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The Mets Don't Much Care Anymore
We're going to be at Shea Stadium tonight to see our Cardinals one last time, but the real drama will be with the Mets, who are imploding in a rather dramatic way....
Hug It Out, Yankees; You're In The Playoffs
OK, who looked more lifelike: Castro in his latest speech; bin Laden in his last taped address; or George Steinbrenner during Wednesday's Yankees game? They dusted off the long-dead owner, propped him up in a luxury box and had him "watch" New York clinch a playoff berth on Wednesday, the Yankees be...
The Shirt That Never Was
Nothing tickles us pink more than an outdated championship shirt; our favorite is still when Nike had Final Four shirts for every team other than George Mason, the team whose shirts people would actually want....
MLB And ESPN Are No Longer BFF
That ongoing feud between ESPN and Major League Baseball — which was launched when ESPN announced the All-Star team minutes before MLB was about to, "exclusively" — has graduated from the All-Star Game to the postseason. ESPN isn't covering any postseason games, and now, it looks like, they don't ev...
Joba Is The New F—k Lion
By now, you've probably seen these photos of various New York Yankees rookies dressing up like characters from The Wizard Of Oz. We definitely enjoy Joba Chamberlain's impersonation of a f—k lion....
MSG's Odd Defense Strategy
Time for an Isiah Thomas trial update: You know you've missed them....
To Watch Tonight
What to watch while you try and coax Chewbacca out of your nightstand ... • NFL. Da 'Boys, Bears and beer. A lovely lil' Sunday night, really. [NBC] • MLB. It's the Astros and Cardinals ... with nothing on the line! [ESPN] • TV. The new Family Guy "Star Wars" episode. [FOX]...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch while you dart around the living room suspiciously humming the "Mission Impossible" theme song ... • College Football: Georgia at Alabama. Danger runs deep. [ESPN] • College Football: Wash. State-USC or Iowa-Wisconsin. Depends, really. [ABC] • NBA: 1989. Bulls vs. Hawks. Jordan vs. 'Ni...
For Your Saturday Afternoon Viewing Pleasure ...
12:00 — College Football. North Carolina at South Florida. [ESPN] 12:00 — Tennis. Davis Cup, US vs. Sweden. [VS] 12:00 — Movie. Rookie of the Year [HBOe] 1:00 — MLB. Pirates at Cubs. [WGN] 1:00 — Movie. Austin Powers in Goldmember [TBS] 1:30 — College Football. East Carolina at West Virginia [ESPN2]...
The Mets Are Cursed, And We Know Why
We think we've found the problem, Mets' fans. The reason for your team's sudden collapse is not Willie Randolph's mismanagement of the bullpen, not a stretch of 10 errors in two games, not poor clutch hitting. It all comes down to your very own Steve Bartman. Yes, it's Matt Murphy's fault....
Looking Sharp, Philadelphia!
If you are watching the Eagles game this Sunday, there is nothing wrong with your television set. Donovan McNabb is still black, and those really are the Eagles uniforms....
Isiah Can't Understand Why No One Wants To Touch Him
As the Isiah Thomas sexual harassment trial — also known as The Public Implosion Of What Used To Be The NBA's Signature Franchise, Bitch — continues down its road to glory and ruin, we check in today's installment: "Who Wants To Hug Isiah?"...
Here Come The Yankees ... Howdy Do!
Everything is coming up pinstripes lately, and Boston fans are none too happy, of course. Andy Pettitte earned his 200th win and Mariano Rivera escaped a bases-loaded jam in the ninth as the Yankees beat Orioles 2-1 Wednesday, New York pulling to within 1½ games of first-place Boston. Do I need to m...
The Knicks Know How To Handle A Problem
The Isiah Thomas sexual harassment case updates will come earlier today, mainly because we really can't get over just how Cro-Magnon Madison Square Garden appears to be as a place of business. We know a couple of women who work over there ourselves, actually, and we want to tell them to get the hell...
The Yankees 2 1/2 Games Back? Inconceivable!
Well, today is International Talk Like a Pirate Day (as if I had to tell you), and fittingly we must report that the Dread Pirate Roberts is now in sight of the first-place Red Sox, and gaining rapidly. The Yankees, who were 14 1/2 games behind Boston in May, are now well within striking distance wi...