Never.
And you need to stop being so confrontational.
Not even a sustained use of lolcats would hinder my rational thought enough for me not to point this out to you.
To be fair, he did specify through the first 25 innings.
But still a massive reach, considering Rivera's full body of work nearly quintuples Papelbon's.
I bet if they just paid the man his money he'd start throwing the split again.
Thing i've noticed, he's actually throwing the split, albeit sporadically, as a show-me pitch.
Not enough to use as an out pitch, but it's again in the hitters' mind.
The point was he wasn't perfect in the postseason.
While true, it's a moot point because Rivera's PS body of work quadruples Papelbon's.
However, his not being perfect is a fact.
The context in which this is being discussed is wrong.
What should be the basis of this argument is:
At this point of their careers, who is the most reliable pitcher of the two?