Bondy: Hot seat skips to Yankee side

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The sky is falling ... if you believe what you read
Published 5/19/2008 by D&A at NJ.com: Pride of the Yankees
Things aren't great right now, but they're not quite as bad as the daily papers would have you believe. For one thing, A-Rod returns tomorrow, and though we know he'll in no way be a savior, he will certainly help. But according to the local pundits, things are a complete disaster: according to Filip Bondy, Joe Girardi is on the hotseat (though this is a tough test for Girardi, we think he can handle ...

Baseball Today: Monday, May 19
Published 5/19/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... . (New York Daily News) And in the change-a-minute world of New York baseball, that means Willie Randolph is off the hot seat and Joe Girardi's on. (New York Daily News) ...

The Roundup: Sex Sells, But Should We Care?
Published 5/19/2008 by TheBigLead at The Big Lead
... Skin) Can’t express how angry we are about this Jake Peavy injury. We traded for him (and Josh Willingham, who’s also on the DL) a few weeks ago in Fantasy, and gave up Prince Fielder. (La Ruina) It’s a list … but it’s Imig. And it’s rules at the gym, which are always funny. (Joe Sports Fan) Typical knee-jerk: Willie Randolph is off the hot seat, and Joe Girardi’s on it after the Mets swept the Yanks. (Daily News) A slideshow of Don Cherry gear. (Sportswrap) Terrell Owens talks ...

Subway Series Delivers Embarrasment To Girardi, Yankees
Published 5/19/2008 by Mark M. (noreply@blogger.com) at The Bronx Stop
Filip Bondy/New York Daily News: During the ninth inning Sunday night at Yankee Stadium, the lame-duck cathedral sounded as if there were only Met fans left in the Bronx. The visitors were up by nine, on the way to an 11-2 clobbering. The fans with the curlicue N-Y's on their caps stood and cheered, alone, triumphant. It was hard to imagine a more humiliating moment for the Yanks and their new manager, Joe Girardi. Their two best starters were knocked around like bums for two days by cross-city rivals, who had scored a total of 18 runs in 18 innings - not ...

Schadenfreude 47 (A Continuing Series)
Published 5/19/2008 by redsock (noreply@blogger.com) at The Joy of Sox
Peter Botte, Daily News: The Mets and their embattled manager began the weekend as the local team embroiled in turmoil. The Yankees and their new skipper now clearly are the ones in chaos and in need of a soul-searching team meeting. Filip Bondy, Daily News: Funny how a wet, one-sided weekend can change everything. Willie Randolph entered the borough on Friday reeling and rationalizing. He was supposedly losing control of his clubhouse. Two games later, the Mets are one game out of first place, ...