Noting what Dibs & Kevin say

I was having an otherwise nice day on Monday, but they had to bring up Mariano Rivera. If it's a good day, they don't mention him. On any other kind of day, I have to prepare for some negatively slanted material, as I've documented here. Dibs says he's learned a lot since he's been doing this show. Maybe, maybe not. Now that all the awards are over with, & after no doubt other friends have explained reality to him, Dibs opens the show with some positive words about Mo-- which were just facts he's ignored in the past. He's one of those whose main purpose in life is to see that Mo doesn't get the credit he deserves. Then, Kevin adds his usual negative comment about Mo: "We saw him as a starter against us in Boston in 1995, & we knocked him out the 2nd time through the batting order. Then he setup for Wetteland, & became closer in 1997." Again, Kevin, I've written you about this, but you & others are apparently free to ignore the facts. That's not quite how it went. In 1995, Mariano made his first of 11 STRAIGHT YEARS OF POST SEASON PITCHING, & it was electric by any account. During the 1995 ALDS, he appeared after your guy Wetteland. Mariano pitched in 3 GAMES, 2 OF WHICH HE FINISHED. HE FACED 20 BATTERS, & HAD AN ERA OF 0.00.

• Of course, Dibs did mention the STANDARD ESPN LINE USED TO DISMISS MARIANO RIVERA: "HE'S HAD ALL THOSE OPPORTUNITIES." Guys, if you read the papers, you'll see PLENTY OF GUYS DON'T WANT THE STRESS OF PLAYING IN NEW YORK. IN OTHER WORDS, THEY ALSO HAD THE 'OPPORTUNITY,' BUT CHICKENED OUT. How about that?

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