Is Rivera Done?

Many folks may say that Mariano Rivera's career is coming to a crashing finish. Why? Because on Sunday, August 7 he blew a save against the Boston Red Sox by giving up the tying run in the 9th in a game the Yankees felt like they had in the bag; also because in his next appearance last night, August 9 he surrendered the game-winning 2-run homer to Bobby Abreu in the 9th. Rivera is 41 years old and is signed through 2012. While I can't see him pitching beyond that, there is no one else I would rather have pitching the 9th inning on Game 7 of the World Series than him. A 41 year old Rivera is just as good, if not better than most closers in the Major League's.
What really ticks me off is that on Friday, August 5 Rivera set down the Red Sox with relative ease in a 3-2 game and not one person in the baseball community had the thought, "maybe Mo is too old." The Monday after Rivera blew the save to Boston, ESPN came out with an article on how Rivera was long in the tooth and new blood needs to come in. Phooey! If anyone watched that game, he gave up a double (which was more or less a Fenway Park version of wall ball) and then Nunez botched the bunt defense. So while, yes, he did blow the save, he didn't give up a 500 foot walk-off bomb. And now every time a man gives up a save or a homerun, is he too old to pitch...or did he just have an off day?
Rivera has a career record of 75-57 with a 2.23 ERA but, it is his 588 saves that set him apart from the rest. When it is all said and done, he will be the all-time saves leader (Trevor Hoffman currently holds the record with 601). This is just in the regular season. In the playoffs is where he thrives and where he has locked in his first ballot Hall of Fame entry. In his career in the playoffs he is 8-1 with a 0.71 ERA and 42 saves! Most of those saves have been more than 3 outs and have been in the World Series - proof is his 5 rings. So give me a break on Rivera being done; his track record speaks for itself.