Brian Fuentes' agent had serious talks with the Yankees, but no offer was made. Fuentes would've been Mariano Rivera's set-up man and perhaps taken over upon his retirement. 
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BASRA, IRAQ - OCTOBER 18: People gather around a Land Rover as it arrives at the village Al Houta on October 18 2008 near Basra, Iraq. The trip by the 51 Sqn Royal Air Force Regiment Force Protection Wing was part of a 'key leader engagement' (KLE) visit to the village close to the Basra Airbase to recruit local labour and engage with the village shiek. Visits of this type are seen as key in efforts to continue winning the support of the local Iraqi population. Although improved security in the region has brought some benefits such as improved trade and commerce, much of the infrastructure remains in a poor state of repair. Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown has indicated that the number of UK troops could be scaled down - especially as the security situation in the south of the country continues to improve.
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BANGKOK, THAILAND - AUGUST 30: A member of Anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) stands behind barbed wire outside Government on August 30, 2008, in Bangkok, Thailand. The protesters want to unseat the seven-month old coalition government lead by Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej.
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TOKYO - JANUARY 08: Former sumo wrestler Jesse Takamiyama (L) demonstrates the ease of the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) at the U.S. Embassy on January 8, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan. The system will become mandatory on January 12 to all nationals or citizens of the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) countries.
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WASHINGTON - JANUARY 07: U.S. President George W. Bush (C) meets with President-elect Barack Obama (2nd-L), former President Bill Clinton (2nd-R), former President Jimmy Carter (R) and former President George H.W. Bush (L) in the Oval Office January 7, 2009 in Washington, DC. On January 20, 2009 Barack Obama will be sworn in as the nations�s 44th president.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (2nd R in the front row) visits the Chollima Steel Complex at an undisclosed location in North Korea, in this undated picture released by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) December 25, 2008.
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Balloons with anti-North Korea leaflets released by former North Korean defectors and anti-North Korea activists fly towards the North in Imjinkak pavilion, near the demilitarised zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas in Paju, about 55 km (34 miles) north of Seoul, December 3, 2008. Dozens of activists, who demanded improvements of North Korea's human rights and the release of South Koreans abducted by the North, launched about 90,000 anti-Pyongyang leaflets in helium-filled balloons near DMZ on Wednesday.
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An Israeli woman and her two children take cover during a rocket attack near Kfar Aza, just outside the northern Gaza Strip January 7, 2009. The woman came to meet her husband, an Israeli army officer currently serving on the Gaza border. Rockets exploded as they were waiting for him. Israel postponed on Wednesday a decision on whether to order its armed forces to storm the Gaza Strip's urban centres, an Israeli official said, citing Egyptian- and French-led efforts to secure a truce with Hamas.
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Quotes about Mariano Rivera
Brian Fuentes' agent had serious talks with the Yankees, but no offer was made. Fuentes would've been Mariano Rivera's set-up man and perhaps taken over upon his retirement.
was said
in Sports Blogs
If Joba Chamberlain is setting up to Mariano Rivera…that’s gonna make it a lot easier on those starters…
was said
in Sports Blogs
Mariano Rivera has been doing it for the past 10 years. With me coming up behind him, I feel a certain obligation to do the same.
was said
in MLB.com
Since I already pitch like Mariano Rivera, in 2009 I'm going to try to look like Mariano, too.
was said
in Philly.com
The Yankees demonstrated that a team that tries to artificially extend (read: keep throwing money at problems as they crop up) its success cycle at its own risk. The Yankees are an old team with an aging lineup, several holes/question marks in the rotation and not much in the bullpen behind Mariano Rivera. The team defense is unreliable and there's not a lot of help in the minors.
was said
in Sports Blogs
could come in here and we could show people on TV how Mariano Rivera throws his cutter ... Al says he can still throw about 80 mph, but he's not so sure about the control.
said Harold Reynolds
in USA Today
Quotes from articles mentioning Mariano Rivera
Don't get me wrong, it's not that I don't think about it ... I'd love to one day write a speech and accept something. But it's hard for me to put myself in that kind of company.
said Trevor Hoffman
in MLB.com
Mariano Rivera has been doing it for the past 10 years. With me coming up behind him, I feel a certain obligation to do the same.
was said
in MLB.com
Even though I'm left-handed, I look at myself as the same kind of closer Goose was. Just let it go ... He's going just where I want to go. I'm so glad he got in. He opens the door a little wider for closers.
said Billy Wagner
in MLB.com
It's difficult to talk about your place in the game ... The question is, where do you stand in the history of the game? It's a tough subject. If you talk about things like 3,000 hits, that's a ticket to get in. Unfortunately, in my specialty role, no criteria has been set yet.
said Trevor Hoffman
in MLB.com
