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And we shouldn't underestimate the blog-o-sphere's influence on this one. Guys like Larry Stone took their cues from the blogs' rooting against Bedard, and others took their cues from that.
Erikkkk has never been pals with the press, but it didn't need to be this way. Kevin Brown helped Florida to a World Series. Nobody tried to run Steve Carlton out of town; people knew what he could do for their ballclub.