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Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth
Yep -- the numbers show that the game is virtually over no matter who comes in. If you're a fan watching and Rivera gets a save, of course the tendency is to credit Rivera, but the real question for the student of the game is what happens in alternative scenarios.
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Exactly, and the David Smith study says that it's pretty much the same in the situations that Mariano was coming in to pitch.