If there had been a Game 7 in the World Series, the end of the game might have been interesting.

Mariano Rivera revealed he was nursing a rib injury during the World Series. Rivera, speaking at the victory parade, would not say whether he could have pitched in a Game 7 but Joe Girardi was concerned.

“It was real important we close it out in Game 6,” Girardi said.

Girardi said the injury occurred after Rivera pitched two innings in Game 2 of the World Series. Rivera said the rib started bothering him during the ALCS with the Angels.

“It don’t matter now,” Rivera said. “It’s over. Thank God it’s over. It was manageable. Thank God we were able to do what we did.”

Rivera got the final five outs of Game 6 to close out the Phillies. He downplayed how much pain he was in.

“You have to go through it,” he said. “What can you do?”