October 19, 2003
RUZOW ADDS BUZZ TO QUIET FASHION GIANT
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amStephen Ruzow, the president of Kellwood's womens wear business, recently celebrated his 60th birthday at Patroon, a swanky Manhattan restaurant. The guest list included a who's who of retailing royalty....
BULL'S EYE
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amMAN WITH A PLAN? American Stock Exchange Chairman Sal Sodano has spent a lot of time on the floor of his exchange recently, trying to rally support for the pending...
LAWSUIT BLAMES PARALYSIS ON NFL
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amTHE story, last week, made all the local newscasts. Had to. While it was a tragic story, it also held some of that modern get-a-load-of-this-latest-lawsuit incredulity, something akin to that...
CANINE CANCER(CONTINUED)
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amIn his prize-fight against cancer, my dog Sam is looking like a champ to me. OK, so four lumps on his skin turned out to be cancerous mast-cell tumors; that...
STARR REPORT
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amBook 'em! "Sopranos" co-star Steven Schirripa (Bobby) will be making a slew of appearances to publicize his new book, "The Goomba's Book of Love," out Nov. 4. Schirripa will be...
WHERE TO EAT AFTER ... 'SINATRA: HIS VOICE. HIS WORLD. HIS WAY' AT RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amToday is the final performance of "Sinatra: His Voice. His World. His Way;" guitarist John Pizzarelli hosts the extravaganza, which features lifelike images of Sinatra in his prime, performing. Info...
SAVING THE BEST FOR LAST ; FOX ADDS SOME SPICE TO PRIME-TIME SEASON
October 19, 2003 | 4:00am'ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT' IS THE FUNNIEST COMEDY I'VE SEEN SINCE 'CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM.' BETTER late than never. That seems to be the strategy every year for Fox, which is last once...
THE BLIND LEADING THE BLIND DATER
October 19, 2003 | 4:00am"Look. This girl wants to date you, OK?" Richard said to the guy, who looked straight down at my chest and said, "Not my type." Why is it that any...
HIGH NOTES & LOW NOTES
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amBacklit: The be-suited and carefully coiffed Interpol bassist and DJ about town Carlos D. looks high-maintanance, but it pays off. His outstanding silhouette, seen at the band's Wednesday Hammerstein gig,...
WHERE THE INDIES MEET THE OLDIES ; THE MUST-SEE BANDS AT NEW YORK'S ANNUAL ROCK EXTRAVAGANZA
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amT he CMJ Music Marathon 2003 blows into New York this week, assembling more than 900 bands to play in more than 50 rock venues, and once again transforming New...
STRING THEORY: MADONNA'S KABBALAH CONNECTIONS
October 19, 2003 | 4:00am*** NOTE *** THIS IS NOT THE SAME VERSION AS APPEARS IN THE NEWSPAPER Everyone knows that kabbalah is the "It" Hollywood philosophy - after all, Madonna's the queen of...
GET A LEG UP ON THE LOOK
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amIt's not easy to wear thigh-high boots when you're a fashion-obsessed New Yorker, not a Las Vegas prostitute. The look is one of the hottest trends for fall, but it's...
SHOPAHOLIC: I DARE YOU: CAN DESIGNER ANDREA BERNHOLTZ PUT TOGETHER A GREAT LOOK FOR ONLY $100?
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amAndrea Bernholtz has one of the coolest jobs on the planet. After her fashion line "Rock & Republic" blasted onto the Hollywood scene one year ago like an atom bomb,...
PEEPER STALKED FAMILY
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amAn anguished Queens mom, whose 11-year-old daughter was videotaped by a peeping tom while she was taking a shower, has discovered that the pervert had been eyeing their family for...
JAY-SLAY KIN PUSH PROBE
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amAfter a year with no arrests in the murder of Jam Master Jay, friends and family of the hip-hop icon are taking matters into their own hands, launching their own...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amPaul Hughes is some sport. In a 24-hour span, the 74-year-old Wisconsin man hit a hole-in-one and bowled a perfect 300 game. "It's a super feeling," Hughes said. Hughes has...
CITY'S SOFT PITCH FOR OVERDUE BIZ TAXES
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amUsing the slogan "It would be nice to hear from you before you hear from us," the city tomorrow will launch an amnesty program on outstanding business and excise taxes....
DESIGNER TOUCH FOR BX. SCHOOL
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amFashion legend Ralph Lauren rolled up his designer sleeves and outfitted his former elementary school in The Bronx with a new coat of paint yesterday as part of a citywide...
4 PALESTINIANS DEAD IN DAY OF CLASHES
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amJERUSALEM - Israeli troops in Gaza City opened fire yesterday on a group of Hamas members laying explosives along a road, in a shootout that left two members of the...
BRITNEY BUSTS LOOSE ; WILD STRIP TEASE AT 3 CLUBS
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amBritney Spears treated fans to the show of a lifetime Friday night - tearing her tight-fitting tank top off at three different clubs in less than three hours But not...
JURY WOE FOR SNIPER DEFENSE
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amJohn Allen Muhammad goes on trial tomorrow - and a jury consultant yesterday said the sniper suspect's lawyers should be very "nervous" because several jurors have links to the military....
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amBronx Cops are attempting to unravel a mystery - how a 70-year-old Bronx man checked in as a patient in a Baltimore hospital. Raymond Hawkins was reported missing at 9:50...
'SODOMY' GRID COACH PLAYED ROUGH: GRAD
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amThe head coach of the Long Island high school football team where three players were allegedly sodomized by a few older teammates in a hazing ritual reportedly once grabbed a...
JERK: I'M BEHIND JET SCARE
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amAn honors-winning college student admitted yesterday he was the one who left packages with boxcutters, bleach and other dangerous items on passenger jets in a misguided attempt to call attention...
PARROT RESCUER: FORGET 10G TREAT
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amA good Samaritan squawked at the lofty offer of a $10,000 reward yesterday after she and two construction workers went out on a limb to rescue an exotic pet parrot...
'AUSTRALIAN SHERIFF' CRACK BADGERS BUSH
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amPresident Bush landed in Bangkok, Thailand, yesterday for an economic summit still reeling from comments he made calling the prime minister of Australia a "sheriff" in the region. Countries in...
DIAMOND WEDDING; NEWLYWEDS TRUE BLUE TO BOMBERS
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amTalk about a home-run wedding. Yankee-loving couple Spiro Balourdos and Lisa DiFranza stepped up to the plate and tied the knot yesterday during a Bomber-themed ceremony in Queens. The couple...
CITY WON'T TALK ON FERRY FIASCO ; KEY QUESTIONS LEFT UNANSWERED ON PIER TRAGEDY
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amThree days after a Staten Island Ferry barreled into a dock at full speed - killing 10 passengers and injuring scores more - the city continued to stonewall on what...
STROKE OF GENIUS ; HOW I WRACKED MY BRAIN TO JOIN IQ ELITE
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amOK, genius. If today is Sunday, then what day falls two days before the day after the day before tomorrow? If you're still scratching your noggin - or just randomly...
PINSTRIPE MADNESS
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amAfter expending every ounce of strength cheering the Yankees to a Game 7 victory Thursday, the fans' spirits seemed to have 'gone fishin' during the team's 3-2 loss in Game...
THE LONGEST STRUGGLE; THE WEST VS. THE MIDDLE EAST
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amBETTER-ARMED and better-trained, a Western army "liberates" Arab territory. Divided among themselves, some Arabs cut deals with the invader, while hardliners resist the occupation. Assassins from a terrorist organization haunt...
TEARFUL WAKES FOR SEVERAL OF THE LOST
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amHundreds of angry and brokenhearted loved ones yesterday gathered at wakes for victims of the Staten Island Ferry disaster, a fatal tragedy some say could have been avoided. At a...
BUSH: WE STAND WITH PHILIPPINES VS. TERROR
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amPresident Bush landed in Bangkok, Thailand, yesterday for an economic summit after vowing to strengthen American support in the Phillipines' escalating fight against terrorism. "The Philippines and the United States...
'BOXCUTTER-TERROR' GUY ADMITS: I WAS PLANE STUPID
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amAn honors-winning college student admitted yesterday he was the one who left packages with boxcutters, bleach and other threatening items on passenger jets in a misguided attempt to call attention...
MUGGER ROBS BRONX PRIEST
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amA Bronx priest was beaten and robbed in the parking lot of his church by a heartless fiend who pretended to be interested in confession, law enforcement sources said. The...
ANOTHER SUICIDE AT NYU
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amAn NYU student leapt to her death from a university owned building last night, making her third student to commit suicide at the Greenwich Village school this fall. The 19...
WHAT A SHOCKER! THE BOMBERS WON AGAIN
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amTRAGICALLY, the Curse of the Bambino had not finally been broken. The Yankees won! The Yankees won! Again. Of course, they won - what's George Steinbrenner paying the big bucks...
BLAINE THINKS OUTSIDE THE BOX
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amIt's taken a lot of guts for illusionist David Blaine to complete his 44-day marathon inside a plastic box dangling from a crane near London's Tower Bridge. About 40 pounds...
MAYORAL-RUN RIVALS TALKING THE TALK FOR '05 ELECCI"N
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amFERNANDO FERRER was on Spanish-language TV newscasts virtually every night during his run for City Hall in 2001. That gave Ferrer, the only candidate in the field who spoke Spanish,...
COUPLE'S TRUE YANKEE-BLUE WEDDING
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amTalk about a home-run wedding. Yankee-loving couple Spiro Balourdos and Lisa DiFranza stepped up to the plate and tied the knot yesterday during a Bomber-themed Queens ceremony. The couple had...
OWNERS' TICKET-PRICE ARGUMENT IS HOGWASH
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amEVERY week you read where some NHL executive defies a supposed league gag order to espouse the urgent need for a new economic structure, and always while attempting to draw...
RICK FEELS RIGHT AT HOME ; ISLANDERS' DIPIETRO FINDS COMFORT ZONE
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amMost goaltenders spend the mornings of game day locked in a trance as they attempt to get their minds in the zone. The majority of them do not speak to...
JET STREAK CAN'T BE ONE AND DONE ; HERM SEES TEXANS AS MAJOR OBSTACLE
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amHOUSTON - It's difficult to imagine a 1-4 team facing a trap game, but this is exactly what the Jets are staring at with today's matchup with the potentially potent...
VINNY'S LAST STAND, THEN THE BIG HANDOFF
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amJET NOTES HOUSTON - Barring further unforeseen injury issues, today marks Vinny Testaverde's last stand as the Jets' starting quarterback. No announcement has been made official as of yet, but...
IT'S A SEASON FOR YANKEE LEGENDS ; BOMBERS OWE IT ALL TO JETER, JOE & MO
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amIN one October swing, heroes can be born. Such is the melting pot of immediacy, urgency and intensity this time of year that in a few seconds the anonymous can...
LINEMEN GET FIRST TASTE OF EAGLES WEEK
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amGIANT NOTES Luke Petitgout remembers his first game against the Eagles, back in 1999, as "a rough one." And he remembers the second game, later that season, as similarly difficult....
GIAMBI TAKES AIM AT LEGENDS
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amWhen Jason Giambi came to the plate in the 10th inning of ALCS Game 7, he heard the chant. "REG-GIE! REG-GIE!" No, it wasn't a plea for past glory; rather,...
CONTENDERS HEATING UP
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amARCADIA, Calif. - With the Breeders' Cup just a week away, a handful of top contenders had their final major tune-ups yesterday here and in Kentucky. At sunny Santa Anita,...
BAFFERT'S CUP HALF-EMPTY ; TRAINER SETS SIGHTS ON MORE WINNERS
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amARCADIA, Calif. - Trainer Bob Baffert's barns at Santa Anita are plastered with signs commemorating the victories of champions like Point Given, Silver Charm and Real Quiet in races like...
MARLINS' REDMAN STRUGGLED TO MAKE MARK
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amMark Redman is one of the nicest guys around, but if the Marlins' lefty is going to beat the Yankees tonight, he'll need to heed some cold-blooded advice from a...
CAN GENERAL JIM RALLY TROOPS AGAIN?
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amJIM Fassel has put himself in the middle of the bullseye again, a tactic we've seen before when his Giants are on the verge of ruining their football season. From...
BIRD: I'M NOT A LIAR LARRY PASSES BLAME ON PROMISES TO ISIAH
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amTechnically, Larry Bird cannot be portrayed as an "Indy Giver." As he made copiously clear when disassociating himself last week from a post-season proclamation that Isiah Thomas would be retained...
A BRONX FISH TALE IN GAME 1 TORRE, YANKS WARY OF HIGH-FLYING MARLINS
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amThe Emotional Hangovers faced the Wide-Eyed Neophytes last night at Yankee Stadium in Game 1 of the World Series between the Yankees and Marlins. As the baseball cathedral filled in...
MARLINS OWNER AT HOME
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amIn the Big Apple, New York native Jeffrey Loria is known as a highly successful art dealer. In South Florida, Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria is known as the man who...
TORRE ADDS HAMMOND, DROPS ALMONTE FROM ROSTER
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amWith his pitching staff having been put through a blender in Game 7 of the ALCS against the Red Sox, Joe Torre added an 11th arm to the World Series...
HOROWITZ HAS JFK HUMMING
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amHS FOOTBALLKennedy 38Lehman 26 Khalil Salkey was like many of his Kennedy teammates at the beginning of this season. The senior hadn't gotten much playing time a year ago and...
IT'S UP '2' ANDY AGAIN ; PETTITTE GETS FAMILIAR CALL FOR FIFTH STRAIGHT SERIES
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amIf it's a Game 2, it must be Andy Pettitte's turn to pitch. For the fifth straight Yankee playoff series and the third straight this year, the veteran lefty will...
RUHLE: YANKS MAY BE TOO MUCH FOR REDMAN
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amMark Redman is one of the nicest guys around, but if the Florida lefty is going to beat the Yankees tonight, he'll need to heed some cold-blooded advice from a...
DR. J STANDS BY ISLAND
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amWith Jason Kidd and Alonzo Mourning talking trash about the Nets' possible move to Long Island, Charles Wang, the owner of the Islanders, went to the mattresses and summoned The...
BOONE HR BEATS GARDEN 'DEADLINE'
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amTHE best stories from any great sports moment are the peripheral ones. Bobby Thomson tells of hearing from a Giant fan who was on patrol in Korea in 1951 when...
MINAYA NOT LIKELY TO RETURN TO METS
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amOmar Minaya is unlikely to become the Mets' GM because the Wilpon family appears unwilling to leap-frog him over interim general manager Jim Duquette, a National League official told The...
WILL WONDERS NEVER CEASE?
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amIsles 2Panthers 1 It was a night of impressive accomplishments for the Islanders. Not only did they win a regular-season game on their home ice for the first time since...
DEEP BENCH GIVES BYRON ; 'BIG' POSSIBILITIES
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amBRIDGEPORT - The possibilities seem endless. Want a big lineup? There are Alonzo Mourning, Jason Collins, Kenyon Martin. Small? Go with Aaron Williams, Richard Jefferson, Lucious Harris. For something in...
NOT POINTLESS, BUT . . . RANGERS DON'T DO ENOUGH TO GET 'W'
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amRangers 2Hurricanes 2 They came in without having won a game between them and left in the very same predicament. And in the 65 minutes of hockey the Rangers and...
METROS FORGET TO SHOW UP FOR THE REVOLUTION
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amRevolution 2MetroStars 1 Perhaps the MetroStars were still hung over from playing - and losing - the biggest game in their team history. Or maybe they were just uninspired, with...
ONE BAD SEQUENCE, ONE DISTURBING LOSS
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amLightning 3Devils 2 Call it the Triple Klutz, straight out of Ice Follies. In a flash of a few fatal seconds, three Devils bulwarks were breached. Mr. 2001 Selke, Mr....
FOR NOW, BOSS LIVING IN THE MUM-ENT
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amThroughout this emotional, exhausting run to the World Series, Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, as passionate a baseball fan as you'll find, has remained conspicuously quiet. He did not erupt after...
NICK'S GOOF ON BASES A REAL BRONX BUMMER
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amIt wasn't a crucial strikeout, a two-run error or an ill-fated pitch. But Nick Johnson's third-inning base-running blunder was as big a killer as any in last night's 3-2 Yankee...
IT'S BACK TO REALITY FOR BOONE
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amThe encore, Aaron Boone discovered last night, is a little harder to come by. Just 48 hours after joining historic company with his ALCS walk-off homer, the city's newest golden...
'HOLE' LOTTA TROUBLE? MAYBE THIS GAME 1 LOSS BURNS YANKS
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amONE of these days, one of these series, the Yankees are going to run out of pixie dust and magic tricks. One of these days, one of these series, they...
NOTHING FISHY ABOUT WIN ; SMALL-BALL MARLINS SEIZE EDGE
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amTHIS is not going to be any weekend fish fry. We tried to warn you yesterday that these Marlins were for real. Just ask Dusty Baker or Felipe Alou or...
BERNIE'S BLAST MAKES HISTORY
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amMove over, Mick. Make room, Reggie. Bernie Williams has joined your exclusive club. In last night's 3-2 Yankee loss in Game 1 to the Marlins, Williams made baseball history, belting...
HAMMOND IN, ALMONTE OUT AS TORRE SHUFFLES THE DECK
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amWORLD SERIES NOTEBOOK With the Yankees' pitching staff having been put through a blender in Game 7 of the ALCS against the Red Sox, Joe Torre added an 11th arm...
'HOLE' LOTTA TROUBLE?
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amONE of these days, one of these series, the Yankees are going to run out of pixie dust, magic tricks and pinstriped panaceas. One of these days, one of these...
WILLIS WAS WONDERFUL
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amHad the Marlins faced the Red Sox in the World Series, Dontrelle Willis would've started Game 1. Instead, he hurled 21/3 scoreless innings of critical relief last night against the...
FISH ARMED AND DANGEROUS ; MCKEON MAY HAVE ACES UP HIS SLEEVE
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amTRADER Jack McKeon, flesh peddler in a previous baseball life, now manager of a team from Florida, came to a 50-degree Bronx last night seemingly sleeveless, having nowhere to hide...
IT'S HOOK, LINE AND STINKER! BOMBERS, WELLS SLEEP WITH FISH IN OPENER
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amGAME 1Marlins 3Yankees 2 Welcome to the No Show. You can point to the Yankees having the Marlins right where they want them after dropping Game 1 of the World...
IT'S BACK TO REALITY FOR AARON
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amThe encore, Aaron Boone discovered last night, is a little harder to come by. Just 48 hours after joining historic company with his ALCS walk-off homer, the city's newest golden...
BLAME? START WITH SORIANO
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amTHE two largest ovations at the Stadium last night were for highlights of Aaron Boone's pennant-clinching homer against the Red Sox, shown on the screen beyond the right-field bleachers. It...
BOOMER BLAMES BOONE ; CUTOFF PLAY COST US: WELLS
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amDavid Wells' reaction told you he was frustrated. His words afterward reinforced it. In question was the fifth-inning, two-run single by Juan Pierre. From Wells' point of view, Hideki Matsui's...
HAMMOND IN, ALMONTE OUT
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amWORLD SERIES NOTEBOOK After his pitching staff was put through a blender in Game 7 of the ALCS against the Red Sox, Yankee manager Joe Torre added an 11th arm...
SPEEDY PIERRE JUST JUAN-DERFUL FOR FISH
October 19, 2003 | 4:00am"Just to put them uneasy, that's my job. To create havoc."JUAN PIERRE Juan Pierre intends to shock the world, and he was the leader of that campaign once again last...
JORGE'S DAD A PROUD SPECTATOR
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amThe smile tells you how much Jorge Posada Sr. loves watching his son play. Why shouldn't he? He taught the Yankee catcher everything he knows about the game. The man...
BIG BLUE & BIRDS DO BATTLE IN BASEMENT ; ARCHRIVALS MEET FAR FROM FIRST IN UPSIDE-DOWN EAST
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amOne of them will win, which means either Jim Fassel or Andy Reid will not be a dope after today's game at Giants Stadium. Like it or not, that's the...
EISLEY'S PAIN MAY BE FRANK'S GAIN
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amHoward Eisley could miss the rest of preseason because of his hamstring strain, giving Don Chaney no choice but give the backup point guard job to Frank Williams. Eisley missed...
DOGHOUSE EMPTIES OUT REAL QUICK AROUND HERE
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amSOMETIMES, all you need is a fresh pile of house money. Ever been to Vegas? Ever double down on 11 and draw a deuce, figure you're dead, figure you'll have...
MARLINS HAVE WILLIS TO WIN: DONTRELLE RELIEF STINT HELPS FISH FRY YANKS IN GAME 1
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amGAME 1 Marlins 3 Yankees 2 Based on recent performances, the Yankees have the Marlins exactly where they want them after dropping Game 1 of the World Series last night....
BOMBERS, FANS COME OUT FLAT
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amTHE two largest ovations at the Stadium last night were for highlights of Aaron Boone's pennant-clinching homer against the Red Sox, shown on the big screen beyond the right-field bleachers....
IT'S UP '2' ANDY AGAIN: PETTITTE GETS FAMILIAR CALL FOR FIFTH STRAIGHT SERIES
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amIf it's Game 2, it must be Andy Pettitte's turn to pitch. For the fifth straight Yankees playoff series and the third straight this year, the veteran left-hander will take...
GET OVER IT, BOSTON! BOMBERS ARE THE BETTER TEAM
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amIN case anyone's keeping score, and we know you are, the Yankees now have the chance to take a 27-0 lead over the Red Sox in World Series victories since...
MARLINS COACH ROSENTHAL RECALLS ST. JOHN'S MENTOR
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amWayne Rosenthal doesn't live in Brooklyn anymore, but he was thinking about an old friend in Bayport, Long Island, on the biggest night of his professional life. Hours before the...
ALL'S WELL ON WILLIS AVENUE
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amHad the Marlins faced Boston in the World Series, Dontrelle Willis would have started Game 1. Instead, he hurled 2 1/3 scoreless innings of critical relief last night, bridging the...
DIFFERENT WORLD FOR YANKS' HEREDIA
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amThese are the Yankees, so the World Series always has a common feel. But for one player in particular, last night's game was downright eerie in its familiarity. Only one...
GRAB BULLPEN BY THE HORNS: FINDING RELIEVERS A REAL CATTLE CALL
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amIT almost always comes down to the bullpens. And it's not only a matter of relievers succeeding or failing, but of being given the opportunity. Despite some unexpectedly good work...
PIERRE JUST JUAN-DERFUL FOR FISH
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amJuan Pierre was a Fish out of water in Colorado, as trite as it sounds. The speedy center fielder may have been built to track down flies at Coors Field,...
POSADA'S FATHER LIKES SON'S GAME
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amThe smile tells you how much Jorge Posada Sr. loves watching his son play. Why shouldn't he? He taught the Yankees catcher everything he knows about the game. The man...
GEARED-UP CHAD WILL PROVIDE AN EXTRA LIFT
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amAMONG my favorite theories in football is the psychology of results. It's simple really. Lose enough games regardless of how well you might have played and you begin to feel...
DEEP BENCH GIVES BYRON 'BIG' POSSIBILITIES
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amBRIDGEPORT - The possibilities seem endless. Want a big lineup? There are Alonzo Mourning, Jason Collins, Kenyon Martin. Small? Go with Aaron Williams, Richard Jefferson, Lucious Harris. For something in...
THIS LIGHTNING STRIKE LEFT STEVENS REELING
October 19, 2003 | 4:00am"I don't think I had a concussion. I was alert. But I know that doesn't mean I didn't." SCOTT STEVENS The big scare left a small scar, a puck to...
$45M - FOR WHAT? HOLIK NOT GETTING TIME HE DESERVES
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amSo let's see, in the third game of the season - Thursday's 0-0 Garden tie against the Thrashers - Bobby Holik played a total of 12:57, the least among Ranger...
THE INSIDERS: THE POST TAKES YOU BEHIND THE LOCKER ROOM DOORS
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amMemories of Munson This was a magical week for the Yankees, not just on the field. Eleven Yankees from the 1978 World Championship team celebrated their 25th anniversary at the...
IT'S YOUR 'CALL,' TURKEY HUNTERS
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amTHERE is nothing more rewarding than providing your family with a wild turkey for dinner on Thanksgiving Day, one that you took yourself during the hunting season. If you're like...
ACHIN' METROS HOPE TO GET BACK ON RIGHT TRACK
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amThe MetroStars played their biggest game and suffered their most crushing defeat in their history Wednesday night. Now hurting emotionally and physically, they don't have much time to recover, starting...
BAG YOUR OWN WILD TURKEY FOR BIG FEAST
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amTHERE is nothing more rewarding than providing your family with a wild turkey for dinner on Thanksgiving Day, one that you took yourself during the hunting season. If you're like...
BERNIE MAKES HISTORY: TIES REG, MICK ON HR LIST
October 19, 2003 | 4:00amMove over, Mick. Make room, Reggie. Bernie Williams has joined your exclusive club. In last night's 3-2 Yankee loss in Game 1 to the Marlins, Williams made baseball history, belting...