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Turns out Yankees did Dodgers' Torre a favor
shaun.powell@newsday.comAfter giving them a dozen years of mostly meritorious service, Joe Torre thought they were suddenly doing him a great injustice. What's the word he used that fateful day? Insult. Yeah, that's it. Insult. The Yankees insulted their manager by placing...Tags: Chien-Ming Wang, Public Employees, Derek Jeter, Boston Red Sox, Baseball
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Maddon Has Rays In Deep
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Cliff Floyd, a 16-year major league veteran of six franchises and a pretty fair clubhouse philosopher, didn't need Occam's razor to cut to the chase. "The big thing with Joe Maddon," Floyd said Thursday, "is he allows...Tags: Public Employees, Boston Red Sox, Phil Jackson, David Ortiz, Jim Morrison
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Casey Stengel welcomes fans to new Shea Stadium
WatchdogCheck out this fantastic footage from our friends at Reel Sports Fan of the building of Shea Stadium and words of wisdom from Casey Stengel on the joys of escalators. Casey also touts Shea's food and beverage options, and adds,......Tags: New York Mets
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Manuel's interim tag is removed, but pressure isn't
david.lennon@newsday.comThere was no Shea Stadium unveiling yesterday for Jerry Manuel. No podium, no sponsor's backdrop, no smiling photo ops of Manuel shaking hands with general manager Omar Minaya and COO Jeff Wilpon. Just a voice from Sacramento on the other end of the team'...Tags: Omar Minaya, Baseball, Carlos Delgado, Billy Wagner, Contracts
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Blame the Yankees for Wall Street's panic
By now all of you folks, even those of you whose sole media consumption consists of reading "The Family Circus" on the comics page, have heard about this pesky financial crisis we're having. So we here at the Get Serious! Fiscal Financial Fiduciary...Tags: Tampa Bay Rays, Florida Marlins, Baseball, All Stars, Fidel Castro
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SHEA GOODBYE THE METS: A pocketful of miracles
Special to NewsdayWhen they've been good, they've been very good, occasionally great. When they've been bad, they've been inept, sometimes laughably so. If there's one characteristic the Mets have lacked throughout their existence, it's consistency. No other franchise...Tags: Nolan Ryan, Jim Bunning, Carlos Beltran, Mike Piazza, Baseball
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SHEA GOODBYE THE METS: Corporate nickname simply 'Amazin'
They considered Rebels, Skyliners, Burros, Continentals and even Jets and Islanders. But original club owner Joan Payson and her staff decided on "Mets," which was short for the team's corporate name, New York Metropolitan Baseball Club, and historical,...Tags: New York Mets, Major League Baseball, Baseball, Football
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SHEA GOODBYE THE METS: Casey's appeal? You could look it up
"Can't anybody here play this game?" That is the enduring Mets valedictory of Casey Stengel, the Old Perfessor, who managed the Mets with such style that you could have called him the cornerstone of Shea Stadium except that it's round, which is the...Tags: Macy's, New York Mets, Public Holidays, Major League Baseball, Thanksgiving
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Mets' nickname simply Amazin'
They considered Rebels, Skyliners, Burros, Continentals and even Jets and Islanders. But original club owner Joan Payson and her staff decided on " Mets,'' which was short for the team's corporate name, New York Metropolitan Baseball Club, and historical,...Tags: New York Mets, Major League Baseball, Football, Baseball
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Yankees prepare to say good-bye to Stadium
anthony.rieber@newsday.comSometime Sunday night, probably between 11:30 and midnight but possibly later, the final pitch will be thrown at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees would like it to be thrown by Mariano Rivera in the top of the ninth inning to end a win against the Orioles. Or...Tags: Phil Rizzuto, Reggie Jackson, Baseball, Miller Huggins, Mariano Rivera
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THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES
A lesson learned My father and I arrived very early during batting practice for my first Yankee Stadium game. I was eating my peanuts and Cracker Jack and not paying attention. All of a sudden, my father jumped and raced back about 10 rows to retrieve...Tags: David Wells, Boston Red Sox, Christmas, Baseball, All Stars
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The Last Dance
anthony.rieber@newsday.comSometime tonight, probably between 11:30 and midnight but possibly later, the final pitch will be thrown at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees would like it to be thrown by Mariano Rivera in the top of the ninth inning to end a win against the Orioles. (Or...Tags: Phil Rizzuto, Reggie Jackson, Baseball, Miller Huggins, Mariano Rivera
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