11.   Last weekend he hurled one of the greatest games in postseason history, a one-hit shutout of the Mariners.

12.   Mariano Rivera is the best closer in postseason history.

13.   Middle infielders Valentin and Alicea made Red Sox postseason history when both stroked home runs.

14.   Postseason history has seen its share of unexpected October stars, but seldom does lightning strike twice in the same obscure place.

15.   PHOENIX -- Mariano Rivera felt Sunday he had his best split-finger fastball going, a splitter that had made him the most automatic closer in postseason history.

16.   Randy Johnson was trying to make people forget his postseason history.

17.   Same for Mariano Rivera, the best closer in postseason history.

18.   Rhodes is a former teammate of Mets closer Armando Benitez, and like Benitez, he carries a dubious postseason history with him to the mound.

19.   That marked the longest pass play in postseason history.

20.   The agony of that moment was achingly familiar for Rogers, whose long, ugly postseason history had just taken on a miserable new addition.