Mariano Rivera's knee evaluation didn't go so well, his agent told the New York Daily News.

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NEW YORK (AP) Yankees closer Mariano Rivera was examined Monday by three doctors at two hospitals as he determines where he will have knee surgery.

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One of our missions at Big League Stew is to inform the public when baseball memorabilia once considered to be precious and valuable — at least sentimentally so — has been relegated to the thrift shops of this great nation. Especially when that memorabilia originated far away from where it ended up. It's the classic Island of Misfit Toys scenario. Call me Yukon Cornelius. Case in point: On a recent excursion to a Salvation Army Family Store in Morton Grove, Ill., to find some baby clothes (and perhaps something for this post), I happened upon a sparsely stocked shelf in a corner of the store. And there it rested, next to a jigsaw puzzle package, an "official league" baseball and practice golf tee with real AstroTruf. A New York Yankees photo montage — matted, mounted and laminated in a pressboard frame/box thingie — of the Bronx Bombers celebrating their World Series victories in 1998, 1999 and 2000. Three in a row! Who does that anymore? On the right, Mariano Rivera's face smiling, big as can be, with his arms extended to catch Tino Martinez (No. 24). In the middle, Derek Jeter screaming for joy as Chuck Knoblauch (No. 11) reaches for the sky. On the right, Orlando "El Duque" Hernandez appearing to grab hold of (someone believed to be) a very vulnerable Bernie Williams with his legs in the air like he just don't care. And somebody threw this out ?! Err, donated it to a thrift store?

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According to a Fox News report, New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera vowed to return in 2013.

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New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi declined to name a new closer before Friday's game, saying David Robertson and Rafael Soriano would share the duties after Mariano Rivera's season ended with a knee injury Thursday.

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The legendary pitcher's vehement proclamation that he will return to the mound eases many minds in Yankees nation.

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Mariano Rivera sat on a chair in the corner of the visitor's clubhouse at Kauffman Stadium, his right knee tightly wrapped Friday night and crutches resting against a nearby locker.

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Mariano Rivera vowed he would pitch again.

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Mariano Rivera vowed he would pitch again.

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New York Yankees closing pitcher Mariano Rivera vowed Friday that a torn knee ligament won't end his Major League Baseball career.

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