After Saturday's loss, Mariano Rivera wasn't exactly thrilled about being asked to intentionally walk Evan Longoria.

"That's the manager's decision," he said. "If it was me, I would have pitched to him. That's what I do. I'm not there to intentionally walk guys. I think I have good stuff to get hitters out. Again, that's the manager's decision."

There were some reports that indicated Mo was second guessing the manager and that's fair. A day later, Joe Girardi talked to MLB.com's Bryan Hoch about the game situation and Rivera's comments. He said that there were no issues between him and Mo.

"No, because I know what he told me out there," Girardi said. "He told me that I'm the boss, and it was my decision. I don't ever expect any of my pitchers to feel they can't get somebody out, because if they feel that, we've got a bigger problem. ... I think people are probably making too much of this. He's a competitor. He's Mariano Rivera. He's not going to back down from anybody. Those are the decisions that I'm paid to make."

Mariano Rivera also had conciliatory remarks for his manager. "I want to pitch to everybody," Rivera told Hoch. "That's why I'm not the manager."

"I would never second-guess my manager," Rivera said to Mark Hale of the post. "I had a chance to get Upton and I didn't."

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