Writers make mistakes. That’s why we have editors. But editors make mistakes, too. I don’t know the circumstances behind this particular error, but chances are that the reporter did not write this headline — that would have been the job of whatever local editor decided to reprint the AP story.
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Favorite headline of week. He pitches righty, lefty — and evidently, also underwater. Faces Aquaman in next outing. http://t.co/efxaQxFp8Z