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• Can Castillo Help The Mets?

  Published: July 31, 2007, 3:06 pm

  Tags: Joel Sherman, Luis Castillo, Mlb, New York Mets, Trade Deadline

  The Mets acquired Luis Castillo to bat second and play second. But they also acquired him because of Carlos Delgado and Shawn Green. The Mets recognized that Delgado at first and Green in right move as well as the Washington Monument. Ruben Gotay has been a nice little revelation as an offensive player, but he is a poor second baseman. The Mets

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• Mets Need More Than Pedro

  Published: August 2, 2007, 3:53 pm

  Tags: Joel Sherman, Mlb, New York Mets, Pedro Martinez

  Pedro Martinez pitched in a game on Thursday and that is good, even if the game was merely simulated against Met low-level farmhands. Martinez threw 67 pitches, 50 for strikes, allowing two runs over 5 1-3 innings. Again, it is all good. The Mets have had one eye looking out for Martinez all year. But here is the thing, Martinez is still a few

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• Mets Have A Chance At A Statement

  Published: August 7, 2007, 3:09 pm

  Tags: Atlanta Braves, Joel Sherman, Mlb, New York Mets

  The Mets have a chance over the next three games to more than put the NL East away. They have a chance to make a statement to the Braves: This is our division now. This is our time. The Mets have never won consecutive division titles in their history. But they begin a three-game series tonight against the Braves with a 4 1/2-game lead over

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• Joba Must Do The Job

  Published: August 9, 2007, 2:35 pm

  Tags: Joba Chamberlain, Joe Torre, Joel Sherman, Mlb, New York Yankees

  More than half the outs Joba Chamberlain recorded this season in the minor leagues were by strikeout. He went 9-2 at three levels with a 2.45 ERA and a .198 batting average against. He climbed swiftly from Single-A all the way to the majors, dominating at each minor league step. It was a revelatory season for the bulky righty with the intriguing

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• Milledge Should Be Mets Right Fielder

  Published: August 14, 2007, 10:59 am

  Tags: Joel Sherman, Lastings Milledge, Los Angeles Angels Of Anaheim, Mlb, New York Mets, Paul Lo Duca, Reggie Willits, Shawn Green

  There were 186 players who had 350 or more plate appearances before Tuesday's games, and the two players tied at 173rd in RBIs were Shawn Green and Paul Lo Duca at 32. The only catcher other than Lo Duca with fewer RBIs in as many plate appearances was Jason Kendall, who was so terrible that the A's traded him to the Cubs. The only other primary

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• New Yankee Faces Needed For Same Old Goal

  Published: August 16, 2007, 11:04 am

  Tags: Andy Phillips, Edwar Ramirez, Joba Chamberlain, Joel Sherman, Jose Molina, Mlb, Melky Cabrera, New York Yankees, Phil Hughes, Sean Henn, Shelley Duncan

  Sean Henn and Edwar Ramirez arrived at the Yankees clubhouse from Triple-A in mid-morning and by mid-afternoon they were pitching in an important major league game again. That both acclimated themselves well, combining for four shutout innings to give the Yankees a chance to win in a game they would ultimately lose 6-3 to the Orioles, was nice.

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• Castillo, Alou, Sosa Help Mets

  Published: August 21, 2007, 2:03 pm

  Tags: Endy Chavez, Joel Sherman, Jorge Sosa, Jose Reyes, Luis Castillo, Mlb, Moises Alou, New York Mets, Pedro Martinez, Willie Randolph

  While waiting on Pedro Martinez (and Endy Chavez, too), the Mets have improved in three key areas that should help them hold onto the NL East lead:1. They traded for Luis Castillo on July 31 and he has been what they hoped he would be. He has joined Jose Reyes atop the lineup as a gnat.He is hitting .324 in 18 games with three steals. He has

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• Pettitte Deals Aces In The Second Half

  Published: August 23, 2007, 2:14 pm

  Tags: Andy Pettitte, Atlanta Braves, Chien Ming Wang, Joel Sherman, Mlb, New York Yankees, Tim Hudson

  -)Andy Pettitte does not appear in many places on the AL leaderboard, and yet he is a leader in the most important way he is willing to lead a staff. The games have grown in stature and Pettitte has grown in importance. Pettitte, as always, is bigger than this time of year. He takes great care of himself and is tough-minded, both of which

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• The Yanks' Poor Offseason Choices

  Published: August 28, 2007, 4:10 pm

  Tags: Andy Pettitte, Carl Pavano, Chase Wright, Chien Ming Wang, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Darrell Rasner, Jeff Karstens, Joel Sherman, Kei Igawa, Mlb, Matt Desalvo, Mike Mussina, New York Yankees, Phil Hughes, Ted Lilly, Tyler Clippard

  What if Andy Pettitte had decided to stay in Houston or retire? Where would the Yankees be then? Even with Pettitte pitching wonderfully, the Red Sox-Yankee series that opens Tuesday night was irrelevant as far as the AL East was concerned. Besides Pettitte, just about every other offseason starting pitching decision by the Yankees has gone

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• The Rise Of Chamberlain And Kennedy

  Published: August 29, 2007, 1:01 pm

  Tags: Ian Kennedy, Joba Chamberlain, Joel Sherman, Mlb, Mike Mussina, New York Yankees, Phil Hughes

  Ian Kennedy started the second game this season at Single-A. His teammate at that level was Joba Chamberlain. You want a symbol of just how much the Yankees have altered their approach as an organization over the past 24 months? Consider that they are still on the outside of the playoffs looking in, there is just more than a month left to

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• Mussina Can Still Find It

  Published: August 30, 2007, 10:56 am

  Tags: Baseball, Ian Kennedy, Joel Sherman, Mlb, Mike Mussina, New York Yankees

  The Yankees are doing the right thing. Mike Mussina might have pitching left in his right arm. But better the Yankees experiment with a fresh 22-year-old than see if they can revive a fading 38-year-old. The games are so precious right now, and either way is risky: The kid in his debut or the veteran hanging by a thread. But, right now, there is

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• Mets Penning A Bad Script

  Published: August 31, 2007, 10:42 am

  Tags: Aaron Heilman, Aaron Sele, Ambiorix Burgos, Billy Wagner, Brian Bannister, Chad Bradford, Guillermo Mota, Heath Bell, Henry Owens, Joel Sherman, Mlb, Matt Lindstrom, New York Mets, Omar Minaya, Pedro Feliciano, Scott Schoeneweis, Willie Randolph

  When your bullpen is bad, every decision looks horrible. This is where Willie Randolph is right now. He is picking between heart disease and cancer, either will kill you. And the inability of the Met relievers to provide anything close to consistent strong work is slowly chipping away at the team's NL East lead. But worse, perhaps, is that it is

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• The Yankees And Young Pitching

  Published: September 1, 2007, 2:50 pm

  Tags: Edwar Ramirez, Ian Kennedy, Joba Chamberlain, Joel Sherman, Mlb, Mike Pelfrey, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Phil Hughes

  The Yankees have now lost in each of Phil Hughes' last four starts. He has given up five runs in each of the last three. He is getting progressively worse, not better. Hughes is just 21 and it is easy to see this as natural growing pains for a talented kid. But there are two main factors to keep in mind: The Yankees are trying to win with a lot

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• Yankees, Red Sox Youth Movement

  Published: September 3, 2007, 3:50 am

  Tags: Baseball, Boston Red Sox, Chien Ming Wang, Clay Bucholz, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Ian Kennedy, Joba Chamberlain, Joel Sherman, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Mlb, New York Yankees, Phil Hughes

  The Blue Jays, Orioles and Devil Rays have to keep trying, but days like Saturday make it, oh so much tougher for the rest of the AL East. In the matinee, Ian Kennedy made a major league debut full of poise and talent, holding the Devil Rays to one earned run in seven innings in a 9-6 Yankees victory. And then in the main event at night, Boston's

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• THE LOCKER ROOM 11/27 - A.M. Edition

  Published: November 27, 2007, 10:20 am

  Tags: Alex Rodriguez, Atlanta Falcons, David Rabinowitz, Dog Fighting, Joel Sherman, Johan Santana, Miami Dolphins, Michael Vick, Minnesota Twins, Mlb, National Anthem, Nba, New York Knicks, New York Yankees, Nfl, Pittsburgh Steelers, Sean Taylor, Stephon Marbury, The Locker Roo

  plateau.The New York Post's Joel Sherman feels the Yankees should just give A-Rod the money. Stephon Marbury scored 28 points and Zach Randolph notched his eighth double-double of the season as the Knicks beat the Jazz 113-109 for their second consecutive win.Knicks Knacks was impressed with the Knicks' resiliency in the win. In Monday Night

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