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Why Mariano Rivera is my favorite Yankee

Dateline: New York City, October 26, 1996.

The New York Yankees are facing the Atlanta Braves in Game 6 of the World Series. Closer and eventual World Series MVP John Wetteland is on the mound, Braves outfielder Marquis Grissom represents the tying run on first base.

Wetteland gets Mark Lemke to pop out to Charlie Hayes in foul territory, the Yankees win the World Series and everyone’s happy.

But how did we really get to this infamous 3-2 victory? Adult Josh would have watched that game in his dad’s old apartment on West 104th Street and been an anxious mess.