Yankee beat writer on board with minimizing Mo

What I heard Ozzie say after the All Star game: "This was my dream--ask my bench--to have a lead and have Mo on the mound!"

• But this is how NY Daily News writer Sam Borden reported Ozzie's remarks:
• "Ozzie Guillen said it had been one of his dreams to be able to call on Rivera in an important game,"

Borden pointedly says it was "one of" Guillen's dreams, not "my dream," which diffuses & minimizes feeling about Mariano. Then, Borden doesn't want you to know Guillen referred to the pitcher as "Mo," which would show some familiarity and affection, but instead just uses his last name, Rivera.

• Borden clearly changes & diminishes Guillen's stated anticipation of the event, and
• Borden doesn't want you to know the depth of Guillen's admiration and affection for Mariano, which can be inferred by his use of Rivera's nickname, Mo.

Borden adds a Guillen comment, this time in quotes:

• "Now I know how Mr. Joe Torre feels when (Rivera's) on the mound."

He has ( ) parentheses around Rivera's name. Did Ozzie refer to him as 'Mo' again?

• Why is Borden on-board with the baseball media machine's full time job of minimizing Mariano? It's bad enough when ESPN does it, but this guy is a "Yankee beat writer," & many people who don't know any better will just have been significantly misinformed yet again---sometimes subtly, but always intentionally--about Mariano Rivera.

These remarks refer to Borden's column in the NY Daily News, 7/11/06 and reprinted around the country.

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