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Mariano Rivera, King of the Closers - The New York Times
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Mariano Saves - Sports Illustrated Vault
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Why the 2003 Yankees are the best team to not win the World Series
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Case Closed: Reflecting On Mariano Rivera's Impact On Baseball
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Mariano Rivera as strong as ever for Yankees in closing out yet
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Mariano Rivera's Epic, Legacy-Building Failure - The Atlantic
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The Sun Sets on Forever - The New York Times
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Joe Posnanski: Mariano Rivera's a true Yankee, almost mythical in
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Rivera forced to enter on tense, emotional night
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