A young fellow named Ben Jacobs is on board with anti-Mariano spam
I knew it would ruin my day, but I read this propaganda anyway & had to comment: I see written on Foxsports.com by Ben Jacobs of Rotoworld & a few other places (Jacobs is a sports copy editor and freelance writer whose work can also be found on The Hardball Times) posted Sept.1, 2006, this is listed as a Fantasy Baseball column.
- (Ben is out to confuse the facts, starting with the media darling...FALL IN LINE, BEN. Ben does, by MISLEADING YOU:)
- THIS IS DELIBERATELY MISLEADING. First, 1 of these 'saves' was only 1 out, with a 3 run lead, but it's sold here as no different from a save where a pitcher came in with men on base and only a 1-run lead.
- Hoffman hasn't pitched more than 1 inning in OVER 2 YEARS yet you'll think he works harder than others from this story. The opposite is true. Hoffman was out of a job a year ago, and wasn't an automatic re-hire by San Diego. This has been reported, and that Sandy Alderson was hesitant. Hoffman is lucky any team, especially one in a low-pressure, temperate climate, national league pitchers' park was able to afford the luxury of hiring a guy who refuses to throw more than 1 inning under any circumstances, putting the burden onto other team members. He's desperately hoping this gimmick will get him into the HOF.
- So Jacobs reveals he's able to discern such a thing as a "9th inning save," which he'll let you know about if he feels like it. (Learning a copywriter's bias is always fun--if this is the same Ben Jacobs I'm reading about, he was only 15 years old when Mariano Rivera emerged on the scene in the 1995 post season, and of course what life he's lived has been as a die-hard Red Sox fan. Add that he probably sees this field as his career path, & you see no Yankee fans of consequence in this entire field-- in spite of the fact that I've heard Joe Sheehan and Ben Kabak are. They both chicken out when it counts--they're weak fans, as are the few others online. They avoid the most important battles because their first priority it to retain a mass appeal audience and be accepted amongst their colleagues--which means back off when we tell you to).
- What? He only "earned" 1 "save" which was "his first since August 15." Man, Rivera must be a lazy, worthless, barely above average journeyman. WHAT THE YOUNG MR. JACOBS DESPERATELY DOESN'T WANT YOU TO KNOW:
- First, Mariano wasn't 'resting' for 2 weeks. He had a 'Win' on August 20. He pitched 2 consecutive innings twice after August 15th, first on August 20, then on August 27. It may hurt Jacobs too much to remember the 2 IP on August 20 for the Win happened at Fenway Park. Between Aug. 20 and 27th, the Yankees were losing all the games with 2 exceptions--one they were ahead by 7 runs, and the other was the Monday day game against Boston, where Mariano had just pitched 2 consecutive innings about 14 hours earlier. But, Jacobs et al won't mention that--if anything, they'll say well Rivera was being "rested." It's only defined that way when Mariano is involved--not others.
- OK, Ben, I'll remind you: FRANKIE HAS GIVEN UP 6 HR SO FAR THIS YEAR, 2 OF THEM IN 1 GAME (June 4); HE'S WALKED 19 YTD, 2 OF THEM IN 1 GAME, July 22-- if that had been Mo, you'd have remembered; THE WIN YOU MENTION IS 1 OF ONLY 2 HE HAS FOR THE SEASON. HIS IP= 57.1
- Ben, MARIANO HAS PITCHED 71 INNINGS SO FAR, ALMOST 14 MORE THAN FRANKIE; HAS ONLY GIVEN UP 3 HR ALL YEAR, & ONLY 11 WALKS; MO ALSO HAS 5 WINS ALONG WITH HIS 33 SAVES.
4 Comments:
All this may be true, but I'd still rather use the pool at Ben Jacobs' place than Mariano's.
By Anonymous, at 10:11 PM
I'm glad to see someone who knows the
facts stops by here once in awhile.
By susan, at 10:33 PM
Thank you for exposing this crap.
Guys like Ben Jacobs are the reason malicious lies about the Greatest Team in Sports (like about Jetes ect) are being spread.
You should be given a press pass!
By Anonymous, at 11:00 PM
Thanks for noticing about Ben Jacobs--he's yet another in the bomb squad against the Yankees. I've written a lot about it here & elsewhere. It's a very serious problem as ESPN now controls most writers, & the YES network is no better. This problem must be exposed, but it takes people with time. These people need to
be written about endlessly.
By susan, at 11:59 PM
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