Mariano & The All Star Game:

Josh Q. Public:  Tuck you in, warm within.  Keep you free from sin.  Till the sandman he comes.  -Metallica

Public Service Announcement:  Ok, here we go!  Like my main Matthew always says, “So the last shall be first, and the first last.”  Like Michael Kay said.  Michael Kay is on the radio today.  A few days ago, Michael Kay said Mariano Rivera should start in this summer’s 79th Midsummer Classic.   Michael Kay was right.  And what’s right is right.  This is right. 

Phil Niekro says, “This final All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium is what the Stadium is all about, memories.”  What better memory could there be than trotting out the Sandman to start that ballgame?  Mariano may not have built this house, but he sure put a lot of work into it.  Put a lot of work into it back when he was setting up John Wetteland.  Back when he was setting up the first Yankees Championship in eighteen years.  Back when he was setting up a Dynasty.  The rest, as they say, is history.  A history of memories.  MLB, Terry Francona, do like M-M-M-Martin.  Do like M-M-M-Malcom.  Do the right thing.  Howard Cosell will tell you, “What’s right isn’t always popular.  What’s popular isn’t always right.”  I’m here to tell ya, this will be both right and popular.  Get her done.

Peace out homies.  Six two and Even!

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