INSIDE BASEBALL / By JON HEYMAN
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The New York Mets have been internally discussing the viability of acquiring World Series MVP Manny Ramirez as the antidote to their offensive woes.
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Stick a tape in the VCR and save it for posterity. Clip the newspapers. Buy the frame for the ticket stub. Baseball history beckons.
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The Sporting News - Some of you may know, this is my first offseason covering baseball -- I had been Sporting News' NBA writer for seven years or so. My man Stan McNeal has that beat well-covered now, and I am sticking with MLB, a switch we made at the end of the World Series.
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RANDY Johnson was not at Yankee Stadium yesterday. He was not in the Stadium Club being introduced to the news media; that was Carl Pavano.
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A look at the American League; second of two parts The Yankees and the Red Sox are the center of the baseball universe. They are the most watched teams in spring training, and most of the time they deliver dynamic story lines. This year is no exception.
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NEW YORK -- Seventh games are postseason baseball&#39;s mother lode. When you hit on one of those babies, you&#39;ve hit on something big.
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Mike Mussina pitched seven scoreless innings on Tuesday night. (John Dunn for The New York Times) âI canât say that, because we havenât allowed ourselves the luxury of thinking that,â Joe Torre said. âNot only for him, but for anybody.â Maybe I should have known better than to ask that question before the Yankees have clinched. But [...].
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The Sporting News - MLB.com correspondents offer the following report on players who have something to prove in spring training.
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Schneider&#39;s four hits tied a career-high...Wilkerson leads the majors with eight lead-off home runs this season...Hernandez hasn&#39;t beaten the Braves since August 18, 2000 in San Francisco, when he was a member of the Giants...Montreal beat Atlanta for the
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Q: Hey Peter, thanks so much for taking time out here. It&#39;s been mentioned that you once said the St. Louis Cardinal&#39;s fans are the &quot;best fans in baseball.
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Steve Finley now hits home runs in support of Jose Lima, but for years, he hit them off the flamboyant right-hander. What did he think of Lima back then?
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The news comes fast and furious. Pedro Martinez goes to Tampa to visit George Steinbrenner. Theo Epstein and John Henry go to Florida for their turn with Pedro. Carl Pavano comes to Boston to visit Curt Schilling. Jason Varitek says he's not a goner. Derek Lowe is a goner, but he says he wishes it could be different. Orlando Cabrera ...
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The YankeesÂ magic number is down to one after beating the Blue Jays, while this week's Sports Illustrated cover story focuses on Alex Rodriguez and his complicated place in the clubhouse.
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By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer. either pick up his option or not, it&#39;s up to them. Jon wants to remain a. on first baseman Travis Lee and their 2006 option on reliever Paul Quantrill.
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This is how the AL West was un-won: Basically, the same way it was so often won. How ironic that the Oakland Athletics â-inners of the last three division championships with
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SAN DIEGO ---- The batter&#39;s eye in baseball is the device that prevents hitters from losing sight of the tiny white pill emerging from a pitcher&#39;s hand amid the swarm of distracting motions beyond the outfield fence.
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It&#39;s hard to believe that it&#39;s been 50 years since Willie Mays made The Catch in Game 1 of the 1954 World Series. I didn&#39;t see The Catch on television -- I was only 11 years old -- but I&#39;ve seen the highlights of it many times.