Mariano Rivera Highlights: "Rivera set the tone..." Papelbon, 3/7/08

Friday, March 07, 2008

"Rivera set the tone..." Papelbon, 3/7/08

On signing his 1-year $775,000 deal, Jonathan Papelbon notes Mo:

"Rivera was the one that has kind of set the tone from the beginning, 10 years ago," Papelbon said. "Hopefully I can follow in his footsteps and do it for the next 10 years to come, when he's out of the game.

"I think the role of a closer is just now beginning to erupt and people are starting to understand how important a closer is to a ballclub --

especially a ballclub that wants to go win a championship.*

I think Rivera was the one that set the tone and established how important it is,

and I feel it's my job to go and do the same and carry on that tradition. Hopefully I can do that."

from MLB.com, 3/8/08

* The role of a closer erupted with Mo but the press put the spotlight elsewhere. They're still sputtering about it, running for the digitalis. (sm)

# posted by susan @ 8:51 PM

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