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The Mets have found themselves their new catcher. Omir Santos, who was called up from Triple-A Buffalo last month to replace the injured Brian Schneider has been nothing but spetacular for the Metroplitans this season. Last week Santos beat the Boston Red Sox with his two run home run over the Green Monster, and tonight, Santos delivered again. He hit a solo home run off of Sean White to tie the Mets game with the Florida Marlins at one in the fifth inning. Then in the 11th inning, Santos won the game with an RBI single to drive in Gary Sheffield. Santos is hitting .276 this season for the Mets with 3 homeruns and 17 RBI. His energy and sense of the big moment in the big game is something the Mets have never really had. You could say he is their version of Yadier Molina, the Cardinals catcher who has developed a career of big hits in big moments, i.e. his game clinching homer against the Mets in Game Seven of the 2006 NLCS. Because of Santos' heroics, the Mets were able to deal Ra...

YANKEES 9 RANGERS 2 Yankees on the march! The Bombers have now won 12 of their last 15 games, to improve to 27-20, tying for first place in the AL East. The key for the Yankees was its offense which produced 15 hits, 4 home runs and 9 runs against the Rangers on Wednesday night. Mark Teixeira once again delivered, this time a two run blast that cleared the wall in left field to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead. In the third, Derek Jeter lined a double down the left field line to bring in Kevin Cash to make it 3-0 Bombers. A. J. Burnett bounced back from a mediocre outing against the Phillies last week, giving the Yankees six strong innings of three hit ball. Burnett struck out seven Rangers, surrendering only one hit combined between Ian Kinsler, Michael Young, and Josh Hamilton, the heart of the Rangers powerful lineup. Hideki Matsui awoke from his slump, blasting a solo shot to right field to give the Yankees a 4-0 lead. Later in the seventh, Matsui went deep again, this one a two run bo...

METS 7 NATIONALS 4 Controversy appears to stalk the Mets these days. For the fourth time in five days umpires have had to review another home run, and, for the fourth straight time, the ruling came in favor of the Mets. If there is one team that will endorse replay at the end of the season, the Mets might be that team. In a game that followed many twists and turns, Daniel Murphy's home run, or phantom double, was the difference tonight. In the sixth inning, with Gary Sheffield on base, and Jordan Zimmerman once again mastering the Mets by holding them to three runs in the game's first five innings, controversy struck. Murphy blasted a pitch to the deep, well-shaped wall in right field. The ball appeared to have died in front of the Subway restaurants sign which makes up part of the large overhang in right. The ball fell off the Modell's store sign a few feet below and dropped to the ground. Sheffield scored easily, but there remained a question: Was it a home run for the st...

The injury bug is becoming an epidemic in the Mets clubhouse. With Carlos Delgado already on the shelf with a torn labrum , Jose Reyes and Ryan Church were both placed on the 15 day disabled list. Carlos Beltran will not hit the DL , at least right now, with inflammation in his knee. Beltran will miss the rest of the week but could return to action by Friday. Reyes has struggled to recover from tendinitis in his right calf which he aggravated last week in Los Angeles. Meanwhile, Church is nursing a hamstring injury and needs more time to heal. This marks the sixth player to hit the DL for the Mets that are already missing Oliver Perez who was demoted due to poor pitching, Brian Schneider out with a bad back, and Alex Cora, a torn ligament in his right thumb. With these recent injuries, the Mets had no choice but to call up their top minor league prospect, Fernando Martinez. Martinez went 0 for 2 with an RBI in his first major league start. The Mets also acquired Wilson Valdez ...

METS 5 NATIONALS 2 It took a while, but baseball's new home run video replay rule is starting to create controversy by settling disputes on the field. For the third straight game, a challenge on a home run played a major role in the Mets victory; however, unlike Saturday night when it was obvious that Omir Santos' fly ball cleared the gigantic Green Monster at Fenway Park, tonight's controversy was not as overt. With the score tied at one, Gary Sheffield took a 2-1 pitch from lefty John Lannan and blasted a shot to the left field wall. The ball was interfered with by a foolhardy fan who thought that sticking his glove out t o catch it was a better idea than finishing his hot dog. The initial ruling: three run home run. Nationals manager Manny Acta stormed out of the dugout and asked for a challenge. Through several replays it was quite clear that the ball was interfered with which would mean no home run. If the fan had not interfered, the ball probably would have graz...

When the Jets drafted David Harris from the University of Michigan University in 2007, they were hoping to have gotten a kid who would one day become a great NFL linebacker. The Jets during their history have had good linebackers, from Gregg Buttle to Marvin Jones and Mo Lewis to Bryan Cox, but the franchise has never had a dominant player at the position. Whenever it seemed that the franchise was on the verge of fielding a great player at linebacker, they let him go, such as James Farrior and John Abraham. There has never been a Ray Lewis or a Lawrence Taylor on this team, nor a Jack Lambert or Teddy Bruschi. However, in 2009, Harris has a chance to break with past history in a big way. In 2007, Harris was a standout all season. He recorded 121 tackles and appeared to be in on every single play, whether a run, a sack, or pass coverage, Harris was all-world that season. But in 2008, Harris dropped off the radar, in spite of consistent and somewhat undeserved praise. Color it a sophomo...

YANKEES 11 RANGERS 1 Losing two out of three to the Philadelphia Phillies is not enough to stop the Yankee express right now. After a disappointing 4-3 loss to Philadelphia on Sunday, the Yankees turned around and made this Memorial Day a memorable one. The Bombers pounded out 19 hits, 11 runs, 5 doubles and a triple in an 11-1 rout of the Texas Rangers. Box Score . The Yankees got on the board early and often on Rangers starter Matt Harrison. Derek Jeter started the game off with double to the center field wall, and Johnny Damon singled to move Jeter to third base. Then a pair of old Rangers burned the current Rangers big time; Mark Teixeira laced a double to left to drive home Jeter and move Damon to third. Next, A-Rod singled up the middle to drive in Damon to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead. In the third, the Yankees went ballistic. After a Damon double and Teixeira walk, A-Rod once again delivered . This time he doubled to left to bring home Damon to make it 3-0. Robinson Cano...

A report from the New York Post states that safety Kerry Rhodes, one of the team leaders of the New York Jets, could be in big time trouble. A Canadian woman claims Rhodes and another man raped her in Morristown, New Jersey late Friday. Rhodes said through the New York Jets: "The police confirmed to me that I am not the subject of this allegation." The story reports that the woman went out with a friend to a club in Manhattan where she met Rhodes and the other gentleman . The Post reported that she didn't know who Rhodes was until her friend informed her. After their meeting at the club, the woman joined Rhodes and his guest back in Morristown where they supposedly raped her. READ STORY . The investigation is still ongoing. If there is any truth to the matter then Rhodes is in big trouble with the law, which is the last thing that he and the Jets need at this time. Rhodes is an important asset to the Jets since he is one of the longest tenured players on the team, a...

METS 5 RED SOX 3 If someone told you that the New York Mets would go to Boston without the services of Carlos Delgado and Jose Reyes, that they would have Dan Murphy leading off, and Ryan Church batting second. That Ramon Martinez would start at short, Jeremy Reed would start in center field, and Johan Santana was going into the game with a 6.98 career ERA at Fenway, you probably bet that the Mets would lose. As ESPN's Chris Berman likes to say, "THAT'S WHY THEY PLAY THE GAME!" Santana was brilliant against the Sox, getting stronger with each inning, and even shouting back at Boston's boisterous first baseman Kevin Youklis after Youklis leaned into one of Santana's pitches in the fifth inning. Santana was great: seven innings, six hits, three runs, two earned runs and eight strike outs. He made the Red Sox look foolish all night long, in what was his most important start of the year, considering the Mets were reeling from insult and injury. In the fourth, th...

PHILLIES 7 YANKEES 3 Hey! New York Yankees, now you know why the Philadelphia Phillies give the cross town Mets nightmares. The World Champions homered four times off of Yankee pitching, making the new Yankee Stadium into their own little play pen, as they took game one 7-3. The Phils got off to a fast start when Jimmy Rollins led off the game with a solo home run to the very, very, very short porch in right field to give the Phillies a 1-0 lead. The second inning was more of the same. With Matt Stairs already on base, C arlos Ruiz blasted a two run shot to left to make it 3-0 Philly. A. J. Burnett, who came into the game with a five ERA for the Yankees, never had it tonight. In six innings Burnett gave up eight hits and five runs, inclulding three home runs. Burnett falls to 2-2 with an ERA of 5.28. With the Phillies up 5-0, Alex Rodriguez blasted his sixth home run of the year to cut the deficit to 5-1. However, the Phillies, as they always do, never gave in. Raul Ibanez who is havin...

Over the last couple of years many have called for an end to Interleague play in baseball, since match-ups like Royals vs. Pirates, or Mets vs. Mariners were failing to draw big crowds and big TV ratings. These people have called for, and, understandably so, a return to a MLB schedule where all teams stay inside of their league for all 162 ball games. Well at least for one weekend, the dissenters of interleague play can't say anything. No it is not another version of the Subway Series, it may be even better. The Yankees will play host to the World Champion Philadelphia Phillies, the same Phillies who are the Mets arch rival in the NL East. Meanwhile, the Mets travel to Boston to take on the Yankees most hated rival the R ed Sox. It is a switch for the ages. Two New York teams taking on the other teams' nemesis. This is what interleague play is all about, the intreguing match-up that will make fans want to watch. The Mets will limp into Boston with a four game losing streak, ba...

DODGERS 2 METS 1 As if it weren't bad enough to be a member of the Mets right now, not only did the Mets fall for the fourth straight time this week, they may have lost Jose Reyes in the process. In the third inning, Reyes grounded out to second but came up limping after the out was recorded at first base. Reyes aggravated his calf muscle which has been giving him trouble this past week. Reyes limped into the clubhouse and did not return to the game. The extent of his injury is still not clear, nor is it clear how long he will be out. Even worse is the play of the Mets offense. Ever since Carlos Delgado went down for two months with hip surgery, the Mets seem to have forgotten how to hit the ball. They are batting .218 as a team in the last four games with six runs scored and 29 hits. Uglier, the Mets are hitting .088 with runners in scoring position during this arid stretch. If Reyes hits the DL, then the offense will continue to suffer. The Mets really don't have anyone else...

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YANKEES 9 ORIOLES 1 Look out Toronto and Boston, here come the Yankees. After easily sweeping the Twins Monday night, the Yankees went back to work Tuesday and destroyed the Royals to earn their seventh win in a row. Ironically, in order to earn this victory, the Yankees scored seven runs in the seventh inning to put that baby to bed. With bases loaded, new catcher Francisco Cervelli reached on a error by Orioles short stop Robert Andino to bring home Nick Swisher, giving the Yankees a 3-1 lead. Derek Jeter followed the error with a double off the wall in center to drive in Melky Cabrera and Robinson Cano, making it 5-1 Bombers. Cervelli came in to score the Yankees sixth run after center fielder Adam Jones' error when he missed the cut off man. Johnny Damon drove in Jeter with an RBI single to center, and Mark Teixeira swung a hot bat after his two run home run to the Bleacher Creatures in right; 9-1 Yankees. Teixeria leads the Yankees with 11 home runs this season and appears mo...

I trust the Jets are happy now. I hope Woody Johnson and Co. were all smiles when they got a gander at Tuesday's New York Post. In living color on the front cover of the tabloid poses their new quarterback Mark Sanchez with a red hot bikini babe excerpted from a GQ magazine spread. Inside, more seductive photos of Sanchez and the beauty queen delight the eye. TAKE A LOOK :) The Jets have a new version of Broadway Joe, who appears to have spent much of his time fooling around with single women in the city than he did studying a playbook. This is all okay as long as the quarterback wins games. Tom Brady can get away with it because he has three Super Bowl rings to his credit. After all, "all work and no play makes" ... well, you know the rest. Matt Leinart of the Arizona Cardinals can not get away with philandering. Leinart has been a bust, and whenever he is caught posing with half naked models, it certainly raises eyebrows about his professional commitment. If Sanchez ...

DODGERS 3 METS 2 Who cares that Tim Redding made a good first impression in his first start with the Mets. Who cares that Gary Sheffield tied this game at two with a dribbler down the right field line to score Angel Pagan. What matters is two things for the Mets in this game against the Dodgers: (1) Injuries can kill, (2) Mental mistakes can kill even more. The Mets played this game without the services of Jose Reyes (calf), Carlos Delgado (out two months with a labrum tear) and Alex Cora (thumb); the Metropolitans had to go with Jeremy Reed, Pagan and Ramon Martinez if they had any hope of winning, but they just couldn't get past their problems late in this game. More specifically, the substitutions cost the Mets --big time. In the bottom of the 11, the Dodgers had loaded the bases on Mets reliever Brian Stokes. The Mets had five men in the infield, with Carlos Beltran as the extra infielder coming in from center to play second. The Mets were hoping to keep the ball in the infield...

Not a good day to be a fan or a member of the New York Metropolitans. Read Press Release . Carlos Delgado, the team's cleanup hitter, who resurrected his career last season with an outstanding hitting performance finishing 2008 with 38 home runs, will likely miss two months or more because of a labrum tear in his hip. Delgado will have arthroscopic surgery to fix the tear and remove a bone spur. During the off season, there was little doubt that the Mets were to pick up Delgado's $11 million option for 2009. He was the best first baseman on the free agent market and was the best third baseman the Mets had on their roster. It seemed to make sense to bring him back, even at his age, 36. Delgado got off to a great start this season, hitting .298 with four homers and 23 RBIs. It was clear at the time that the Mets were getting the Delgado who stunned the world in the second half with his offensive surge; the Delgado who struggled in April and May of 2008 was gone for good. Now Delg...

YANKEES 6 TWINS 4 Just when things looked lost for the Yankees, they pull themselves right back into a game to find a way to come away with victory. In another game where Minnesota's Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau both went deep to help propel Minnesota to a 4-3 lead late in the eighth inning, the Yankees stormed back on the Minnesota's beleaguered bullpen. In the eighth inning, Hideki Matsui smacked a ground rule double to left to get things going. Ramiro Pena came into run for Matsui, who has had hamstring injuries of late, and Derek Jeter's bunt moved Pena to third with a chance to tie the game. Mark Texiera, who enjoyed a blast today against Minnesota starter Nick Blackburn, hit a three run shot off him in the third inning, continuing to tatoo the right hander. Texieria lined a single to right to drive in Pena for his fourth RBI of the day. Mariano Rivera did a wonderful job in relief for the Yankees, pitching two shut out innings, surrendering only two hits to the Twins...

METS 8 GIANTS 6 It is appears the Mets are finally turning the corner. For the second straight night, the Mets stormed back from a huge deficit to beat back the San Francisco Giants; however, today's victory was special. It was the biggest comeback victory of the year, and it came when the Giants had their ace, Tim Linceum, on the mound; moreover, the Mets were playing without the services of Carlos Delgado and Jose Reyes. Livan Hernandez got roughed up early in this one for the Mets. He surrendered four runs in the first inning that included a Pablo Sandoval RBI single to tie the game; an RBI double by Benji Molina gave the Giants a 2-1 lead, and a two run single by Rich Aurilia positioned the San Francisco Giants in a seemingly insurmountable 4-1 lead. Linceum was pretty good for his part. Through the first five innings, he surrendered one run, and it appeared that the former Cy Young Award winner had the Mets right where he wanted them, but then the bottom fell out for San Fran...

YANKEES 5 TWINS 4 So much for that five game home losing streak. Now people can stop complaining about the Yankees not having any home field advantage anymore, because the Yankees found a way to beat back closer Joe Nathan and the Minnesota Twins in the Bronx, Friday night to open a ten game home stand. The Twins tatooed Phil Hughes eary in this game. Justin Morneau blasted a solo home run to lead off the second inning to give the Twins a 1-0 lead. In the fifth, Morneau went yard again for his second solo home run of the night to make it 3-0 Twins. But, the Yankees would not give in. Derek Jeter's solo home run in the bottom of the fifth off of Francisco Lirano made it 3-1. It was Jeter's fifth home run of the year, and it was a good sign considering that Jeter missed the Toronto series with an oblique strain earlier this week. Still the Twins had the long ball going in their favor. Joe Mauer, who has been red hot since missing a month of the season due to rehab from off-season...

Carlos Delgado we hardly knew ye. The former All Star first baseman could have his 2009 season and his entire career come to a screeching halt after it was discovered that Delgado has a series of potentially career-threatening hip problems. According to the New York Post, "Minaya said team doctors determined that Delgado has an impingement in his right hip, a small bone spur in the hip and a partial tear of an unspecified area of the hip. "A hip impingement is a lack of space between the neck of the hip socket and its rim; it causes them to jam together when the hip is flexed. That can lead to labrum damage, as well as degenerative arthritis." (Hubbach, Mets Carlos Delgado May Miss Season ). The Mets are still holding out hope before they disable Delagdo. In the interim, the Mets will rely on Fernando Tatis and Dan Murphy to play first base. Many expect Murphy to be the long term answer at first, but if the Mets can get a proven first baseman via a trade with some pop i...

METS 7 GIANTS 4 God must be a Met fan. Or, maybe, it is just that May is the Mets' favorite month. Either way, coming off a 8-7 defeat to the Atlanta Braves Wednesday and flying across the country to California, a long day's journey into night ended in grand style for the Mets as they bounced back to beat the Giants 7-4 late Thursday night. After falling behind 2-1 in the first inning, the Mets stormed back against the Giants, slapping around Jonathan Sanchez, a pitcher who was 2-1 with a 3.55 ERA against them coming into last night. In the third inning, with Carlos Beltran on with a single, and Gary Sheffield on with a ground rule double, David Wright turned on the jets for the first time this season. Wright slapped a single to shortstop, allowing Beltran to score with the tying run. Wright then stole second base, good enough to distract Sanchez, who threw a wild pitch to the plate, allowing Sheffield to score with the lead run. John Maine was brilliant; the right-hander has p...

Rex Ryan was a tad perturbed today after Leon Washington and Thomas Jones continued their hold out from OTA's. " I would say maybe a little ... [surprised]," Ryan said at his news conference this afternoon about Washington's absence. "I was disappointed. Again, it's a voluntary camp. Would I like him to be here? Absolutely, no question; I'd love for Leon to be here, and Thomas. But he chose not to be here and that's unfortunate ." (Randy Lange, " Rex disappointed by Leon and Thomas Absences ." In the story, Ryan goes on to say that he expects both veteran running backs to appear at mandatory mini-camp from June 9-11." That word 'mandatory,' to me; I'm not the smartest guy, but I think you should be here. I expect him to be here and I expect Thomas to be here as well ," Ryan said. It will be interesting to see how Ryan reacts if both fail to appear in June, since it will be the first in-house crisis for the new he...

METS 4 BRAVES 3 It took about 17 innings for the Mets offense to wake up, but when they did, it was not a moment too soon. After the Atlanta Braves had built a 3-0 lead going into the eighth inning of Tuesday night's game against the Mets, it appeared that New York was on its way to another dismal defeat; instead, it was an interesting comeback and victory. Braves starter Jair Jurrijens fell apart in the eighth; he surrendered a single to light-hitting Jeremeny Reed and another single to the struggling Ryan Church to kick off the inning. Jose Reyes followed that up with a two run double off the 16 foot wall. Reyes tried to extend the double into a triple, but he was tagged out at third by Chipper Jones. Sometimes Reyes' imagination is bigger then his bite! That was enough for Bobby Cox, who had no choice but to go to his beleagured bullpen for the rest of the night. That turned out to be the biggest mistake Cox made. In the ninth with wacky closer Mike Gonzalez on the mound, C...

Chien Ming Wang is on his way back to the big leagues. Wang, who started the season 0-3 with a 34 ERA because of a hip injury and a lack of arm strength, pitched six shutout innings for Triple A Scranton, Tuesday night. Wang's speed reached as high as 93 mph, and it is only a matter of time before he makes a return to the Yankees.

Blue Jays 5 Yankees 1 Many years ago, Pedro Martinez once asked the Yankees and their fans this simple question: "Who's your daddy?" Well, the answer to that question is not Pedro, not anymore anyhow; the final answer to that question is Roy Halladay. The Blue Jays ace was his masterful self on Tuesday, pitching to his first complete games of the season, surrendering only five hits and a run in the effort while striking out five. Halladay is now 7-1 on the year with a 2.95 ERA. His win total now ties him with Kansas City's Zach Grenkie for most wins in the majors at this juncture in the season. With the game scoreless in the fourth, the Blue Jays were able to load the bases on ex-teammate A.J. Burnett, who matched Halladay pitch for pitch up to this point. Blue Jays' third baseman, Scott Rolen, laced a double to left field to allow both Vernon Wells and Alex Rios to score, making it 2-0 Jays. Rod Barajas capped the inning with a sacrifice fly to right center to d...

Here is some bad news for the Yankees. No it is not just the fact that they have to face Roy Halladay tonight in Tornoto, they will have to do it without the services of Derek Jeter, who will miss the game with an oblique muscle injury says a story provided by Sports Radio 66 WFAN in New York. It is unfortunate for the Yankees since Jeter leads the team with seven stolen bases this season. The All Star short stop is 19 for 79 against Halladay, a .241 batting average with no homers and four RBI. More later on his status.

It is only May 12, almost five months before the Jets kickoff the 2009 season in Houston Texas and already, the team has some major issues. No, it is not the impending quarterback battle between Kellen Clemens and Mark Sanchez, and, no, it is not the installation of Rex Ryan's complex 46 Defense. No, the problem is at one of the Jets strengths, the running game. Both running backs Thomas Jones and Leon Washington were no shows at the Jets organized team activities Monday afternoon in Florham Park because of disputes over their contract status. Jones, who led the AFC in rushing with 1,312 yards in 2008, skipped out on the Jets voluntary workouts in March, and there is reason to speculate that he could skip out on mandatory workouts next month if his agent Drew Rosenhaus and the Jets can't come to terms on a new deal. Currently, Jones is entering the third year of a four year $20 million contract, and apparently $5 million a year is not enough for him. Meanwhile, Washington is e...

BRAVES 8 METS 3 So much for that wonderful seven game winning streak. The Mets not only found a way to boot away baseballs on the infield, they found a way to boot their winning ways, and hand Johan Santana his second loss of the season. Santana didn't have great command tonight, but losing the game was not his fault. In the first inning, David Wright misplayed a chopper by Martin Prado to put two Braves on with one out in the inning. Later, Wright botched a throw to first on a Matt Diaz single. The throw got away from Fernando Tatis, allowing Yunel Escobar to score from third, 1-0 Braves. Meanwhile, Derek Lowe was fantastic for the Braves. The former free-agent who the Mets refused to sign to a four year contract must have had some extra motivation, blowing away the Mets offense. Lowe gave up only two runs on five hits in six and two-thirds innings to improve to 5-1 on the season. If you heard a toilet flush, it was Mets GM Omar Minaya throwing up, realizing that he blew the opp...

METS 8 PIRATES 4 Ok Met fans, how do you feel about your team now? Heh? Just over a week ago, Met fans were ready to fire Omar Minaya, Jerry Manuel and even Mr. Met after the team started off the season 9-12. Well, a 8-1 start to May that includes a seven game winning streak has the Mets in first place in the NL East. The Mets found themselves in a huge hole earlier this afternoon, after Livan Hernandez put the Mets into a 2-0 deficit, which was not helped by the fact that Pirates ace Ian Snell was on the mound through the first three innings of the game. Then, as typical with Snell throughout his career, the bottom fell out. David Wright followed a Carlos Delgado double with a blooping single to left to drive Delgado in to cut the Pirate lead in half. Wright would later steal second, and Daniel Murphy walked to set up Omir Santos. Santos laced a long deep single to right to drive in both Wright and Murphy to give the Mets a 3-2 lead. Finally, in the eighth, the Mets put the game away....

YANKEES 4 ORIOLES 0 Everything is now good in Yankee land. Not only did Alex Rodriguez return in style, but staff ace C.C. Sabathia was brilliant for the first time in a Yankee uniform, showing everyone why the Yankees paid him $161 million in the off-season. Sabathia got all he needed in the first inning, when Rodriguez went deep for his first home run of the season, a three run shot to give the Bombers a 3-0 lead. The homer was A-Rod's only hit, but it went a long way into proving that Rodriguez may be ready to put his troubled past, which has been now documented in a book by Sports Illustrated writer Selena Roberts, behind him, and focus on baseball. With A-Rod back in the line-up there is no telling what the Yankees could do offensively. He will take enormous pressure off of new comer Mark Texieria who has struggled this season batting only .192 this season drawing the ire of a few fans at the new Yankee Stadium in the opening weeks. As for Sabathia, he was in complete comman...