Reason #76:

Mariano Rivera walked into Joe Torre's office late yesterday afternoon to talk with the manager and Stottlemyre.

"He came in and wanted to talk," Torre said. "He insisted he was available tonight."

Rivera blew his fourth save Tuesday night when he gave up a ninth-inning homer to Eduardo Perez. So, he felt compelled to make sure his bosses knew he wanted in.

"I am ready," Rivera said. "I just wanted them to know it."