By SAMANTHA CARR
Mariano Rivera has already
established himself
as one of the greatest relief
pitchers in the history of
baseball. He further solidified
that position on Sunday
when he notched his
500th save, a mark hit by
only one other player.
Rivera earned the save
by getting the last out of
the eighth inning and pitching
a scoreless ninth to hold
the Mets back in a 4-2 win
for the Yankees. Rivera was
the fifth pitcher in a game
started by Chien-Ming
Wang.
“I’m proud of what I
have done with the team,”
Rivera told MLB.com. “I’m
proud of my teammates.
I’m proud of everything we
have accomplished. Every
time I have the chance to
wear this uniform, I’m
proud.”
He also had his first career
RBI in his third career
regular-season plate appearance.
He earned a seven-
pitch bases-loaded walk
from Mets’ closer Francisco
Rodriguez, who owns the
single-season saves record.
“The RBI is the best,”
Rivera said. “It was my first
RBI. It was my 500th
save.”
Rivera is already second
on the all-time saves list
behind fellow active closer
Trevor Hoffman (571). Hoffman
reached his 500th save
on June 6, 2007, and he donated
his Padres jersey,
cap, spikes, glove and the
final out ball to the Hall of
Fame.
Rivera became the Yankees
closer in 1997 and remains
at the top of the active
ERA list with 2.308.
He has won the Rolaids
Relief Man of the Year
Award four times and has
been named to the All-Star
Game in nine seasons. Rivera
is a noted postseason
performer, holding the alltime
record for saves and
ERA.
He has won four World
Series championships with
the Yankees and was
named the World Series
MVP in 1999 and the ALCS
MVP in 2003.
He has led the Major
Leagues in saves three
times, and his strikeout-towalk
ratio is 3.931, good for
fourth best all-time. He has
971 strikeouts in 880 appearances
and a .575 winning
percentage. He has
finished in the top five for
Cy Young Award voting
five times.
Rivera and teammate
Andy Pettitte have already
donated a ball to the Hall of
Fame from their 59th career
win-save earlier this
season.
Rivera has a number of
artifacts in Cooperstown,
including the spikes from
the 1999 World Series, his
cap from the 2000 World
Series and from his 400th
save in 2006 and his jersey
from the 2008 All-Star
Game at Yankee Stadium.
Samantha Carr is media
relations coordinator for the
National Baseball Hall of
Fame and Museum.
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Rivera adds to Hall credentials
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MCS girls take advantage of Patriots’ off-night
PEGGY PAFFENROTH PULLS IN a defensive rebound during the Wildcats’ Tri-Valley League win over the Patriots on Friday.
It may have been unseasonably warm outside, but for Cherry Valley- Springfield’s girls, it was a cold night in Milford on Friday. The Patriots went on long stretches without making baskets and the Wildcats took advantage for a 55-31 victory.
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Cooperstown boys show up to play
Cooperstown’s boys scored 33 points in the second quarter and cruised to a 79-58 non-league victory over visiting Sherburne- Earlville in a matchup of Center State Conference division winners Saturday.
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Lady Redskins get non-league win
Nicole Cring had 12 points, eight blocks and seven rebounds as the Cooperstown- High girls basketball team took an early lead and beat visiting New York Mills 55-44 on Tuesday in a non-league game.
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Hall to offer tools to teach dangers of drugs
Students will be taught about the danger of performance-enhancing drugs through a national education and outreach program announced Wednesday by the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown. The use of such drugs could affect upcoming balloting for several Hall of Fame candidates.
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Baseball Hall of Fame releases calendar of events
With the crack of bats and sounds of the ballpark beginning to return to Arizona and Florida this week organizers are getting geared up for another season at the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
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Unatego wrestlers beat C’town, UV; Sidney’s Stafford among top seeds for class tourneys
Austin Ryan and Nate Wilsey won two head-tohead matches apiece last Thursday, helping host Unatego to dual-meet wrestling victories over Cooperstown and Unadilla Valley.
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CCS swimmer finds diving challenging
After a day of highs and lows, Cooperstown’s Aaron Idelson finished in the middle.
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Brothers compete in the pool
Sometimes things are not always as they seem. Just look at Cooperstown’s varsity swimming brothers Sean and Erik Mebust.
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Volleyball team wins tournament at home
The host Cooperstown volleyball team won a six-team round robin tournament last Saturday. The Redskins tied Stockbridge with identical 7-3 records, but owned the tiebreaker by a single point in head-to-head match-ups, winning 25-22 and losing 23-25.
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Lady Redskins come out strong in second half
Nicole Cring’s double, double helped Cooperstown make a decisive second-half run and beat visiting Mohawk 45-28 in a Center State Conference game on Monday. Cring had 12 points, 12 rebounds and five blocked shots as the
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CCS wrestling team competes in championships
Cooperstown teammates Michael Boyle and Jacob Miller had runner-up finishes in the Center State Conference Championships on Saturday at Adirondack.
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Niekro, Ozzie to return for Hall of Fame Classic
The Knucksies and Wizards will go at it again this June in Cooperstown. The Baseball Hall of Fame announced Monday that Hall of Famers Phil Niekro and Ozzie Smith will return as team captains for the fourth annual Hall of Fame Classic at Doubleday Field.
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Redskins hit century mark
If at first you do succeed, try to do even better next time. Dave Bertram led the Cooperstown boys basketball team to its highest points total in his 10 years as head coach Tuesday, when the Redskins thumped visiting Morrisville- Eaton, 106-51, in a Center State Conference Division III game.
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Davine, king of Cooperstown assists
If you need help, try calling Jay Davine. Senior point guard Davine broke Cooperstown’s all-time assists record last Thursday and scored 13 points to lead the Redskins to a 71-43 boys basketball thumping of visiting Westmoreland in a Center State Conference Division III game.
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Fox has big night for Hartwick women
Cooperstown graduate Samantha Fox scored a varsity-high 14 points Friday to lead the Hartwick College women’s basketball team to a 59-49 victory over visiting St. John Fisher in the Empire 8 Conference.
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Patriots hold off Gilbertsville-Mount Upton with score of 59-53
A varsity-high 27 points from Kyle Jaquay led host Cherry Valley- Springfield to a 59-53 Tri-Valley League boys basketball victory Monday over Gilbertsville-Mount Upton.
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CCS wrestles with the ‘Big Dogs’
Cooperstown’s wrestling revival got a reality check on Saturday in the form of visiting Dolgeville. Both teams came in undefeated in the Center State Conference, but only the Blue Devils left that way after a 64-10 win over the Redskins. “Dolgeville is definitely a tough team. Top to bottom, they really don’t have any weak spots on their roster,” Cooperstown coach Micaiah Abts said.
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Coach says he thinks his girls will return to top of their class
Close, but not there yet. That’s the story of Cooperstown’s volleyball team this season, and it played out again on Monday in a 3-1 loss to visiting Waterville in a Center State Conference match.
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Clark Sports Center hosts tournament
The Clark Sports Center recently held its eighth annual Pat Fetterman Memorial Tournament. There were six girls’ teams and six boys’ teams from as far away as West Philadelphia, according to a media release from the sports center.
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Boy one step closer to seeing football dreams come true
Since Cowboy Stadium in Dallas opened in 2010, football fans have marveled at the massive, modernstadium. Over the holidays, Cooperstown Central School freshman Michael Perrino got to play two games in it himself.
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