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Rivera or Jeter? Who’s the greatest?

ariano Rivera or Derek Jeter? Which of these two current New York Yankee icons is higher on the franchise’s list of all-time greats?

For me, the answer is simple. Rivera. No contest.

As great as Jeter is, and as much as he has meant to the Yankees, the last 15 years of Yankee baseball have been about one thing, and one thing only. Get the ball to Rivera with a lead, then wait for John Sterling to start screeching “Yankees win ... Theeeeeeee Yankees win.”

Jeter is the Captain. Rivera has been, and still is, the Most Important Yankee

happysky Posted: June 30, 2009 at 02:37 PM | 0 comment(s) | Login to Bookmark
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