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Joe Torre doesn't mind that he was left off the coaching staff for the All-Star game at Yankee Stadium. " (Yankees manager) Joe Girardi is a coach for the All-Star Game, and deservedly so. National League manager Clint Hurdle, who guided the Colorado Rockies to their first pennant last year,...
By Larry Fine NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Mets had the night off on Friday when their game against the New York Yankees was postponed because of rain, yet the National League team put in time to clear the air with a team meeting. A mediocre start by the Mets, considered pennant favorites...
Mets manager Willie Randolph called a closed-door meeting in response to the latest remarks by closer Billy Wagner, who said Friday he was being critical of the media, not his teammates. With the Mets off to a 20-19 start following last September's collapse, questions about Randolph's future have...
BY ANTHONY McCARRON DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER At a press conference before the Subway Series rainout Friday night, Willie Randolph made "a joke, a tongue in cheek kind of thing" about his head being "on the block" and his job being in jeopardy. If there's truth in jest and Randolph really is...
Oft-injured pitcher Mark Prior has another shoulder problem, delaying his debut with the San Diego Padres. Prior's agent, John Boggs, confirmed Friday that Prior has a tear in his right shoulder capsule. Prior, who had surgery on the shoulder last year, will not throw for at least two weeks. ''We...
Left-hander feeling no lingering effects from cancer surgery By Mark Thoma / Special to MLB.com PHOENIX -- A day after throwing a 35-pitch bullpen session, Doug Davis said he felt fine on Friday and expects to make his scheduled start for Triple-A Tucson on Sunday. Should everything go well on...
Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez reported no problems with his strained right quadriceps Friday, one day after running the bases for the first since being sidelined last month, A-Rod is scheduled to play in the first of three extended spring training games today. "Thumbs up," Rodriguez said...
NEW YORK , May 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — SpongeTech(R) Delivery Systems, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: SPNG) announced today that they will be a sponsor of Straw's Key, which debuts tonight on the SportsNet New York (SNY) cable network. This new feature will air during the 6:30 to 7:00 p.m. EDT...
No matter how much you hope, or how nice you ask him, New York Mets closer Billy Wagner is not going to stop speaking his mind.The Mets repeatedly pay witness to this as Wagner continues his third year with the club. The question now is, how much longer can the closer's talent keep him from...
The whispers are starting to get louder. Ken Griffey Jr.'s time in Cincinnati finally appears to be coming to an end.Of course, Griffey has veto power over any trade, which, depending on who you believe, he has used in the past. But this time it looks as if he knows the writing is on the wall.As...
