New York Yankees vs. Seattle Mariners: News links and headlines 4/29/03 - 5/1/03

[Carissa]

New York Yankees vs. Seattle Mariners: News links and headlines 4/29/03 - 5/1/03



NYYFans.com


The Official Website of the YES Network


The Official Website of MLB and the Yankees


Yahoo! Daily News (MLB)


The New York Post

Moose Mr. Perfect 05/02 A. Marchand / New York Post
Torre Keeps On Winning Despite Boss 05/02 K. Kernan / New York Post
Rog To Jason: Go Get 'Em! 05/02 G. King / New York Post
Business As Usual For Rivera 05/02 A. Marchand / New York Post

No Reason To Worry 05/01 M. Hale / New York Post
Mondesi's The Raul Deal 05/01 J. Sherman / New York Post
Rivera Shakes Off Jitters In Return 05/01 B. Lewis / New York Post
Giambi's Bat Hits New Low 05/01 M. Hale / New York Post

Rocket's A Dud 04/30 M. Hale / New York Post
Soriano's The Best Japanese Import 04/30 J. Sherman / New York Post
Ichiro vs. Godzilla Has Global Impact 04/30 B. Lewis / New York Post
Upbeat D.J. Longs To Return 04/30 M. Hale / New York Post
Good News From Mo, Contreras 04/30 M. Hale / New York Post

One Mo Reason To Smile 04/29 G. King / New York Post
Battle Of Japan 04/29 M. Hale / New York Post
Boss Puts Focus On Contreras 04/29 G. King / New York Post


The Bergen Record

Moose masters Mariners 05/02 J. Jr. / Bergen Record
Yankees odds and ends 05/02 J. Jr. / Bergen Record

Rivera closes out win 05/01 J. Jr. / Bergen Record
Yankees odds and ends 05/01 J. Jr. / Bergen Record

Rocket fizzles in background 04/30 J. Jr. / Bergen Record
Jeter itching to return 04/30 J. Jr. / Bergen Record
On and off the field, Matsui, Ichiro do homeland proud 04/30 Y. Kim, et al / Bergen Record
Yankees' odds and ends 04/30 staff / Bergen Record

Bronx is now Japan's stage 04/29 B. Klapisch / Bergen Record
Giambi falls short 04/28 / Bergen Record


The NY Daily News

Practice makes perfect 05/02 R. Rubin / New York Daily News
Soriano playing for love of the game 05/02 F. Bondy / New York Daily News
Mo hooks Mariners with sinker 05/02 S. Borden / New York Daily News
Joe still bugged by Boss' jab 05/02 R. Rubin / New York Daily News

Mariano, Yank bats make happy return 05/01 R. Rubin / New York Daily News
Raul slams doubts 05/01 P. Botte / New York Daily News
When it comes to Bombers, M's are all May, no October 05/01 L. Olson / New York Daily News
Booed Giambi vows to chip in 05/01 R. Rubin / New York Daily News
K's in 1st key Pettitte's win 05/01 K. Ackert / New York Daily News
Just call him Glove-zilla 05/01 K. Ackert / New York Daily News

Rocket sputters as M's blast off 04/30 R. Rubin / New York Daily News
Despite misfire, Hall of a season 04/30 J. Harper / New York Daily News
Monsters' bash a real bust 04/30 C. Red / New York Daily News
Meche recovery shows lot of zip 04/30 P. Botte / New York Daily News
Jeter drops in, but just for a short stop 04/30 P. Botte / New York Daily News
Rivera ready to save day 04/30 R. Rubin / New York Daily News
Contreras gets early jump on return 04/30 R. Rubin / New York Daily News

Bronx the place, world the stage 04/29 A. McCarron / New York Daily News
Japan land of rising ratings 04/29 B. Raissman / New York Daily News
Rocket playing the numbers 04/29 A. McCarron / New York Daily News
Rivera returning, Jeter getting closer 04/29 A. McCarron / New York Daily News
Cone's seen Bombers fly higher 04/29 S. Borden / New York Daily News


The NY Times

Players Association Accepts Change to All-Star Game 05/02 M. Chass / New York Times
Mussina and Yanks Maintain Good Form 05/02 T. Kepner / New York Times

Mondesi's Slam and Rivera's Debut Frame Victory 05/01 T. Kepner / New York Times

Japan's Stars Are Quiet as Mariners Beat Clemens 04/30 J. Curry / New York Times
A Handshake, Then a Bow and Let's Play Ball 04/30 D. Caldwell / New York Times
Rivera Returns, and Jeter Is Eager to Follow 04/30 J. Curry / New York Times
Yanks' Contreras Is Sharp in First Minor-League Game 04/30 J. Curry / New York Times

Heavy-Hitting Soriano Learns to Focus on Fielding 04/29 T. Kepner / New York Times
Thumbs Up After Batting, but No Return Set for Jeter 04/29 C. Nobles / New York Times
Japan's Big Moment in the Bronx 04/29 G. Vecsey / New York Times


Newsday

It's Clear to See: Sori's Headed for Greatness 05/02 L. Price-Brown / Newsday
Game of Pitch, Catch 05/02 K. Davidoff / Newsday
Torre Prefers The Long Haul 05/02 K. Davidoff / Newsday

Raul Still Red Hot 05/01 M. Herrmann / Newsday
As Usual, M's Finding Ways to Make It Work 05/01 M. Herrmann / Newsday
Ratings Up For Yankees 05/01 S. Zipay / Newsday
Sandman?s Back to Close the Deal 05/01 M. Noble / Newsday
Torre Expects Anderson Back 05/01 M. Noble / Newsday

Going west wasn't in cards for Japan's 'Joe DiMaggio' 04/30 J. Howard / Newsday
Rivera Back On Roster; Jeter Close? 04/30 M. Noble / Newsday
Contreras Off To Quick Start 04/30 M. Noble / Newsday

Contreras Finally Has Discovered Columbus 04/29 K. Davidoff / Newsday
Matsui, Ichiro approach media frenzy differently 04/29 K. Davidoff / Newsday


NJOnline

Torre is unsure when he'll exit 05/02 D. Burke / Newark Star-Ledger
Mussina the top gem in sparkler by Yanks 05/02 D. Burke / Newark Star-Ledger

Yanks return to being Yanks 05/01 D. Burke / Newark Star-Ledger
Rivera is sharp in debut 05/01 D. Burke / Newark Star-Ledger

A good start for Contreras in minors 04/30 D. Graziano / Newark Star-Ledger
Matsui's mentor says to just wait 04/30 D. Graziano / Newark Star-Ledger
With focus on stars, Meche steals show 04/30 D. Graziano / Newark Star-Ledger
Japanese fans were sky high 04/30 L. Rocca / Newark Star-Ledger

Another toy -- Rivera returns 04/29 D. Graziano / Newark Star-Ledger
Matsui slump alarms Japan 04/29 D. Graziano / Newark Star-Ledger
Henderson joins Bears for love of the game 04/29 D. Burke / Newark Star-Ledger


NY Journal News - Westchester, NY

Mussina extends masterful start 05/02 P. Suwan / Westchester Journal News

Yankees respond in grand fashion 05/01 B. Heyman / Westchester Journal News

Clemens, Yanks have night to forget 04/30 / Westchester Journal News
Ichiro, Matsui have quiet nights at Stadium 04/30 R. Carpiniello / Westchester Journal News

Japan's eyes on Bronx 04/29 / Westchester Journal News
Mets' Weathers learns from past failure 04/29 P. Abraham / Westchester Journal News (* talks a little bit about his days as a Yankee*)


the Hartford Courant

Pitcher, Catcher Throwing Strikes 05/02 D. Amore / Hartford Courant
Torre: Ongoing Theme 05/02 D. Amore / Hartford Courant

Rivera: Welcome Relief 05/01 D. Amore / Hartford Courant
Above-Average Concern 05/01 D. Amore / Hartford Courant

It's A Total Meche 04/30 D. Amore / Hartford Courant
Key Matchup In AL Far East 04/30 J. O'Connell / Hartford Courant
Jeter Ahead Of Schedule 04/30 D. Amore / Hartford Courant

For Better Or Worse 04/29 D. Amore / Hartford Courant


USA Today


The Sporting News (MLB)


MSG Network.com


ESPN.com (MLB)


CNNSI.com (MLB)


CBS SportsLine.com (MLB)


Fox Sports.com (MLB)


MSNBC.com


From the Seattle Mariners

Official Site

Seattle Times

Yankees take Round 1 05/02 B. Finnigan / Seattle Times
Notebook: One year ago, Cameron had a day to remember 05/02 B. Finnigan / Seattle Times
Where did Ichiro go? May be time for him to end hitting slump 05/02 L. Stone / Seattle Times

Yanks get Mariners' measure, by inches 05/01 B. Finnigan / Seattle Times
Notebook: Meche's hot spell earns more starts in 5-man rotation 05/01 B. Finnigan / Seattle Times
Yankees-M's series just isn't the same without Piniella around 05/01 L. Stone / Seattle Times

Just another day at the Bronx Zoo 04/30 L. Stone / Seattle Times
A real showstopper 04/30 B. Finnigan / Seattle Times
Notebook: Cameron says he will play tonight 04/30 B. Finnigan / Seattle Times
Boone's blunder proves harmless 04/30 B. Finnigan / Seattle Times

Ichiro, Matsui faceoff creates frenzy among Japanese fans 04/29 L. Stone / Seattle Times
Series preview: Mariners at Yankees 04/29 B. Sherwin / Seattle Times


Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Pineiro only second best 05/02 J. Hickey / Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Mariners Notebook: Is Sasaki hurt besides back? 05/02 J. Hickey / Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Scouting the White Sox 05/02 S. O'Neil / Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Garcia's b-day baffler 05/02 J. Marshall / Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Jumping to conclusions ill-advised 05/02 L. Koppett / Seattle Post-Intelligencer

M's go out softly 05/01 J. Hickey / Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Mariners Notebook: Swing fools Guillen 05/01 J. Hickey / Seattle Post-Intelligencer
On Deck: Seattle at New York Yankees (5/1) 05/01 Staff / Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Meche stokes the true mojo for M's 05/01 J. Levesque / Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Mariners 6, Yankees 0: Meche silences Yankees 04/30 J. Hickey / Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Plan to curtail Yankees, Steinbrenner backfires 04/30 D. Locke / Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Mariners Notebook: Blowing their tops 04/30 J. Hickey / Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Mariners Q&A 04/30 J. Hickey / Seattle Post-Intelligencer
On Deck: Seattle at New York (4/30) 04/30 Staff / Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Mariners game at a glance 04/30 Staff / Seattle Post-Intelligencer

New York visit always special event 04/29 D. Andriesen / Seattle Post-Intelligencer
On Deck: Seattle at New York Yankees 04/29 D. Andriesen / Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Scouting the Yankees 04/29 S. O'Neill / Seattle Post-Intelligencer


Tacoma News Tribune

Good pitching, bad times 05/02 L. Larue / Tacoma News Tribune
'Ben Wilson' is a big hit 05/02 L. Larue / Tacoma News Tribune
Up Next: Chicago White Sox 05/02 D. Beene / Tacoma News Tribune

NY wins game of ifs 05/01 L. Larue / Tacoma News Tribune
M's at home in Big Apple 05/01 L. Larue / Tacoma News Tribune

Thrilled with Gil 04/30 L. Larue / Tacoma News Tribune
SARS doesn't stop Gillick 04/30 L. Larue / Tacoma News Tribune

New York State Of Mind 04/29 L. LaRue / Tacoma News Tribune


Other Papers

On deck for A's: New York Yankees 05/02 L. Miedema / San Jose Mercury News
http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercuryne...cs/5768389.htm

91-year-old Fehring survived Gehrig collision 05/01 A. Spander / Oakland Tribune
http://www.oaklandtribune.com/Storie...362172,00.html

Jeter could rehab with Columbus 05/01 J. Mandelaro / Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/..._general.shtml

In Japan, a Bit of a Bronx Cheer 05/01 D. Struck / Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...2003Apr30.html

Clif notes on a lively character 04/30 B. Collins / Boston Globe
http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/12...aracter+.shtml

Big Apple show is a big deal 04/30 J. Salisbury / Philadelphia Inquirer
http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/sports/5747199.htm

Rangers 300th Clemens victim? 04/29 T. Sullivan / Fort Worth Star-Telegram
http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/sports/baseball/5742283.htm


From espn Insider


Yanks, Rockies pounding on history's door
By Jim Baker
MLB Insider
Updated: May 2, 11:11 AM ET

If the 2003 New York Yankees can manage to keep scoring at the rate they have so far this season, they will finish the year with more runs than any team in the history of the game. Barring a game or two lost to weather, they are on pace to score 1,080 runs. With one-sixth of the season completed, their rate of 6.67 runs per game will land them at the very top of a scoring heap populated mostly by previous incarnations of themselves:


2003 Yankees: 1080 (projected)
1931 Yankees: 1067--2
1936 Yankees: 1065
1930 Yankees: 1062
1950 Red Sox: 1027
1999 Indians: 1009
1932 Yankees: 1002
1930 Cubs: 998
1996 Mariners: 993

Of course, most of these teams had the handicap of a 154-game schedule, so, even if the Yankees do approach 1,100 runs, they cannot quite claim the title of highest-scoring team on a per-game basis. Of this small group, only two, the '32 and '36 Yanks, went all the way. The Indians entry lost in the playoffs and the Cubs, Red Sox, Mariners and '30-'31 Yankee teams did not even finish in first place.

So, let's say the 2003 Yankees do end up being one of the highest scoring teams in history. How special, then, does that make the Gil Meche & Company shutout of the team on Tuesday night? While it is an admirable feat, all of these teams, save one, were shut out in their seasons of offensive opulence. Of the group, only the '32 Yanks managed to avoid getting shutout all season long. On the other hand, that Yankee team was held to one run 11 times, but they managed to win three of those games! The '36 Yankees were shutout five times.

The '50 Red Sox were only blanked on three occasions, but were held to one run 12 times including one streak of three games and one of four. (They were famous for running up huge scores on the hapless St. Louis Browns.) Probably the worst beating administered to any of these teams was a 21-1 thrashing the '99 Indians received from the World Champion Yankees. It was just one of six times they were held to one run, however. They were shutout three times as well.

The 1930 Cubs were shut out a surprising seven times. Obviously, this means they were bulking up on other occasions. To illustrate how often the 1930 Cubs racked up big scores, I thought it would be interesting to take their 12 highest-scoring games and pit them, in descending order, against the scores of the NFL's Chicago Bears from the same season:

Bears 32 Cubs 21
Bears 21 Cubs 19
Bears 20 Cubs 19
Bears 20 Cubs 18
Cubs 17 Bears 14
Cubs 17 Bears 13
Cubs 16 Bears 12
Cubs 16 Bears 12
Cubs 16 Bears 6
Cubs 15 Bears 0
Cubs 13 Bears 0
Cubs 13 Bears 0

I think that goes a long way to describe the state of scoring in both sports in 1930. It is entirely likely that these Yankees will cool down. Even if they drop a half-run per game off the pace, though, that would still put them in the upper 900s for the year, which is a pretty remarkable figure. It would be negligent not to mention that the Colorado Rockies are about on a similar pace, currently projecting to score 1,050 for the season. Whereas this Yankee team has the pitching to succeed with a lot less scoring, it has long been reasoned that for a Colorado team to truly succeed, they would have to get into four figures. Have they finally gotten the lineup that can do that in Denver?

Scout's Take: On Posada's defense
Special to ESPN Insider
Updated: May 2 2:03 PM ET

Jorge Posada is probably the best catcher in the (American) League right now. He's receiving better and throwing extremely well. His footwork has always been pretty good, but now his arm is healthy. I had him at 1.9 (seconds from glove-to-glove) throwing out Randy Winn the other night. He just seems much more confident with his throwing.



Nick Johnson's hot, Paul Konerko's not
By Jim Baker, MLB Insider
Updated: April 30 1:07 PM ET

Nick Johnson of the Yankees and Paul Konerko of the White Sox have something in common: They both came to their teams with a strong presence already established at their position (first base). In the case of Konerko, it was Frank Thomas, whom, many will recall, was often called the best hitter in baseball not too long ago. In the case of Johnson, it was Jason Giambi, signed as a free agent just in time to coincide with Johnson's rise to a full-time spot on the major league roster.

The solution for Konerko was an easy one since Thomas is such a brutal fielder: He was eventually made the everyday first baseman and Thomas was given the designated hitter role. He has been a solid performer in his major league career but has been having trouble of late, going back to the middle of last year. He had substandard months in July and September but seemed fine in August. So far in 2003, he has posted a .643 OPS, almost 200 points below his career average.

"Sometimes you just don't get the hits," he told Doug Padilla of the Chicago Sun-Times. "You go through a bad stretch at the middle of the season or the end of the season, but you have three or fourth months built up before that, there are no questions to answer. It's just one of those things."

Johnson, meanwhile, is being used at both first base and designated hitter and is very much coming into his own. After a rookie season of some promise last year, he has been one of the major focal points of the Yankees attack in 2003. He has a staggering 26 walks in 110 plate appearances so far and is leading the Yankee vanguard as an awesome on base percentage team.

• Konerko's slump goes back to '02
  Doug Padilla / Chicago Sun-Times

Writers Bloc: Soriano Japan's finest?
By Jim Baker
Updated: April 30 7:37 AM ET

Forget Matsui and Ichiro, writes Joel Sherman of the New York Post, the best import from Japan is Alfonso Soriano. Rarely mentioned is the fact that major leagues scouts missed the teenager when scouring the Dominican for baseball talent. He was found instead by the Hiroshima Carp, who put him in their baseball academy near San Pedro de Macoris. His long, strange trip to the majors began soon thereafter.

• Soriano's The Best Japanese Import
  Joel Sherman / New York Post

[Yanksagain]

Thanks, Carissa!

[Insanefor_Moose&Andy]

I'm really sad that the Yankees lost versus the Mariners.. but then there's always next time..they rock!!! (i mean the yankees)

Yuki

[JeanC]

Hi Carissa! How Ya Doing?!!

I thought this would be as good as any place to note the fact that this being "BLACKOUT WEDNESDAY" on MLB Ex Innings that the Yankees will be possibly razzed (lets hope not!) on ESPN 2 tonights game time! That is for those of us who usually get down & mad on Wednesdays because the game is blacked out today we can watch it with ESPN broadcasters comments or MUTE is usually better!!!!!!!

So For Directv users you might look for it on Channel 209 at 7EDT time as Ill be watching it at 4pmPDT time my time!

Take Care Everyone & LETS GO YANKEES CLAP CLAP CLAPCLAPCLAP!!!!!!!!!!!

[Carissa]

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[Mr. Mxylsplk]

Carissa, why do waste bandwidth doing this when you do such an incomplete job of things.