PELFREY TO PEN PERFECT IN PINCH

August 20, 2008 - THE Mets have an aching need in their bullpen, and Mike Pelfrey is the best man for the Joba. Pelfrey does not have the overpowering stuff of Joba Chamberlain. But he has the best combination of skills to re-enact for the Mets what Chamberlain did for the Yankees last year: essentially flip from the rotation to address an area eating at both the Mets' confidence and success. Would that be...

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ANOTHER DEREKTION

JETER MAY NOT BE YANKEE LIFER AFTER ALL

August 17, 2008 - THE divorce rate in sports is getting higher and uglier, and we are not talking Alex Rodriguez and Cynthia. Happily ever after has become tougher to find. In the last year, Joe Torre, Shaquille...more >
TIME TO IGNORE YAMMERIN' HANK

August 15, 2008 - THANK goodness the Yankees have Hank Steinbrenner around for comic distraction or else our full attention would be honed on just what an unmotivated, undisciplined and mostly unwatchable group this...more >
DESPERATE MANUEL WANTS CHANGE

August 12, 2008 - FORGET about Gandhi. Forget about Martin Luther King. Jerry Manuel, a disciple of their calm, rational thinking, has found something at which even the great pacifist would grow intolerant: the Mets...more >
HEY, OMAR: WHO ARE THESE GUYS?

August 9, 2008 - THE Mets defeated Flor ida 3-0 last night, climbing over the Marlins into second place in the NL East. They did it guided by the familiar and well-paid, with power from David Wright and Carlos...more >
CRUSHING BLOW TO YOUTH MOVEMENT

August 6, 2008 - THE plan has gone horribly awry. Six months ago, the Yankees were building both their short- and long-term future around young starting pitching. Today? Phil Hughes and Ian Kennedy are at...more >
BOMBER SEASON MAY BE DOA

August 5, 2008 - SURROUNDED on the mound by manager Joe Girardi, trainer Steve Donohue and concerned teammates, Joba Chamberlain pointed to a tender spot in the front of his right shoulder - and maybe he was pointing...more >
MONEY IN THE TANK

SELIG SHOULD PROBE MANNY'S GET-ME-OUT-OF-BOSTON ANTICS

August 3, 2008 - THE TRADE deadline came and went, and the inevitable naming of winners and losers followed. And here is who should be the biggest loser: Manny Ramirez. He won't be, however. Those who should...more >
BOSOX FINALLY TIRED OF RAMIREZ'S ACT

August 1, 2008 - AT this time last year, the consensus of the baseball world was that the Yankees were losers not only because they failed to obtain Eric Gagne, but because he ended up with the Red Sox. Of course...more >
FISH IN LEAD FOR MANNY; BAY MAY LAND ON SAWX

July 31, 2008 - MANNY Ramirez and Jason Bay both were tiny blips on the Mets' radar. But as that duo became more likely to be traded - perhaps as part of a three-team trade - the Mets were circling in on...more >
HERE'S THE CATCH: YANKS FILL NEED

July 31, 2008 - THE Yankees have not obtained the Ivan Rodriguez of your imagination. His defensive skills have waned and so has his power. But here is the only question that really matters today if you are the...more >