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Sports of The Times: Stottlemyre Is Happy to Pitch In at World Classic

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Published March 18, 2009 at 1:53 a.m.

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At 67, a cancer survivor for almost a decade, Mel Stottlemyre still loves being on the field ...

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Hawks exec crusades to put Lenny out of biz

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Arthur Triche is hoping to run Lenny Dykstra out of business, the same way Don Imus was booted from the airwaves after making racist comments about the Rutgers women's basketball team two years ago ...

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Dykstra in the News Again

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Published March 16, 2009 at 11:18 a.m.

It appears that Lenny Dykstra is making the news again, this time in GQ.Kevin Coughlin, former photo editor for Dykstra’s magazine “The Players Club”, portrays Lenny in a negative light. Among the accusations are that the magazine is going out of business and that Dykstra used both racist and homophobic language around his employees.I loved [ ... ] ...

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MSN’s Brattain: Yanks 85 Win Team

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Published March 15, 2009 at 8:12 a.m.

via BBTFMark Teixeira: Despite the price tag and copious amounts of the Scott Boras Kool Aid all the Yankees have done here is replace Jason Giambi with Will Clark. While Teixeira is a superior defender he is inferior with the lumber to Carlos Delgado, Jim Thome, Fred McGriff and miles inferior to Frank Thomas and [ ... ] ...

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Note: Silhouettes at Citi Field

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Published March 13, 2009 at 9:36 a.m.

…hat tip to Mike Nichols, for finding these images, which i think are awesome, and a great, great idea…Citi Field will feature cut-out, silhouette designs of key players and moments above the entrances in to the stadium, as you can see here, of Ron Swoboda’s catch; here, Endy Chavez’s catch; and here, Tom Seaver.…nice, touch, [ ... ] ...

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Raissman: Mex shouldn't be quiet on own drug use

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Published March 7, 2009 at 4:42 p.m.

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As a player, Keith Hernandez was outspoken. As a broadcaster, even more so. Former players turned TV analysts all know the game. Hernandez feels it - feels it more than most ...

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Straw’s comments a dose of reality

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Published March 5, 2009 at 12:11 a.m.

Darryl Strawberry is a journalists’ dream.Approachable ... Honest ... A bonafide quote machine ... He’s even got a book coming out in the near future that somehow manages to add to the lore of the ‘86 Mets’ legendary partying prowess, something I didn’t even think was possible.Straw found his way in front of reporters [ ... ] ...

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News: Manny and Dodgers agree to 2-yr Deal

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Published March 4, 2009 at 6:45 a.m.

Last night, Enrique Rojas of ESPN.com was first to report that the Dodgers and Manny Ramirez agreed to a two-year, $45 million deal.Later, Tony Jackson of the Los Angeles Daily News said the Dodgers will meet Ramirez today before making the deal official, which will likely pay him $25 million in 2009 and $20 million [ ... ] ...

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Straw: 'Hell yeah,' I would've used 'roids

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Published March 3, 2009 at 3:26 p.m.

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Darryl Strawberry would have taken steroids had they been widely available in the 1980s, he said Tuesday. "Hell, yeah, I would have used it. Are you kidding me?" Strawberry said as he kicked off a week as a guest instructor at Mets camp ...

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Burkhardt A Pleasure To Listen To

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Published Feb. 28, 2009 at 8:00 a.m.

Since its inception, SNY has been known for its top-notch broadcasting team of Gary Cohen, Keith Hernandez and Ron Darling. There might not be a better team in the business. The addition of Kevin Burkhardt, (the Mets’ clubhouse/field reporter since the 2007 season), has made them even better. Being a baseball field reporter is not [ ... ] ...

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