5/7 16:07: We have the video!

5/7 14:13: Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle describes how ESPN’s SportsCenter mocked Giant’s catcher Bengie Molina.

When the Giants finished their sweep of Florida on Thursday night, they achieved the best record in the National League at 17-10. It took ESPN 40 minutes to show the Giants’ highlight, and here is what it consisted of:

A mocking, slow-motion video of Bengie Molina, set to the “Chariots of Fire” theme, showing him try and fail to score on a throw by pitcher Ricky Nolasco that sailed over third base.

You, as a Giants fan, have a right to think what you will of Molina’s speed, and maybe you threw your hands up in frustration when he couldn’t score on a play that results in a run 99.5 percent of the time. That said, for a network that considers itself the worldwide leader, that is a partner of Major League Baseball, such a showing was inexcusable.

Schulman goes on to say that ESPN should not have disrespected a 12 year veteran catcher with a World Series ring.  What ESPN did was “beyond belief.”

PRO Rumors fans – we’ll work on getting the video. Stay tuned.

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