NEW YORK -- A dozen former Yankees turned out to honor Mariano Rivera at the unveiling of his Monument Park plaque Sunday at Yankee Stadium, which is a dozen more than the number that came out to say farewell to Alex Rodriguez at his Stadium finale Friday night.
Derek Jeter, Jorge Posada, Bernie Williams, Andy Pettitte, Paul O'Neill, Tino Martinez, David Cone and John Wetteland, as well as Mo's former managers Joe Torre and Joe Girardi, his former pitching coach, Mel Stottlemyre, and the Yankees former trainer, Gene Monahan, all stood out in the 95 degree heat to watch Mo accept the honor, and to see him fire one more strike across the plate as the ceremonial first pitch.