John Sterling call of Mariano Rivera 602nd regular season save, 9/19/11

• From Neil Best Watchdog, John Sterling's call of Mariano Rivera's 602 regular season save, 9/19/11 (subscrip.)

"Strike three! He's got it! He's done it! Mariano, the greatest relief pitcher in the history of baseball is being hugged at the mound by Russell Martin and the entire Yankee ballclub. That's 602 career saves. Mariano has now saved more games than anyone else in the history of baseball.

"What an accomplishment. Every year has been a brilliant year. The best relief pitcher in the history of baseball now has the record for most saves in the history of baseball. So Mariano has saved his 602nd game.

• Yankees win. "... The Yankees win. (Neil Best's Newsday Watchdog column is subscription)

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