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The Yankees were 14-4 while Derek Jeter was injured, and are 1-3 since he returned. Jeter, just two hits from 3,000, has gone 4-for-18 (.222) in those games. It brings to light the great debate: where does Jeter bat for the rest of his resplendent career?
Yankees slugger Jorge Posada may have to go to bat for the prosecution in their federal perjury case against Roger Clemens. The problem? According to the New York Daily News, Posada has "no idea" why.
Jose Reyes may need up to three weeks of rest for his ailing hamstring. In that case, he would return right around the July 31 trading deadline, if not afterward. But for those fans that think Reyes has played his last game in blue and orange, think again.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and NFLPA chief DeMaurice Smith have arrived to start a second straight day of negotiations at a law firm in Manhattan.
Derek Jeter's chase for 3,000 hits will continue for at least one more night. He's ready for all the hype surrounding the accomplishment to die down.
Former Giants quarterback Kerry Collins is retiring from the NFL after 16 seasons in the league. Collins will likely best be known in New York for his dismal performance against the Ravens in Super Bowl XXXV.
Mets executives argued Thursday that a lawsuit claiming they should have heeded warning signs of a 25-year fraud carried out by jailed financier Bernie Madoff is "a fiction" and should be thrown out. "There were no warnings," lawyers for Mets ownership said.
Yankees closer Mariano Rivera was available to pitch in Thursday night's 5-1 loss to Tampa Bay, though he is skipping the All-Star game next week because of soreness in his right triceps.
Yankee Stadium was rocking and Derek Jeter kept swinging, from the first pitch to the final out. Eager to make history and put the hoopla behind him, Jeter quickly doubled for his 2,998th career hit. That was all he got Thursday night.
The sixth inning has been Dillon Gee's undoing. The Dodgers scored five runs off the right-hander in that inning on their way to a 6-0 victory over the Mets on Thursday night that snapped a five-game losing skid.
Doesn't it seem like only a matter of minutes since a Metropolitan went on the DL? We all know the routine: It seems benign, he'll sit out a game, maybe two just to be safe. Then, we'll take it day-to-day. Eventually... oops!
Jeff Niemann gave up Derek Jeter's 2,998th hit but little else, B.J. Upton homered and drove in three runs, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Yankees 5-1 on Thursday night.
Mets shortstop Jose Reyes has been placed on the 15-Day DL, retroactive to July 3, as a result of a lingering hamstring injury.
"That first at-bat will be a little tough,'' the Hall of Fame third baseman, one of the 27 players in the 3,000 Hit Club Jeter is seeking to join, said of Thursday night's Yankees game.
Panic, fear and hysteria are appropriate words to describe a good percentage of the Islanders' fan base now that we are a week into free agency and just a fourth-line center and some prospects have been signed. All I can say is, relax people.
