Matt Hurst, hired in 2004 to cover high school sports, was 1 year later granted the right by the BBWAA to mock the great Mariano Rivera

This is Matt Hurst's hiring blurb from the AP Sports Writers site.

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Riverside Press Enterprise: Hired Matt Hurst, former Bakersfield writer, as a staff writer focusing on high schools.

Dec. 2004 dallasnews.com