Does everyone remember the stink that Red Sox closer Jonathon "Papelbum" made during the All-Star Game festivities about the alleged threats against him and his pregnant wife?

"My wife is pregnant and she's getting her life threatened. It's frigging stupid," Papelbon said during an expletive-laced session with reporters. "I feel like I needed to be in a bullet-proof car."

But Mark Feinsand posted this photo today which clearly shows poor Papelbon taunting Yankee fans with his World Series ring with his wife sitting next to him pointing and laughing.

It doesn't look to me like he and his wife were too worried about their safety and the need to ride in a "bullet-proof car."

In fact, there's no question that Papelbon was indeed the instigator in this photo.

Maybe "Papelbum" is the guy with credibility issues - not the Daily News.

Jonathon Papelbon just might receive the loudest boos at the Stadium tomorrow night.

Pete Abe has the story:

Terry Francona has literally said all the right things when it comes to the Yankees, even to the point of saying he’s hitting Derek Jeter second "because that’s where he deserves to be."

Kevin Youkilis, David Ortiz, J.D. Drew, Dustin Pedroia … the same. Respectful of the Stadium, the Yankees, the tradition, everything.

Then we have Jonathan Papelbon, who thinks he should close tomorrow night.

"If I was managing the team, I would close. … But I’m not managing the team," he said today.

Sam Borden and some of the other writers there asked Papelbon whether Mariano Rivera had earned the right to close.

"I think we both earned that right." he said

After acknowleding Rivera’s status, he said he earned the right to close by winning the World Series last season.

Are you kidding me? 

Not only is Mo having a better season than Papelbon, but he is unquestiionably the greatest closer in the history of baseball and the game is being played in his house.

Mo is the closer tomorrow.  It will be the easiest decision Francona will have to make all night.