Archive for May 17th, 2008

Harold Reynolds is no longer analyzing the full breadth of major league baseball. But no matter. He is working. For a long time, he wasn’t.

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Mets closer Billy Wagner, who questioned his teammates’ accountability on Thursday, was relieved to be talking about his pitching instead of his critical remarks on Saturday.

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One win will not erase the uncertainty about Willie Randolph’s future, but it will give Randolph and his Mets a slight reprieve.

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The government appears close to prevailing in a legal battle, which could set off another round of federal drug investigations involving baseball and steroids.

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The ultimate "go figure" moment of Jason Giambi's season came in the fourth inning on Saturday, when the Yankees first baseman dug in against Johan Santana and ripped a line drive about as hard as you can back up the middle. Up went Santana's right hand, in went the baseball and Giambi was robbed of yet another early-season hit. These were the times that lucky slump-busting underwear was created for, it would seem.

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Andy Pettitte was bit by one tough inning and the Yankees' offense was held in check by their offseason heartthrob, as Johan Santana hurled eight solid innings to lead the Mets to a 7-4 victory on Saturday in the opening game of this season's Subway Series.

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Yogi Berra, left, on stage with Danny Devito and Bruce Springsteen. (Joe Brescia) Yogi Berra thinks Albert Einstein “is a pretty smart guy.” But in Berra’s world, that might not count for much because, “I don’t know if he would be a good manager.” Berra was talking about Einstein, a fellow inductee at the recent New Jersey Hall [...]

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When Kenji Johjima was hitting below .200 last month, the Mariners gave him a three-year, $24 million contract extension. Johjima, a soon-to-be 32-year-old catcher, is showing signs they did not make a mistake. Johjima has raised his batting average 50 points this month and had four extra-base hits, including his first homer, in three games [...]

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In the classic baseball film “Bull Durham,” Annie Savoy (played by Susan Sarandon) memorably said, “Bad trades are part of baseball — now who can forget Frank Robinson for Milt Pappas, for God’s sake?” While bad trades are a favorite topic among fans, less attention is paid to the trades that work out well for both [...]

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While the Yankees aren't ready to budge from their original plan for Joba Chamberlain yet, manager Joe Girardi cracked open a sliver of possibility on Saturday that the hard-throwing right-hander may remain in relief for the rest of the 2008 season, given the club's needs.

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Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez logged five innings at third base in an extended spring game on Saturday, recording three putouts, and was 1-for-4 with a walk and a home run at the Raymond Naimoli Complex, the Tampa Bay Rays' Minor League facility.

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The manager can joke about being on the hot seat.

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Will he remain in the bullpen or become a starter this season? Even the Yankees aren't sure.

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Rivera, Chamberlain, Farnsworth -- and don't forget Ramirez.

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Cliff Lee pitching against Toronto last Monday. (Ron Kuntz/Reuters) Location, location, location. It turns out that the motto of real estate agents across the country can also be applied to promising young left-handers who have hit a rough patch in their career. Cliff Lee, the Indians’ 29-year-old starting pitcher who won 18 games in 2005, reached a [...]

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