Baseball writers' role in Manny Corpas 2008 fork in the road--Jesse Sanchez, MLB.com

Noting Corpas takes responsibility for his detour in 2008, Sanchez says part of the blame goes to sports media who are too quick to proclaim stardom for inexperienced players:

• "...It's not all his fault. The blame extends to those who saw Corpas during the last month of the season in 2007 and proclaimed him the next Francisco Rodriguez, Rivera and Francisco Cordero.

• Yes, part of the blame goes to sports writers across the United States and Latin America, me included.

• Corpas is 25, not 35. He's only pitched three seasons in the big leagues and has never been a closer for an entire season.

It's funny how a marvelous sinker and good fastball can make a player look older than he is. The potential to be the next great closer from Panama is still there. Now, it's time to let him develop in the seventh, the eighth and maybe one day, the ninth inning....

• Our job is to let him (do his job).

• And maybe one day, we can use him in the same sentence as Rivera.

• Maybe."

From MLB.com article by Jesse Sanchez, 8/22/08, "Corpas Striving for Success on Hill"

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