. Y2kcrazyjoker4 00:13, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

Nope, I'm not. See here. Apparently it was dismissed.

And as for his earlier life, do any Spanish-language media have it? Daniel Case 03:54, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

Also I'll give you a serious pat on the back if you can find any sports GA's or FA's with Trivia sections. Incorporate the relevant info into the article and delete the section, if you can't incorporate the material remember: A trivia section is often a way of saying, "here's a section I made to put in nonsense that isn't of encyclopedic value and doesn't belong in an encyclopedia" and delete the junk. Quadzilla99 16:28, 21 January 2007 (UTC)"

Is the birthday (1969) true

Many claim that this birthday is not his true birthday. Has anyone else come accross debates on this issue? --131.194.226.12

Not really. I saw his birthday misprinted once on a baseball card, but that's it. He observes his own birthday as the one listed in this article. Y2kcrazyjoker4 03:56, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

You may be thinking of Orlando Hernandez? He pitched for the Yankees for a time and had a disputed birthday. He's somewhere between 36 and 75, now, and plays for the Mets. --andrew leahey 07:18, 8 October 2006 (UTC)

Please discuss instead of revert warring

Maybe both anon and registered users want to discuss about the content dispute in this talk page? If this revert warring continues I may use protection to force everyone to use this talk page. --WinHunter ^(talk) 04:55, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

What do you think I've been trying to do in the "Inclusion of nicknames never used" section of this talk page? The anonymous user(s) simply refuse to come to the talk page to discuss this issue. Furthermore, the user(s) become aggressive whenever it is suggested in the edit summary that they do so. Y2kcrazyjoker4 20:17, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

I've placed legitimate, referenced content concerning nicknames on the page. The name of this site is "Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia"...with the operative word being "Encyclopedia", which should contain as much substantiated content as possible to give the best possible experience to the reader and be as expansive as possible. A certain user seems to believe that this page is their own personal forum and exclude many instances of valid content - depriving all of us of an expansive, entry rich in content. I've even offered to demote my content to the bottom of the page (the Trivia Section), but that was also reverted by this user. I also offer the fact that no one else seems to take issue with my referenced content. I can only conclude that the majority of the readers find the content beneficial to the page. Winhunter, what do we stand for here? Expansive, rich content, or an atmosphere of totalitarianism in which the voices of many are suppressed by the few? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by User:68.163.140.87 (talk • contribs) (UTC)

Expansive and rich? What dream world are you living in? Just because you edited the article doesn't mean you improved it. There's a huge difference. You must be delusional and delirious if you actually think these are nicknames of Rivera's. Since when do Wikipedia articles document every nickname someone has ever been called? Since when does Wikipedia document in detail obscure and speaker-exclusive nicknames? Please show me a precedent for this. I beg you too. Furthermore, I hope you'll take notice that plenty of other users have removed your senseless edits so I'm not the only one agrees you need to stop. Y2kcrazyjoker4 03:59, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

Expansive and rich is correct. I am completely accurate in my assessment. The nicknames are provided are "actual" nicknames since I've provided references as such. Period. End of discussion. Also, the "plenty of other users reverting my content" consist of 1. You and 2. Canjth. Two is not a-plenty. Although I do not have proof, I strongly suspect 1 = 2, or there is some relationship between both. I believe we will not reach common ground, even though I attempted to demote my content to the bottom of the article. So, unfortunately, the reversion war will continue. I have no choice but to fight E-tyranny. Oh, one more thing...... stop harassing me and calling me delusional, delirious, and senseness. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by User:68.163.140.87 (talk • contribs) (UTC)

E-tyranny? Yeah, that's what it is. We're trying to do deny your civil rights by suppressing your opinion. Or it could be that your opinion is wrong and your intent is malicious (especially considering I know your identity now)? Y2kcrazyjoker4 06:09, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

I am not a sockpuppet of Y2kcrazyjoker4. There is no relationship between us either. We are just two different Wikipedians who are fed up with your edits. Wikipedia isn't a place to put every nickname people have been called. Your suspicions of sock puppetry are not founded. At least you said you don't have proof.Canjth 13:11, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

I apologize for the suspicion of sockpuppetry, but nothing else. What you're failing to understand is that a deal will need to be cut here. (I'm guessing you're teenagers and haven't figured that one out yet.) Gentlemen, deals, like money, make the world go around. They have for thousands of years, and will continue to forever (and the internet won't change this). That said, gentlemen, I'll offer to demote my content to the Trivia section (which I already have done, in good faith). Then I'll disappear, and you'll both be rid of me. Oh, and banning won't work, I'll manage to resurface. Count on it.

It's okay for me if it remains in the trivia section, but it was not okay at all in the introduction. I will not remove it as long as it remains only in the trivia section. I think it's a good conmpromise. I'm a teenager, you're right. Now we'll see what Y2kcrazyjoker4 thinks of this, and if he doesn't agree, I'll try to convince him to leave it in the trivia section. Canjth 15:23, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

Canjth, your willingness to compromise is sincerely appreciated. (So apparently you know Y2k in such a capacity to be influential? Heh.)

No, but I'll try anyway. Canjth 16:54, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

I'm for keeping the Sandman nickname in the trivia section, but not the Hammer of God. I've never heard anyone but Tony Kornheiser use that nickname and in that capacity, it's nothing more than a pet name. In keeping the Sandman nickname, it would likely make sense to mention it in the same piece of trivia that discusses "Enter Sandman" as his entrance music. Y2kcrazyjoker4 19:13, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

I put my prior Triva note back in. I see where you're going, but I really want "Hammer of God". You have to admit I've provided references. "So throw me a friggin bone here, Scott." It's a small price to pay to be rid of me :)

I still have never heard anyone actually call him that. I think if you have to cite a nickname in the first place, it's not a good indication of how often it is used. Y2kcrazyjoker4 21:44, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

Most nicknames have to be cited on Wikipedia. Just because you didn't hear of it doesn't mean it doesn't count. I put in a legitimate baseball resource for the reference, and you removed it before discussing. The anon was making good faith edits, but you kept reverting. You had the equal responsibility of going to the talk page and discussing it, so please don't pin the blame on anyone. You're lucky I didn't block both of you guys for violating 3RR multiple times. See [2]. Although I haven't heard Rivera being referenced as "Hammer of God" myself, the fact that other people do call him that and a major baseball resource is acknowledging that deserves mentioning in the article. Nishkid64 02:37, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

Type in "Hammer of God" + Rivera into Google and you'll see more than enough referrences to see this is a legitimate nickname, and therefore a perfectly legitimate edit. I hope all this stops now. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by User:Googie man (talk • contribs) (UTC) 03:04, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

To be fair Nish, I insisted for months that the anon user(s) bring this issue to the talk page and only now did that actually happen. Y2kcrazyjoker4 04:08, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

Still, if he wasn't willing to bring ithere, maybe you should have at least contacted him. All the communication was by the edit summaries of your revertions. Nishkid64 15:16, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

From article:

"This remains a unique show of respect for a set-up man; only two other middle relievers (Keith Foulke and Francisco Rodriguez) have ever received so much as a single third-place vote."

Is there a source for this stat? I poked around a bit but could not find a source for this. Mahalo. --Ali'i 18:08, 10 May 2007 (UTC)

42

he's #42 whean #42 is retired by all major leuge teams...SO WHY THE CRAP IS HE #42 !!!??? (p.s.- am i the only one to notice this ???!!!)--Sonicobbsessed 19:24, 19 August 2007 (UTC)

Maybe your reading comprehension skills need some work?

“ On April 15, 2007, players around the league wore #42 in honor of the 60th Anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier. Rivera took part in the festivities by wearing the number as usual. For his entire career, Rivera has worn #42, which has been retired by all Major League Baseball teams since 1997 in honor of Robinson. Rivera is permitted to use the number due to a grandfather clause allowing active players to retain it if they had worn the number prior to its league-wide retirement. As the only remaining player covered by the clause, Rivera will be the last Major League player to wear the number full-time. ”

Y2kcrazyjoker4 19:51, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

Palmeiro's homerun in 1996

Rivera yielded only one home run in 1996 in 107 2/3 innings - to Rafael Palmeiro of Baltimore (see home run logs) --LaserLubin 15:33, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

What "home run logs" are you talking about? And bear in mind that banned-user Ron Liebman socks are subject to reversion on-sight, even if they happen to post correct information. Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} 16:52, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

Not to mention it adds nothing to the article. If you're writing an article for ESPN or a statistician, maybe this is important. But for an encyclopedia article on Mariano Rivera's 1996 season, who cares? Y2kcrazyjoker4 20:52, 7 September 2007 (UTC)

Rivera is set to remain a Yankee

According to MLB.com, Rivera will accept a 3-year $45M offer from the Yankees. A reference to this news story has been posted to Mariano's page accordingly. New York Dreams (talk) —Preceding comment was added at 04:03, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

Ready for WP:FA nomination?

Having passed the WP:GA nomination with only a few issues, I think the article is well-written enough to recommend a nomination for WP:FA status. What does everyone else think? Y2kcrazyjoker4 (talk) 17:48, 14 April 2009 (UTC)

San Diego?

Who put that he is a pitcher for San Diego? I changed it back, but who changed it in the first place? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.246.117.91 (talk) 21:04, 16 November 2009 (UTC)

Elbow Surgery

The referenced piece says that Rivera had his UCL "moved," which doesn't make sense. You can't move a ligament. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.130.142.208 (talk) 15:36, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

And why not? You mean you can't push it a few millimeters in one direction? Y2kcrazyjoker4 (talk) 14:08, 23 February 2010 (UTC)

Reference update

Apparently there are objections to updating from {{Rf}} / {{Ent}}. These templates have been deprecated for over a year and are being discussed for deletion. They create duplicate HTML ids which results in invalid HTML output— see Help:Markup validation and the validation for this article ---— Gadget850 (Ed) ^talk 13:19, 11 March 2010 (UTC)

I wasn't aware there were issues with these templates. If they are deprecated and producing invalid HTML, then they should be replaced. However, surely there must be something that doesn't look as out of place as ^{[Note 1]}, particularly next to single digit numbers. Is there a better way of styling the ref format you added? Y2kcrazyjoker4 (talk) 13:52, 11 March 2010 (UTC)

You can change Note to almost any text, but it will follow with a space and an autogenerated number; some folks love to use use "nb" (nota bene). And yes, you can convert {{Rf}} / {{Ent}} directly to {{Ref}} / {{Note}} and keep the lettering, but it will not fix the HTML validation. ---— Gadget850 (Ed) ^talk 14:06, 11 March 2010 (UTC)

Ok, I didn't know I could change the ref text - sorry for prematurely reverting your change. I've reinstated it - is there anyway to have the ref from the next section start at the number 4 instead of at 1? Y2kcrazyjoker4 (talk) 14:51, 11 March 2010 (UTC)

No— I think there is a feature request for this. It should not be a problem, as the grouped references will stick with the {{reflist}} immediately below it. Thanks for discussing this, as I am really trying to clean up the notes system (over 20 different templates with odd and wonderful variants). ---— Gadget850 (Ed) ^talk 15:27, 11 March 2010 (UTC)

Kangaroo court

Reading this article reminded me of other articles I've seen about Mo presiding over kangaroo court. Does anyone think this is notable enough for inclusion? My first thought was yes, but now I'm not so sure. --Muboshgu (talk) 20:49, 11 July 2010 (UTC)

I don't think it really does much to illuminate Rivera as a player or a person. If anything, it shows that he is well-regarded as a teammate and has veteran status in the clubhouse. Although it sure is funny to read about. Y2kcrazyjoker4 (talk) 13:07, 12 July 2010 (UTC)

It doesn't say anything about him as a player, or much about him as a person, but I do think it speaks to his place as a leader, teammate, clubhouse presence etc. Jeter may be the captain, but Mo is the judge of the kangaroo court. I also enjoy reading about these things. And I'm still not sure if it belongs, though I think either way it's close to that borderline of in vs. out. --Muboshgu (talk) 14:12, 12 July 2010 (UTC)

Yanks resign Rivera

http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/index.jsp?c_id=nyy

--Coingeek (talk) 22:32, 3 December 2010 (UTC)

That's not a source, that's the Yankees home page. Anyway, all sources are saying the Yanks and Rivera are "near" a deal. There is no official signing at this point. --Muboshgu (talk) 22:46, 3 December 2010 (UTC)

File:Mariano Rivera allison 7 29 07.jpg to appear as POTD soon

Hello! This is a note to let the editors of this article know that File:Mariano Rivera allison 7 29 07.jpg will be appearing as picture of the day on March 4, 2011. You can view and edit the POTD blurb at Template:POTD/2011-03-04. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page so Wikipedia doesn't look bad. :) Thanks! howcheng {chat} 17:19, 28 February 2011 (UTC)

Picture of the day

Panamanian baseball pitcher Mariano Rivera has spent his entire 16-year Major League Baseball career with the New York Yankees. An 11-time All-Star and five-time World Series champion, Rivera has accumulated 559 saves, the second-most in MLB history, and he holds Major League postseason records for saves and earned run average, among other records.Photo: Keith Allison

US$

Perhaps I'm just a pig-headed American, but I'm really not seeing the point in writing US$. MoS recommends not doing this unless there is a high chance that there will be confusion (i.e. the earnings of a company with HQ in both the US and Canada). Rivera is in Major League baseball, and players do all of their contracts in American dollars. And Rivera's native country, Panama, uses both American dollars and Balboas; there's no Panamanian dollar, so I don't see where the potential confusion is. But I'm persuadable. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 06:05, 5 September 2011 (UTC)

See, I know a lot about baseball and even I didn't know that all earnings in MLB are in US dollars. There are Canadian teams in the league, so many readers, like myself, might be under the impression that the Canadian dollar is an option if you play north of the border. Regardless, I think by writing US$, you are not assuming the reader is familiar with MLB, where it primarily operates, or what currency it pays in. By writing for an international audience and making it explicit what you are talking about, it leaves no room for misinterpretation. Y2Kcrazyjoker4 (talk • contributions) 13:06, 6 September 2011 (UTC)

So I am a pig-headed American. I'd never thought of it that way, but it does make some sense. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 13:12, 6 September 2011 (UTC)

This is contrary to MOS:CURRENCY, which says "In non-country-specific articles such as Wealth, use US dollars ($123), the dominant reserve currency of the world." If there were other $ being used in the article, then US$ would be used to avoid ambiguity. But there isnt any other $ used (e.g. C$). US$ should be removed—Bagumba (talk) 17:40, 6 September 2011 (UTC)

Yeah, that was my concern. I still think that it's not necessary, for reasons outlined above, but if there are enough people who say they'd be confused I can live with it. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 20:42, 6 September 2011 (UTC)

Demonstrative nature of closers

Rivera is well-known for his composure and calm, placid demeanor, which contrasts with the emotional, demonstrative nature of many other closers.

The above text is in the Player profile section and also summarized in the lead. The highlighted text in yellow cites an ESPN article, but the only thing I see that remotely supports this is "They enter games to fanfare normally reserved for Oprah and pro wrestlers ...", but Rivera himself enters to "Enter Sandman". Are there better sources, or should the highlighted comparison be removed? —Bagumba (talk) 17:30, 8 September 2011 (UTC)

Good call picking up on this. I've found a reference the article already uses that backs the supposed dubious statement up:

And this too remains constant: the demeanor. The son of a Panamanian fisherman, the father of three, Rivera has the countenance of a benevolent king; baseball royalty without the arrogance. Clean-shaven, soft-spoken, unhurried, understated and humble, he is an organic closer, free of the add-ons and posing and histrionics that so many others have needed or manufactured to deal with the stress of the job.

Hope this is OK with you. Y2Kcrazyjoker4 (talk • contributions) 19:13, 8 September 2011 (UTC)

Looks good.—Bagumba (talk) 01:38, 9 September 2011 (UTC)