GAMMONS: POSTER BOY OF THIS ERA=MARIANO RIVERA, not Bonds

"Rivera is the definition of reliability in an unreliable role, the model of stability in a volatile era, the picture of modest distinction in an exhibitionist era and the most important player on the dominant team of the era. He, not Bonds or any other slugger, deserves serious consideration as the poster boy of this era."

• This is from Mr. Gammons' latest blog. While I appreciate his courage for stating the obvious, he didn't vote for Mariano for Cy Young last year nor did he enlighten enough others, if any, to this marvel of history who will soon slip from our view.
• The truth is, ONLY 28 PEOPLE VOTE ON THE CY YOUNG AWARD--I'm guessing it's 28 for each league. I don't know if Gammons was 1 of the 28 this year, but on the espn guy website, the fellas gave their opinions.

• If anyone knows who appoints these 28 people, the criteria used in choosing them, & criteria voters then use in making their picks, I'd like to know. Thanks for any help on this.

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