Mariano Rivera closes Baseball HOF induction ceremony
(World News USA)

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) - The chants began even before baseball`s greatest closer stood to make his speech. `Mariano! Mariano! Mariano!` The former New York Yankees reliever paused and smiled. `I don`t understand why I have to always be the last,` Mariano Rivera joked at his Hall of Fame induction Sunday. `I guess being the last one is special.` Rivera and fellow closer Lee Smith, starters Mike Mussina and the late Roy Halladay, and designated hitters Edgar Martinez and Harold Baines were feted on a sun-splashed day in Cooperstown. Taking the podium last as he had predicted, Rivera delivered a speech that included a brief thank you to his native Panama and the fans there. `You`re special for...