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Yankees' Recent Play Lets Cashman Wait
Courant Staff WriterThough a baseball season stretches across six months, any moment can be critical. And it doesn't even have to come in a victory. The Yankees lost to the Reds Saturday, but with his six strong innings, Dan Giese changed the organization's outlook. "It...Tags: Brian Fuentes, Hank Steinbrenner, Roy Oswalt, Jorge Posada, Jason Giambi
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Piazza made Mets matter while Yankees owned N.Y.
mark.herrmann@newsday.comJust short of 10 years since the day that changed his life, Mike Piazza officially acknowledged it's time to start a new one. As he retired, he verbally tipped his cap to one special phase of his amazing baseball career, and it was a Mets cap, the one...Tags: John Olerud, New York Mets, Tom Glavine, Baseball, Basketball
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After 16 years, Piazza calls it a career
Mike Piazza is retiring from baseball after a 16-season career in which he became one of the top-hitting catchers in history. ''After discussing my options with my wife, family and agent, I felt it was time to start a new chapter in my life,'' the...Tags: New York Mets, Baseball, Tom Glavine, Yogi Berra, Mike Piazza
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Mike Piazza retires
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- Mike Piazza is retiring from baseball following a 16-season career in which he became one of the top-hitting catchers in history. "After discussing my options with my wife, family and agent, I felt it was time to start a new...Tags: New York Mets, Baseball, Yogi Berra, Mike Piazza, Major League Baseball
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This day at the old ballpark: April 1
April 1, 2002, at Shea: Al Leiter earned his only Opening Day victory as a Met when he allowed four hits and a walk and struck out four in six innings in a 6-2 win against Pittsburgh before 53,734. Edgardo Alfonzo, in his last season as a Met, had three...Tags: Roberto Alomar, Jay Payton
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This day at the old ballpark: April 3
April 3, 2000, at Shea: Al Leiter struck out seven in eight innings as the Mets beat the Padres, 2-1. Armando Benitez got the save after Derek Bell's solo homer in the eighth. April 3, 2005, at Yankee Stadium: Randy Johnson won his Yankees debut by...Tags: New York Mets, Armando Benitez, San Diego Padres, Boston Red Sox, Randy Johnson
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This day at the old ballpark: April 2
April 2, 2003, at Shea: After the Mets were routed in the season opener, Al Leiter rode early home runs by Cliff Floyd and Roger Cedeņo to a 4-1 win over the Cubs. April 2, 2001, at Yankee Stadium: Roger Clemens won the season opener, going 8 1/3 innings...Tags: All Stars, Bernie Williams, New York Mets, Jorge Posada, Baseball
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Ask Paul Sullivan
Ask Paul resurfaces to answer questions about the possibility of a Jeff Samardzija sighting at Wrigley Field, moving Alfonso Soriano down in the order, and whether the Cubs should bring back Sammy Sosa for the playoff push. Does Jeff Samardzija have a...Tags: Will Ohman, Baseball, Lou Piniella, Sammy Sosa, Alfonso Soriano
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Whole world knows what's expected
kat.obrien@newsday.comIn Yankee-time, it's been a long drought since the last world championship came to the Bronx. Since the Yankees beat the Mets to win the 2000 World Series - their fourth title in five years - the championship has gone from west (Arizona and Anaheim) to...Tags: Radio, Derek Jeter, American League, New York Mets, Jorge Posada
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Yanks make loud statement
STAFF CORRESPONDENTBOSTON - The first time the Yankees suffered such an embarrassing blowout loss to the Red Sox, it took them two weeks to recover. This time, all it took was a good night's sleep. The Yankees came back yesterday for a hard-fought 7-4 win, perhaps making a...Tags: Bernie Williams, Manny Ramirez, Derek Jeter, Newsday Inc., Baseball
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