In a life of sports journalism, I've never once been accused of misquoting anyone. Or using something that was off the record. That spans 30-plus years and thousands upon thousands of interview subjects.
Not. One. time.
But now that Francisco Cervelli's done so on this Sunday afternoon to reporters in Chicago, I'm here to say, clearly, unequivocally, that this isn't any such case, either.
Cervelli and I have communicated countless times over the years and in all kinds of forms, and we've done so year-round. When he's wanted to go off the record -- which he's done a ton -- he'd say so in the clearest terms.