I heard a stat the other day and it blew my mind:
In human history, more people have walked on the moon than have scored an
earned run off of Mariano Rivera in the postseason.
那天我聽到了一個統計數據，令我永生難忘。
Rivera生涯在季後賽的自責分比人類歷史上在月球漫步的人還少。
Sounds crazy, right? But it’s true.
According to NASA, 12 people have had the privilege of walking on the moon.
According to Baseball Reference, 11 people have scored an earned run off of
Playoff Mo.
聽起來很唬爛隊吧?但這是真的。
根據美國航太總署資料，有12個人在月球漫步過。
而根據網站Baseball Reference統計，Mo在季後賽，僅有11分的自責失分。
And while no statistic could ever truly encapsulate Mariano, I figure this
one is as close as we’re going to get.
Because I think it really gives you a sense of what sort of greatness we’re
dealing with, when it comes to Mo.
It’s hard to compare him to other closers — in fact, it’s hard to compare
him to other pitchers.
然而，沒有一種數據能準確的概括Mo的成就，
所以我認為用上面這樣的數據會比較容易理解。
讓人們理解到你們正在見證什麼樣的偉大。
事實上很難將他與其他終結者相提並論，甚至或者任何投手。
Mariano is just on another level.
因為他根本是不同星球來的。