HOLLYWOOD DON MAY FINALLY LAND IN SERIES

October 10, 2008 - PHILADELPHIA - It sure looked like Don Mattingly, albeit with a few strands of gray in a soul patch. It sure sounded like Don Mattingly, full of the familiar optimism and pleasantry. But that uniform? This is what Brett Favre in Jets green must look like back in Green Bay. Mattingly has been Los Angeles' full-time hitting coach since mid-July, yet the Dodgers blue thing is still kind of...

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FIGHTIN' PHILS NOT EASY TO KEEP DOWN

October 10, 2008 - PHILADELPHIA - Derek Lowe spent a good deal of last night's NLCS opener assembling the DVD that he would want, among others, the New York teams to view when deciding how to spend their free-agent...more >
DON’T BE SUCKERED BY MANNY'S ACT

October 9, 2008 - PHILADELPHIA - The visiting clubhouse at Citizens Bank Park opened to the media at noon yesterday, and if you walked in at 12:01, already there was a huddle of microphones, cameras, pens and pads...more >
HALOS LOSE - AND YANKS DO, TOO

October 7, 2008 - BOSTON - The Yankees stopped playing more than a week ago and yet their season keeps getting worse. If you think that is impossible, then just consider the following: 1. The two teams that...more >
TEIXEIRA PERFECT FIT FOR BOMBERS

October 7, 2008 - BOSTON - On paper, few free agents this offseason will match skill set to needs of a team nearly as well as Mark Teixeira does with the Yankees. After Jason Giambi's walrus-on-skates act, the...more >
YOUTH MOVEMENT SERVES BOSTON WELL

October 6, 2008 - BOSTON - They are not Idiots any more. Ingenious in the front office and professional on the field, the Red Sox have left their 2004 champions behind in just about every way. The pulse of the...more >
METS TO MANUEL: WE KINDA BELIEVE

October 5, 2008 - THE Mets yesterday officially turned Jerry Manuel from their interim manager to their lame-duck manager. Manuel received a two-year contract for about $2 million, or essentially the same deal...more >
YANKS NEED TO HAVE PATIENCE WITH YOUNG GUNS

October 5, 2008 - THE White Sox's season was saved by a pair of young pitchers who were a combined 7-18 with a 5.43 ERA a year ago. The 2008 White Sox continued to play into October because when faced with their...more >
NOW IT'S TIME TO PLAN LONG-TERM

October 3, 2008 - JERRY Manuel mulled his lineup card last Sunday; the most important game for his team, his most important game as a manager. Finally - reluctantly - he wrote in Nick Evans hitting fifth and Ramon...more >
YANKEES' GM KNOWS LEGACY ON THE LINE

October 2, 2008 - THREE years ago was the time to bail out. Brian Cashman knew it. He saw the perfect storm forming against the Yankees: An aging roster, a bereft farm system and a widespread economic health in the...more >
$ALES PITCH IS VITAL FOR DEEP CC FISHING

October 1, 2008 - EIGHT years ago, the top start ing pitcher in the free-agent market had no desire to be a New Yorker or a Yankee. None. Then, in early November 2000, the phone rang in a Montoursville, Pa., home...more >