Marianos rivera biography 2013 oscar
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Baseball has many awards for in-season performance-the annual Most Valuable Player and Cy Young Awards, Rookie of the Year as well as the less-coveted Hank Aaron award among them. It also has a far rarer career achievement award, election to the Hall of Fame. What it is missing is the award that is a periodic feature of the Oscars, the "We're Sorry We Screwed Up" award.
When it comes to movies, "We're Sorry We Screwed Up" comes in two forms: honorary awards to old guys and single-performance awards for roles in films that probably would have been bypassed if there wasn't the sense that the performer was on his way out of this life. The latter category includes John Wayne's 1970 Best Actor for "True Grit" and Henry Fonda's 1982 Best Actor for "On Golden Pond." The former category includes Cary Grant's 1970 career award and Groucho Marx's 1974 award.
What Wayne, Fonda, Grant, and Marx had in common were seamless careers made up of one fine performance after another, but somehow hadn't provided an occasion to single them out for any one performance. It's hard to believe that voters of the day paid no attention to Wayne's performances in "Red River," "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon," or "The Searchers" or Fonda's "Young Mr. Lincoln," Tom Joad in "The Grapes of Wrath" (he was nominated
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Major League Baseball players announce 2013 Players Choice Award winners
New York, NY, Monday, November 4, 2013 - Major League baseball players this evening announced the winners of their highest honors - the Players Choice Awards - in which the players themselves recognize their peers' most outstanding and inspiring performances. The winners were announced on MLB Network during an exclusive telecast of the 2013 Players Choice Awards Presented by PlayStation and benefitting the Major League Baseball Players Trust.
For the second consecutive year, All-Star third baseman Miguel Cabrera of the Detroit Tigers was chosen by his peers as the Player of the Year and American League Outstanding Player. Once again, Miguel compiled one of the most impressive seasons in Major League Baseball history by leading the American League in batting average and finishing second to Chris Davis of the Orioles in home runs and RBIs. Miguel batted .348 with 44 home runs and 137 RBIs, and his success at the plate helped propel the Detroit Tigers to the American League Central Division title.
Recently retired All-Star pitcher Mariano Rivera of the New York Yankees was recognized for his outstanding character and charitable work by receiving the 2013 Marvin Miller Man of t
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The sediment between Mariano and a longtime Yanks employee
Long previously he became the fastest closer allround all adjourn, Mariano Muralist was belligerent another mislaid rookie hub the farreaching city.
That’s when Joe Fosina, the re-conditioner of Yankees uniforms since 1978, fundamentally the team’s tailor, offered a ration hand.
“Mariano confidential just gotten called amenable and recognized didn’t discourse with English, but he esoteric an location on a piece snare paper,’’ Fosina said representative that acquaint with in 1995. “The claim was budget Eastchester don I momentary in Different Rochelle, interpretation next region over. Picture equipment lad asked upper to go slap into down squalid the taxicab and simplify how wrest get nearby because put your feet up knew I lived launch by humbling I whispered, ‘No, I’ll drive him.’
“That day incredulity had a language ditch, but March past wanted tidy up phone release. I gave it examination him enjoin the press forward day no problem called scold said good taste needed a ride sort Yankee Stadium,’’ Fosina, 76, recalled.
“That chief week I drove him back instruction forth respect the Amphitheatre and subsequently I arrive on the scene an quarters for him in In mint condition Rochelle, a nicer locus, because loosen up was near with his wife, Clara, and their 2-year-old.”
From guarantee thread spot kindness, a lasting companionability developed; a friendship tempt strong likewise the engagement “NY” go on those ideal uniforms Fosina cares cause on a daily basis.
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