Mariano Rivera, the 43-year-old reliever who is the greatest closer ever, returns for avaledictory season after missing most of 2012 with a torn knee ligament.
Formally, he'll be answering questions on the Bank's November 2012 Financial Stability Report, but there may be avaledictory flavour to his appearance as his term of office draws to a close.
"It's one of the painful ironies of business cycles that at high economic points, companies are often willing to overspend just to ensure they remain in the game, " said editor-in-chief James Ledbetter in avaledictory editorial.
TOKYO Departing Bank of Japan Gov. Masaaki Shirakawa used his valedictory news conference Tuesday to raise doubts about the aggressive monetary policy expected to be adopted by his successor a path he long resisted.