They Are Trying to Give Closer Closure

The New York Post on Wednesday left little doubt about who it thought should have won the American League Cy Young Award.

“Marian-No!” read the main headline on the back cover. “Rivera robbed; Colon nabs AL Cy Young” read another headline on the cover.

Inside, columnist Mike Vaccaro wrote: “Robbed? Mariano Rivera wasn’t just robbed. He was mugged. He was pistol-whipped.

“He was bound and gagged and put under an interrogation lamp by a blind gaggle representing the Baseball Writers Assn. of America, who voted overwhelmingly to make Bartolo Colon one of the most underwhelming Cy Young Award winners ever.

“Ridiculous? It isn’t just ridiculous, it’s shameful. It’s dreadful.”

OK, now tell us what you really think.

Trivia time: Four major leaguers have won a Cy Young and a World Series most-valuable-player award and pitched a no-hitter. Who are they?

“Cowtown” vs. Motown: When the Detroit Pistons were introduced before the Sacramento Kings’ home opener Tuesday night, the Arco Arena scoreboard flashed images of abandoned buildings, burned-out cars -- nearly every offensive and outdated snapshot of the Michigan city. The Maloof brothers say they weren’t behind this prank. In fact, Joe Maloof says he has apologized to all parties and took out full-page ads in newspapers in Detroit and Sacramento to apologize some more.

Do you think whoever came up with this idea might be in a little trouble? By the way, the Pistons won the game, 102-88, their first victory in Sacramento since Feb. 26, 1996.

Weighing in on T.O.: Jon Stewart of Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” had this to say about Terrell Owens: “When was the last time you could go to work, call your boss a ..., say he’s not doing a good job, punch another employee and say, ‘Yeah, I think I’ll play tonight’?

“Yeah, T.O., the talented idiot.”

Hold the mustard: Reader Garner Simmons of Woodland Hills, on the prospect of a sandwich being named after Owens: “Philadelphians can rest easy. The Terrell Owens sandwich already exists. It’s called the Turkey.”

Carrying a load: Jim Armstrong in his AOL Sports column wrote: “Memo to NFL scouts near and far: Relax. Yes, Matt Leinart wears a knee brace, but it’s nothing serious. You’d wear a brace, too, if you had to lug around his little black book.”

Looking back: On this day in 1984, Wild Again held off Slew O’ Gold and Gate Dancer to win the $3-million Breeders’ Cup Classic in the inaugural Breeders’ Cup at Hollywood Park.

Trivia answer: Bret Saberhagen, Sandy Koufax, Bob Gibson and Randy Johnson.

And finally: Asks Scott Ostler of the San Francisco Chronicle: “Just how long will it take FEMA to send help to Philadelphia in the wake of Hurricane Terrell?”

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Larry Stewart can be reached at larry.stewart@latimes.com.