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Tuesday, August 15, 2006

Yankee fans don't deserve Mariano Rivera

Jeff Erickson has a great show, but like all shows, he has guests. Today's very talented guest was Greg Ambrosius, a long time fantasy leagues expert. The background information I found about him includes he's been associated with ESPN for 10 years, and also has a business relationship with MLB. So, that should've told me what was about to happen--and it did happen. Greg brings up post season BBWAA awards and eagerly states a pitcher not named Mariano Rivera qualifies for 2 of them--that's right. Jeff checks & confirms Greg's choice would indeed qualify for rookie status as only pitched a few innings last year. Jeff agrees with Greg's choice on the BBWAA ROY award & does not disagree with him about the second award. The baseball media creation continues with ESPN, FOX, and MLB rabidly on board. There's no one standing up for Mariano who's actually been the MVP for the past decade. Then, on WFAN, a guy calls Joe Benigno, introduces himself as a Yankee fan, then proceeded to lay on a weepy, detailed sales pitch for the Boston pitcher not named Mariano. There's an enormous campaign 24 hours a day everywhere you go--if nothing else, everyone is connected to ESPN, which is united in 1 goal--get awards for a pitcher not named Mariano. PS. No one will check on this but these weepers are all saying the non-Mariano has been used too much, but MARIANO HAS BEEN USED 3 INNINGS MORE--MO LEADS THE AL FOR LATE INNING RELIEVERS WITH 63 IP, ALSO LEADS IN 51 GF, and his conversion rate is 91% to the other guy's 86%.
      • There's no other conclusion to draw except the Yankee fans don't deserve Mariano, have allowed the media to disrespect Mariano for many years. Also, the YES network barely acknowledges him.

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2 Comments:

  • Just so you know, we were really focusing on the ROY award. I didn't even consider addressing Papelbon or Rivera or anyone else for MVP or Cy Young - that was beyond the scope. I also assure Greg has no ulterior motive. There may be an agenda elsewhere, but there's none here.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 8:39 PM  

  • Thanks-one person even suggested to me
    that Mo's quiet demeanor may not be as saleable as some others who pump their
    fists & snarl violently after each victory. There's not much for highlight shows or websites to grab a viewer, so he doesn't get into the
    mindset of the average schmoe.

    By Blogger susan, at 8:57 PM  

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