It may seem strange to use fishing analogies in the cold Northeast this time of year, but they seem to fit the 2009 offseason for the New York Mets, especially since it’s no secret that New York has been a Yankee town during the majority of the Mets’ existence.
Or, in fishing terms, the Mets, in [...]

NEW YORK – It wasn’t supposed to be this way.
If anyone figured to beat St. John’s in the annual Holiday Festival, it figured to be Hofstra, which defeated the Red Storm in the Festival title game in 2006, the fourth consecutive time that St. John’s had lost to its cross-town rival.
But, on Sunday, [...]

“Boss, this is for you” was the message that flashed on the big video screen in the outfield at the new Yankee Stadium.  George Steinbrenner the owner was home in Tampa watching the festivities unfold as his son, Hal, the managing general partner accepted the trophy on a podium on the infield.
The New York Yankees [...]

It was a whacky 9th inning to be sure.  The Yankees were holding on to a precarious one run lead going into the top half of the inning and the cat and mouse game between Yankees manager Joe Girardi and Mets manager Jerry Manuel began.
To set this up you have to go back to the [...]

Call it jealousy, envy or whatever word you can conjure up to describe why the Yankees are so beloved by their fans (and themselves) but despised by everyone else with a pulse. Not only has the organization spent money like a shipload of drunken sailors on leave during the worst economic situation in 80 years, [...]