Dear John Sterling & Suzyn Waldman, Mark Feinsand used you again on Yankee radio

John Sterling and Suzyn Waldman are too polite to correct him, but again tonight Feinsand takes his opportunity to put down Mariano Rivera. Posada's name came up in the brief conversation, Feinsand raises his voice to make a big point about Posada, who's been getting more well-deserved press recently. In effect Feinsand says loudly that he's said "over and over,"

• Posada's the MOST IRREPLACEABLE PERSON ON THIS TEAM, AND I MEAN MORE IRREPLACEABLE THAN MARIANO RIVERA. I MEAN LOOK WHO HAS TO TAKE CARE OF THINGS WHEN RIVERA IS OUT FOR A MONTH LIKE HE WAS LAST YEAR...

Why is Feinsand obsessed with putting down Rivera, given the multitude of topics he could discuss in his radio spot?

• He again misinforms listeners about the duration of this incident and its context. It was exactly 3 weeks and Rivera's efforts in the Boston massacre and other late August games put the Yankees in the position where they didn't have to worry about Boston for the month of September. The team lost nothing from his absence.

But Feinsand yells 'A MONTH' with no response from Suzyn or John. (Fernando Cuza apparently doesn't care about his client).

• WHY DIDN'T JOHN OR SUZYN CORRECT HIM? What about mentioning that RIVERA LEAD THE LEAGUE IN IP FOR LATE INNING RELIEVERS, SEVERAL TIMES HAVING OUTINGS OF 2 IP AND ONCE EVEN 3IP? WHY IS IT ONLY NEGATIVES AND LIES?

Passivity reigns--you're not allowed to defend yourself in this society. You're supposed to be bullied and shut-up--that's the message in baseball and America today. Feinsand looks to advance his career, is well rooted in MLB, and the Yankees themselves apparently don't care that many people are misinformed via their own broadcasts. Everything I've said here is a matter of public record, it's on tape if anyone is interested.

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