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Our final Daily News squawk

 

Published 11/8/2008 at Subway Squawkers - NY Daily News Blogs

Jon and Lisa will no longer be doing the Subway Squawkers blog for the New York Daily News. Come see us at our new home at subwaysquawkers.blogspot.com or email us at subwaysquawkers@gmail.com . Thanks for all your support during the last three ...

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Good grief! Pavano might have more time in pinstripes

 

Published 11/4/2008 at Subway Squawkers - NY Daily News Blogs

Here is some horrible news - sources are saying that Carl Pavano might be back as a Yankee next year. According to the News’ Mark Feinsand, Brian Cashman is considering bringing him back: General manager Brian Cashman, who inked Pavano ...

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Will Manny be wearing pinstripes next year?

 

Published 11/3/2008 at Subway Squawkers - NY Daily News Blogs

The Yankee hair code rules seem to have gotten more relaxed over the last year or two. But will there be room for the most famous dreadlocks in baseball to be on the team? I say yes. The more I think about the possibility of Manny Ramirez being a ...

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Phillies win it all; Mets fans sob

 

Published 10/30/2008 at Subway Squawkers - NY Daily News Blogs

Phillies fans may have infamously booed Santa Claus, but now they have something to cheer about - winning the World Series. I wrote earlier that I had no real rooting interest in this Series, but I have to admit that I found myself a little ...

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Rain, rain, go away!

 

Published 10/28/2008 at Subway Squawkers - NY Daily News Blogs

It’s an absolutely miserable day in the Northeast, raining up a storm. So it Game 5 of the World Series will not get to be played tonight - it’s now scheduled for Wednesday night, if the rain stops, that is! Last night’s game was ...

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Who are you rooting for in the World Series?

 

Published 10/26/2008 at Subway Squawkers - NY Daily News Blogs

The World Series is half over, and I still don’t have a rooting interest yet. I cheered for both the Phillies and the Rays to win their league championshsip series, but I really don’t have any preference as to which team should win the ...

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Bad times in Yankeeland

 

Published 10/23/2008 at Subway Squawkers - NY Daily News Blogs

Between Joba Chamberlain’s arrest, the new A-Rod/Madonna romance rumors, and Derek Jeter hanging out with Roger Clemens, this hasn’t been a good week for the Yankees. Not to mention the Tampa Bay Rays going to the World Series. But hey, ...

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Phillies-Kazmir: Nightmare for Met fans?

 

Published 10/21/2008 at Subway Squawkers - NY Daily News Blogs

If only the other two LCS teams had won - then it would have been the Yankee fans’ nightmare of the Red Sox vs. Joe Torre’s Dodgers. Instead, Squawker Lisa is all too pleased that the World Series will feature the Philadelphia ...

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Yes, there is a good way to lose a series

 

Published 10/20/2008 at Subway Squawkers - NY Daily News Blogs

What has frustrated me, and a lot of other Yankee fans, I think, in the five years since Aaron Boone’s ALCS-winning homer is not just that the Yanks haven’t won anything since then, but the way that they’ve lost. While it may ...

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Joba and Jeter make the news

 

Published 10/19/2008 at Subway Squawkers - NY Daily News Blogs

The hits just keep on coming for the Yanks. Joba Chamberlain, who was one of the few bright spots for the Bombers this year, was arrested Saturday in Nebraska for driving under the influence of alcohol. You can read more about the story here.  ...

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Yikes! The Red Sox are still alive!

 

Published 10/17/2008 at Subway Squawkers - NY Daily News Blogs

I could be wrong, but I think when Marlon Brando uttered the infamous lines “the horror, the horror” in “Apocalypse Now,” he was talking about baseball games like last night. Just when it looked like the Boston Red Sox ...

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Are the Rays going to the World Series?

 

Published 10/15/2008 at Subway Squawkers - NY Daily News Blogs

It’s not looking good for the Boston Red Sox. They are now one game away from going home for the year, after Tampa Bay beat them for the third game in a row. After all, it’s not like the Red Sox could come back from a 3 games to 1 ...

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Yankees fire Bobby Meacham and Rich Monteleone

 

Published 10/14/2008 at Subway Squawkers - NY Daily News Blogs

Who said accountability was dead in Yankeeland? While Brian Cashman may have been rewarded with a contract extension for his team’s third place finish, two Yankee coaches lost their jobs. The Daily News writes that third base coach Bobby ...

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What's wrong with the Red Sox?

 

Published 10/14/2008 at Subway Squawkers - NY Daily News Blogs

Not that I’m exactly broken up over it or anything, but other than in the first game, the Boston Red Sox have not looked dominant or impressive during the ALCS so far. And I was wondering what our Red Sox fan readers think is the problem. Is ...

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So now Joe Torre gets tough?

 

Published 10/13/2008 at Subway Squawkers - NY Daily News Blogs

Lots of sports excitement this weekend. The Rays beat Boston in a game that seemed to last about 10 hours, although I can’t be sure of the exact time as I couldn’t keep my eyes open long enough to watch it until the end. Also, my ...

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Should Mets go after Manny Ramirez?

 

Published 10/12/2008 at Subway Squawkers - NY Daily News Blogs

If the Mets had acquired Manny Ramirez instead of the Dodgers, I think it’s safe to say they would not have scored a total of five runs in the final series against the Marlins. Getting Manny would certainly have made up the one-game difference ...

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Pat the Bat and the Derek Lowe Face

 

Published 10/10/2008 at Subway Squawkers - NY Daily News Blogs

Back when Bill Simmons was funny, and hadn’t gone Hollywood, he popularized the term “The Derek Lowe Face,” to describe the expression the then-Red Sox closer would have whenever he got in trouble in a game. It was a classic - and ...

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Why I think Yankees cancelled closing ceremony

 

Published 10/9/2008 at Subway Squawkers - NY Daily News Blogs

While in a way I’m glad that the Yanks are not going to do a farewell Stadium event next month - the last home game, particularly Derek Jeter’s speech, should have been enough - I wonder the real reason the Yanks decided to cancel this ...

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Yankees need some new blood in front office

 

Published 10/8/2008 at Subway Squawkers - NY Daily News Blogs

There’s somehing to be said for the Yankee way. But here’s also something to be said for getting some new ideas in. Since George Steinbrenner, Yanks have always been a bit, well, dysfunctional in the front office. But at the same time, ...

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Baseball playoffs keep fans up late

 

Published 10/6/2008 at Subway Squawkers - NY Daily News Blogs

Thanks for nothing, Lou Piniella. All the stars should have been aligned for the Cubs to win it all this year, given that it was the 100th anniversary of their last World Series, but instead Chicago got swept by Joe Torre and the Dodgers. Sheesh.  ...

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Oh no! Manny, Torre, and the Dodgers are up 2-0

 

Published 10/3/2008 at Subway Squawkers - NY Daily News Blogs

The Chicago Cubs haven’t won a playoff game since the Bartman debacle. And it’s about time for this team to wake up out of its slumber. After watching Joe Torre sleepwalk through the first round of the playoffs for four years in a row, it ...

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Who are you rooting for in the playoffs?

 

Published 10/2/2008 at Subway Squawkers - NY Daily News Blogs

Since the Yankees - and Mets - are playing golf in October instead of playing in the postseason, I’m curious as to whether Squawker readers are following the playoffs. And if they are, I’d like to hear who they are rooting for - and ...

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Yankees reward failure with GM re-signing

 

Published 10/1/2008 at Subway Squawkers - NY Daily News Blogs

Last year, when it appeared that Joe Torre was coming back, I wrote a very angry squawk about how for all their talk about winning being everything, the Yankees were content to give a contract extension to somebody who mismanaged a team that should ...

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Moose finally hits the 20-win mark

 

Published 9/29/2008 at Subway Squawkers - NY Daily News Blogs

Congratulations to Mike Mussina, who finally won 20 games for the first time. It’s hard to believe this was the same pitcher fighting for a spot this spring in the starting rotation. Of course, Moose did get an assist from another veteran, ...

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Goodbye, playoffs; goodbye, Shea

 

Published 9/29/2008 at Subway Squawkers - NY Daily News Blogs

This year wasn’t a choke. This year, the Mets weren’t good enough to be a championship team - not with that horrible bullpen. It was fitting that three of the more dependable members of the pen (which isn’t saying much) all failed ...

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Will Mike Mussina win No. 20 today?

 

Published 9/28/2008 at Subway Squawkers - NY Daily News Blogs

Big baseball day, with the Yankees-Red Sox doubleheader and the Mets’ final game of the season - and the last game at Shea. Hey, Squawker Jon, why are the Mets doing their farewell to Shea ceremony after today’s game, and not before? ...

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Pictures of Lilly (and Santana) haunt Yankees

 

Published 9/28/2008 at Subway Squawkers - NY Daily News Blogs

Call me Rip Van Squawker. After being sick and snoozing for nearly a week, I finally felt semi-decent today. Unfortunately, I felt ill all over again while watching the Cubs (and Mets) while the Yankees-Red Sox game was delayed - and then rained out. ...

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Johan Santana, superstar

 

Published 9/28/2008 at Subway Squawkers - NY Daily News Blogs

Baseball is rarely a one-man game. But the Mets are back in a tie for the wild card solely because of Johan Santana’s magnificent shutout on three days rest. If anyone else had pitched, the Mets almost definitely would have lost the game. What ...

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Can Johan Santana prevent Choke II?

 

Published 9/27/2008 at Subway Squawkers - NY Daily News Blogs

It was bad enough when the bullpen kept blowing games, but at least you could think that was all that was separating this team from being really good. But Friday night’s game was a team effort of weak hitting, mediocre pitching and, of course, ...

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Ryan Church helps Mets keep reaching for playoffs

 

Published 9/26/2008 at Subway Squawkers - NY Daily News Blogs

With Shea Stadium down to its final days, the ghosts of 1986 reappeared last night. After MVP candidate Carlos Delgado hit into a double play, the Mets found themselves down, 6-4, with two outs and none on. The count was 0-2 on Carlos Beltran. Due ...

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David Wright should have kept bat on shoulder

 

Published 9/25/2008 at Subway Squawkers - NY Daily News Blogs

An enduring image of 2006’s disappointing finish was Carlos Beltran taking a called strike three to end the Mets’ season. This year’s devastating strikeout might have come tonight when David Wright swung at ball four with none out ...

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Ballgame over: Yankees don't make the playoffs

 

Published 9/24/2008 at Subway Squawkers - NY Daily News Blogs

I’ve been sick as a dog with an upper respiratory infection, so I was asleep when the Yankees were officially eliminated from the playoff race. Then I got up in the morning and felt sick all over again when I heard the news! What makes it ...

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Does Omar Minaya deserve a new contract now?

 

Published 9/24/2008 at Subway Squawkers - NY Daily News Blogs

It’s odd timing for it to leak that Omar Minaya is getting an extension, and one for four years at that. The Mets are not out of the woods yet as far as a collapse goes. It’s one thing to miss the playoffs if, say, the Mets go 3-2 the ...

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Grand finale at Shea?

 

Published 9/23/2008 at Subway Squawkers - NY Daily News Blogs

I brought my camera to the Met game tonight. Up to a couple of days ago, I had no intention of bringing my camera, since I was pretty confident that it would not be the last time I would be at Shea. After all, I had tickets to the first home game ...

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Thoughts on the final game

 

Published 9/22/2008 at Subway Squawkers - NY Daily News Blogs

What a night! I’m getting chills just thinking about everything that happened Sunday night at The House That Ruth Built. I’m guessing (and hoping!) the Yankees will issue a DVD to capture all of the moments of the final game at the ...

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What I thought of the pre-game stuff

 

Published 9/22/2008 at Subway Squawkers - NY Daily News Blogs

While we watch The Final Game at Yankee Stadium, here are a few of my thoughts on the pre-game festivities. I missed the early-afternoon ESPN stuff, although I did tape it, as I was at my cousin’s baby shower today. But now I’m not ...

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Jerry Manuel needs new strategy

 

Published 9/21/2008 at Subway Squawkers - NY Daily News Blogs

Maybe it’s not just the bullpen. Maybe it’s the way Jerry Manuel is handling the bullpen. Just because these guys aren’t good enough to get both lefties and righties out doesn’t mean it’s reasonable to start going to ...

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Remembering the last time Yankee Stadium shut down

 

Published 9/21/2008 at Subway Squawkers - NY Daily News Blogs

Today is going to be a very sad day for all of us Yankee fans. Saying goodbye to the old stadium is heartbreaking. I will have lots more to say on that later on today, but before I do that, I’d like to talk a bit about what it was like the ...

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Are you going to the final game?

 

Published 9/20/2008 at Subway Squawkers - NY Daily News Blogs

I’m curious as to whether any of our readers are going to get the opportunity to go to the final game at the Stadium, or if they’ve gone to any of the games in this last homestand. Squawker reader Neal from California emailed me ...

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Johan Santana comes through again

 

Published 9/19/2008 at Subway Squawkers - NY Daily News Blogs

When Johan Santana is on the mound, the “ch” word changes from choke to championship, especially when they hit like they did tonight. The Mets were able to build up enough of a lead to withstand any bullpen woes. The pen had another ...

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Are Mets' collars getting tighter?

 

Published 9/17/2008 at Subway Squawkers - NY Daily News Blogs

On Tuesday afternoon, I went online as a seven-pack owner to try to get playoff tickets. I was happy to get through right away and score four seats to Game 1 of the NLDS. Granted, my seats were probably closer to home plate in Citi Field than in ...

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Derek Jeter: An appreciation

 

Published 9/17/2008 at Subway Squawkers - NY Daily News Blogs

Derek Jeter, of course, entered the record books last night when he passed Lou Gehrig on the all-time hits list at Yankee Stadium. You know what I appreciate about Jeter, besides him being a great player? In all these years, you never had to ...

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A few notes on the state of the Yanks

 

Published 9/15/2008 at Subway Squawkers - NY Daily News Blogs

While we wait for Derek Jeter to break Lou Gehrig’s Stadium hit record, here are a few thoughts on the team: If last night’s game had happened two months ago, we’d be saying what a great building block it was. Alfredo Aceves ...

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Wild times for Mets?

 

Published 9/15/2008 at Subway Squawkers - NY Daily News Blogs

You can’t say the Mets are choking when they’ve won 21 of 30 and are 7-4 in September. And it’s not that the Phillies are any hotter - they are 8-5 in September. And Luis Ayala has still saved 7 of 9, and the homer by Greg ...

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Robinson Cano finally gets benched

 

Published 9/15/2008 at Subway Squawkers - NY Daily News Blogs

Better late than never. After sleepwalking through pretty much this entire year, Robinson Cano finally faced some repercussions for his lackadaisical play. Joe Girardi pulled him out of the game today after Cano showed his usual lack of hustle in the ...

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Joe Girardi deserves some blame, too

 

Published 9/14/2008 at Subway Squawkers - NY Daily News Blogs

Longtime Squawker readers know that I aggressively advocated the Yanks signing Joe Girardi as manager. But I have to say that some of his leadership this year has been not what I expected. This season has obviously been a disappointing one for ...

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Hey hey, ho ho, Brian Cashman's got to go

 

Published 9/13/2008 at Subway Squawkers - NY Daily News Blogs

While I’m watching Game 1 of today’s day-night doubleheader, I have a few thoughts on the state of the Yankees. Hank Steinbrenner’s done a lot of squawking as of late about how to fix this team (he is suggesting an advisory ...

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Mets' magic number is 14, tragic number is 17

 

Published 9/12/2008 at Subway Squawkers - NY Daily News Blogs

The Mets have 17 games to go, and we know what happened when they had 17 games to go last year. But last year, the Mets would not be in first place today. They would have lost the last two games against Washington when they allowed the Nats to score ...

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Curt Schilling doesn't understand New York fans

 

Published 9/10/2008 at Subway Squawkers - NY Daily News Blogs

Breaking news - Curt Schilling flapped his gums again, and insulted New Yorkers. Shocker, I know. He’s usually such a diplomat. Anyhow, yesterday he told the yakkers on WEEI that: “The Yankees suck this year, and they’re ...

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Yanks play base-brawl in blowout loss

 

Published 9/9/2008 at Subway Squawkers - NY Daily News Blogs

It figures. Not long after I gave up watching the Yankees’ game last night - it was gettinig late, so I threw in the towel and went to bed after Vladimir Guerrero’s home run - something interesting finally happened in the game. Torii ...

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