YANKEE'S WEAK PR, YES NETWORK FLOP, ALLOW BASEBALL BARBARIANS EASILY THRU THE GATES

This AP story BY ROB MAADDI* published on FoxSports.com:

• "Papelbon's role model is Mariano Rivera, who has been a dominant closer for several years while helping the rival New York Yankees win four World Series titles." *ROB MAADDI SHOWS BIAS OR LAZINESS, TAKE YOUR PICK.

Congratulations, Yankees and YES! WITHOUT FEAR OF CORRECTION OR CONSEQUENCE, RIVERA AFTER 12 CONSECTIVE POST-SEASONS IN LATE-INNING RELIEF AND 11 REGULAR SEASONS IS MISTAKENLY DESCRIBED MERELY AS "A DOMINANT CLOSER FOR SEVERAL YEARS."

• "A" dominant closer...for "several years"....he doesn't even get to be "the" dominant closer....SINCE THE 1995 POST SEASON THROUGH THE PRESENT.

Again proving I'm right as I've documented on this blog and elsewhere. The baseball media in power has successfully downgraded Mariano Rivera for all time. Honorable mention goes to his weak agent, Fern Cuza.

• This from Fred Claire on MLB.com on 3/28 is included for historical perspective. ("Handle Papelbon with Care.")

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