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| 8th June, 2007 - 1:32 am | Yahoo.com - Mariano Rivera got the final out and made sure Joe Torre got the ball, moments after Alex Rodriguez and the Yankees had helped give their manager his 2,000th victory.
Rodriguez hit his 15th career grand slam during a six-run ninth inning, Bobby Abreu had a tiebreaking double in the eighth and Rivera got the save Thursday night as the Yankees beat the slumping White Sox 10-3.
After Rivera handed the ball over, Torre reached up and patted his closer on the cheek with the ball. It was his way of saying thanks for helping him reach a milestone during what has been, at times, a tumultuous season.
"Two thousand. Without the opportunity here I wouldn't have been close," said Torre, who also managed the Cardinals, Braves and Mets. "It's been a great ride. I've appreciated it. The players have been the best part of it for me. And they proved it again tonight." [READ] |
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