Mo gets his 500th save and first RBI

Mariano Rivera has 500 saves—and one precious RBI.

Guess which feat he was most excited about.

On a New York night that belonged to baseball’s most unflappable closer, Rivera became the second reliever to reach the 500-save milestone when the Yankees held off the punchless Mets 4-2 Sunday for a Subway Series sweep.

He joined Milwaukee’s Trevor Hoffman(notes), who has 571 saves, as the only major leaguers with 500. The biggest surprise, though: Rivera drew a bases-loaded walk to add a ninth-inning insurance run.

“I had one thing in mind—just try to do something,” Rivera said, before expounding on his save. “Don’t get me wrong, it’s definitely special.”

A-Rod's Fatigue Caused by Kate Hudson?

Just how taxing is it to get touchy-feely with Kate Hudson? New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez spent Friday and Saturday warming the bench against the Florida Marlins due to "fatigue," but he seemed to have plenty of energy to hit the Miami club scene with the actress.

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Has Hal taken over the Yankees?

With ticket prices being slashed and his more prominent presence in the public eye, has Hal Steinbrenner taken the reins of the team?

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Yankees get pounded in home opener

When the new Yankee Stadium operations crew finally shut down their state-of-the-art scoreboard late Thursday afternoon, the act seemed more merciful than anything else. On a day when the Yankees were here to celebrate their new ballpark, to celebrate their home opener and to celebrate -- of all things -- the Yankees, they ditched that celebratory mood in a hurry.

Instead, it was the Indians who shook hands and high-fived on the Yankees' new field, parlaying a nine-run rally into a 10-2 win.

And so 86 years after Babe Ruth christened the old Yankee Stadium with its first home run, and 33 years after the Yankees rapped out 11 runs in the opening of their renovated park, it was Cliff Lee, Grady Sizemore and Victor Martinez who made their marks.

"That's not what we hoped for today," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said.

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Is the Yanks' expensive new pitcher hurt already?

The Yankees insist CC Sabathia is healthy, but the heating pad, a dip in velocity and his awful results on Opening Day are causing some knowledgeable baseball observers to wonder what was happening when the lefty got rocked by the Orioles.

"When I'm watching him pitch and see the heat pad and then see him throwing 88-89 (miles per hour), it's almost like he's protecting something and pitching at 70%," said ex-catcher John Flaherty, who played in the majors for 14 seasons and is now a YES Network analyst. "But everybody says he's feeling fine, so obviously that wasn't the issue."

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Hal Steinbrenner Admits He's Ripping Us Off

Sitting in new Yankee Stadium on the first day fans came to the $1.5 billion ballpark, general partner Hal Steinbrenner admitted some tickets might be overpriced given the recession but insisted the team read the market correctly for most of them.

The Yankees set prices for its premium Legends Suites seats 13 months ago and sold them for $500-$2,500 as part of season tickets. According to the team's Web site, some of those seats remain available for individual games, when the prices goes up to $2,625.

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