Rocket Launches Yanks Ever Closer

Written by Jason Singer on July 19, 2007. Posted in Posts, Sports

Roger Clemens apparently spent his extended offseason transforming into Harry Houdini, because the Rocket continues to magically escape trouble time after time. Clemens labored last night, allowing a season-high nine hits and throwing 99 pitches through just six innings, but surrendered only one run in a 6-1 Yankee victory. Alex Rodriguez doubled home the winning
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An Old Friend Joins Atlanta

Written by Jason Singer on July 18, 2007. Posted in Posts, Sports

The Eighth Wonder of the World is back in the big leagues. Julio “the ageless” Franco, just one week removed from being cut by the New York Mets, has signed with the NL East-rival Atlanta Braves. Franco, who by some accounts has been playing in the National League since its formation in 1876, spent five
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Marbury Chooses Pasta Over Big Apple

Written by Jason Singer on July 18, 2007. Posted in Posts, Sports

Oh, the joys of Italy: The Sistine Chapel, Venetian canals, exquisite food and overpaid, pass-first point guards. New York Knicks point guard Stephon Marbury, or “Starbury” as he calls himself, already has travel plans after his contract expires in 2009. The extremely talented, much maligned former All-Star would like to move to Italy. Marbury, who
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Blue Jaysâ€™ Suckage Reaches New High

Written by Jason Singer on July 18, 2007. Posted in Posts, Sports

The New York Yankees benefited from some much-needed luck last night, when Toronto reliever Jeremy Accardo did his best Chicken Little impression and balked home the game-tying run in the bottom of the ninth. Then, one inning later, a wild-pitch by Casey Janssen moved Alex Rodriguez to second, before Robinson Cano delivered a walk-off single
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Mets Make Padres Beg For Madres

Written by Jason Singer on July 18, 2007. Posted in Posts, Sports

If anybody doubted the potential of the New York Mets, Willie Randolph’s club probably erased those uncertainties last night. The Mets faced the National League’s best team—San Diego—which sent their best pitcher to the mound—Jake Peavy—and New York still clobbered them 7-0. The forever-youthful Orlando Hernández spun a seven-inning gem, allowing no runs and scattering
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â€™04 Yankees Voted Biggest Chokers Ever

Written by Kari Milchman on July 17, 2007. Posted in Posts, Sports

Eight years ago this week, Jean Van de Velde secured his place in golf infamy when the foolish Frenchman, as he came to be known, suffered a severe case of larynx-tightening on the 72nd hole at Carnoustie and lost the 1999 British Open Championship in spectacular fashion. Van de Velde, a relative unknown, made a
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Islanders Make Move, No One Cares

Written by Jason Singer on July 17, 2007. Posted in Posts, Sports

Yesterday, the New York Islanders—that other hockey team here in the city—signed talented, young defenseman Chris Campoli to a three-year deal worth about $1.9 million. The 23-year-old Ontario native has 10 goals and 38 assists in 131 career games, all of which have been in an Islanders uniform. Of course it hardly matters since General
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Loud-Mouthed Wells Shuts Up Mets

Written by Jason Singer on July 17, 2007. Posted in Posts, Sports

Just one day after madcap New York Mets outfielder Lasting Milledge predicted the boys from Queens would run away with the NL East division title despite having just a 1.5 game lead over Atlanta, the loudest man in the majors made him eat his words. David “Boomer” Wells pitched six solid innings—Milledge went 0-for-4 and
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Toronto Proves Canada Has No Spine

Written by Jason Singer on July 17, 2007. Posted in Posts, Sports

Who’s the New York Yankees’ most clutch player? Derek Jeter? Hideki Matsui? Mariano Rivera? Forget all those high-priced superstars, little-known Andy Phillips is throwing his name in the hat. For the second straight night, Phillips singled home the go-ahead runs as the Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 6-4. The Yanks have now captured four
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Yankees Not Totally Dead, Just Mostly

Written by Jason Singer on July 16, 2007. Posted in Posts, Sports

The New York Yankees have finally emerged from the hellish abyss of sub-.500 baseball. This weekend, the Bombers took three out of four road games from the woeful Tampa Bay Devil Rays, improving their record to 45-44 and cutting the first-place Red Sox’s lead to nine games—the first time it’s been single digits since June
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