I love hitting against Mariano. I was getting destroyed by a guy throwing Randy earlier today. Was no hitting me through 7 and for some reason brought in Mariano. Ended up cracking Mariano twice for a 2-1 win. Mariano has always been a lackluster closer, you have to really watch your pitch mix to be effective. His cutter is super readable, so I use it down and in or away coupled with a sinker early, then his changeup always throws people off.
And when did Mariano get a 5 pitch mix??? =)~