Hoffman and Rivera

http://espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/story/_/id/6995779/buster-olney-mariano-rivera-trevor-hoffman-plenty-common

This is one of the best sports articles I have ever read. It was written by the great Buster Olney of ESPN and he does a very good job looking at the two greatest closers professional baseball has ever seen. Of course I was extremely bias when I read this article because Trevor Hoffman was one of my heroes when I was growing up in San Diego. In my heart he will always be the greatest closer, but in reality the greatest closer of all time is the great Mariano Rivera. Even though Rivera now has the all time saves record, it is important not to forget the accomplishments of Hoffman who was the first to 500 and 600 saves. Olney was the perfect man to write this article because he was the beat reporter for both the Padres and the Yankees when there two superstars were up and coming. Both Hoffman and Rivera will be in the Hall of Fame for their accomplishments. Both men worked their tails off to become the best which is exactly what they became.