Well, it didn't take long for Joe Torre to find a new job (not that it should have). He's trading The Bronx for Chavez Ravine and "fans" like Rudy Giuliani for Posh Spice. The Post is reporting that the former Yankees manager has agreed in principle to a three-year $14.5 million deal (hopefully there are no performance incentives) to be the next manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers. He would be replacing Grady Little, who......

IIndians 12, Yankees 3: Well, that didn't go as planned. Chien-Ming Wang didn't have his sinker, gave up a ton of two-out and two-strike hits, and the Yankees got buried. Their patient bats wore out C.C. Sabathia, but they only got three runs for their efforts against him, and that wasn't nearly enough given the way Wang pitched. Then they stunk up the joint against the Indians bullpen, but by them the game was......

Nationals 9, Mets 8: If a four-run lead can't stand up against the Nationals, against whom will it last? The Mets are hoping what was a seven-game lead as recently as Sept. 12 stands up, but they're not helping their fans maintain regular heartbeats. John Maine hit before he threw a pitch and still couldn't get out of the fifth. That's against a team that's last in the Major Leagues in runs scored and playing......

Boston 11 Yankees 6: It was a bunch of little things that proved the Yankees undoing in a disastrous seventh inning. Bobby Abreu showed once again that he is afraid of walls by completely botching a flyball to start the inning. After an intentional walk to Manny Ramirez, Scott Proctor, not wanting to come anywhere near Kevin Youkilis after last night, walked him to load the bases. Then Robinson Cano half-assed a throw to Jeter......

Yankees 8 Rangers 2: It’s amazing what some pitching can do for you. For the second night in a row and for only the 5th time in 31 games, the Yankee starter pitched seven innings. Tuesday night Andy Pettitte scattered seven hits while striking out four. New York had twelve hits with Alex Rodriguez going deep for his 15th of the year and the slumping Robinson Cano slashing two doubles while making a great relay......

The Yankees begin their quest for the elusive 27th championship today when Carl Pavano takes the hill against the Devil Rays. That Pavano is the Opening Day choice shows you the weakness of this team, the starting pitching is very suspect. Chien-Ming Wang is hurt, though he should be back soon. Andy Pettitte has returned, but he has already had back issues. Mike Mussina is just older and the rest of the rotation is......

A-Rod spins a new story: In an interview with HBO Sports, A-Rod went on another “praising Pinella” kick. Last year he called him “an angel from the sky” now it’s “like a father”. And, with his opt-out clause in his contract, this had led many to speculate that A-Rod is going to be a Cub next year. So, A-Rod worked up a very creative denial to that rumor by telling the Daily News, "Besides loving......

Another game in Atlanta equaled another loss for the Mets. Monday it was at the hands of a familiar nemesis, Chipper Jones. Jones hit a two-run homer over the centerfield wall in the eighth inning to give the Braves a 4-2 victory. Since Turner Field opened, the Mets have gone 20-49 there and are 1-5 this year. For a moment, it had looked like the Mets would change their fortunes when they tied the game......

Spotting the Dodgers a 6-0 lead proved costly for the Mets, as they lost 6-5 to Los Angeles at Shea Stadium Friday night. The loss snapped the Mets four-game winning streak, their longest since early May. Fortunately for them, they have Pedro Martinez starting Saturday's game, and he has returned to his dominant self after a brief slump in late June. Martinez is not the only Met pitcher throwing well. Prior to taking the loss......

The Mets' disappointing losses have suddenly become much more. After a sloppy series against the Yankees, the Mets played even worse in a three-game sweep against Atlanta, capped by 3-0 loss against the Braves Wednesday. They didn’t even score a run in the last two games, though they faced two starters who were working on only three days’ rest. They even lost to Kyle Davies, who was making his second major league start. Woe is......

It might be said that yesterday's 8-6 Mets loss at the hands of the Braves was all due to a lack of control. Kaz Ishii exhibited his trademark lack of control when he walked Atlanta pitcher Horacio Ramirez for the first run of the game. Unfortunately for the Mets, Ishii's troubles didn't end there. After walking Ramirez, Ishii gave up a bases-clearing triple to Rafael Furcal. As if that wasn't enough, Ishii allowed three more......

In a game that ended almost five hours after it started, the Mets defeated the Cubs in the opener of a three-game series in Chicago. It was the first Mets win in Chicago since April 2002, and, for 2.4 million Time Warner customers in New York and New Jersey, the first opportunity to see the club on a weekday night. Thanks to rain in Chicago, most probably went to sleep before the game’s end. Doug......

Tom Glavine continues to struggle for the Mets this season, picking up his 4th loss of the season last night against the Phillies. Glavine only made it 3.2 innings and gave up 6 hits, 8 runs, and 6 walks. His ERA in 6 games is 7.04. Yikes! On the flipside, Brett Myers, the starter for Philadelpha, has only allowed 6 earned runs all season! We'll look past the loss for some other things of note......

Down in the Nation's Capital, the Mets took the final game of their three game series against the Nationals, winning 6-3. The win stops the 4-game losing streak and only came after the Mets scored three runs in the 9th. Miguel Cairo had a sac fly to score the first run and Carlos Beltran had a double to knock in the other two. Braden Looper had another heart stopping performance despite not giving up any......

Throughout this young baseball season, the Mets have stolen bases, laid down the bunts, and have generally manufactured runs. Last night in Philadelphia, the Mets just hit the ball out of the park over and over again for a total of seven home runs in the game, a 16-4 win. During one period last week, the team went five games without a home run. The game started off with a lead-off homer by Jose Reyes.......

Three games into the young baseball season and the Mets have lost three games. Obviously not a great start. In fact, it's the worst start for the Mets since 1964. Let's just hope they don't do quite as poorly as the '64 Mets did - they finished the year with a 53-109 record. When asked about the losses, Doug Mientkiewicz said, "There's not one guy in this room that expected this." Well, that's good to......

During the offseason, the Mets made many changes, as they should have. Three losing seasons in a row and a new general manager will do that. With Omar Minyana aboard, the Mets have been busy, adding players, payroll, and a manager. All the changes led Carlos Beltran to dub the team "The New Mets" when he joined. The question is, can these "new Mets" do any better than the old Mets? The new Mets......

While preseason baseball is about getting players in shape and filling out those roster sports, it's always nice to start with a win. Unfortunately for the Mets, they lost yesterday to the new-look Expos, aka The Washington Nationals. The Nationals aren't the same team they beat to end the regular season last year, but a team that is returning to a city devoid of baseball for more than 30 years. The NY Times has several......

- It snowed last weekend, which means it's time for dogs to wear their shoes! - Hot 97's morning showed caused a stir with a controversial tsunami song and got suspended - Ice wines are hot - The Gates get snowed in and NYC prepares for the onslaught of tourists - The C and A trains get screwy, and the MTA said it would take up to five years to fix - but it'll......

Copy, paste. Copy, paste. That's what Gothamist will be doing many times over as the Mets have traded for Doug Mientkiewicz to fill the hole at 1st base when the team's 1st choice, Carlos Delgado, decided to sign with the Florida Marlins. While the bat of Delgado will be missed, at least Mientkiewicz has a great glove. That's the consolation prize, and it could very well come in handy - as will that World Series......

Looks like the Mets didn't quite get it. It being Carlos Delgado, the first "big ticket" free agent that they didn't land in this busy off season. The former 1st baseman from the Blue Jays is heading south for the Florida Marlins. He signed with the Marlins for 4-years and $52 million, which was what the Mets also offered. The difference? Delgado thought the Marlins had a better chance to win the World Series. The......

In Boston over the weekend, the Yankees failed to clinch the AL East title and managed to lose two games to the Red Sox. In yesterday's series finale, Kevin Brown managed only two outs in his start, giving up 6 hits and 4 runs in the first inning. His Boston counterpart, Curt Shilling, only allowed 1 hit and 2 runs in seven innings of work. Boston won the game 11-4 (box score). Not everything went......

It was a good and busy weekend at the Stadium for the Yankees. the Yankees managed to take three out of four games from Baltimore and increase their lead over the Red Sox to 9.5 games. The big trade that everyone wanted to see (Randy Johnson coming to the big Apple) did not happen, but Cashman was able to unload the inconsistent Jose Contreras for the steady Esteban Loaiza. On Friday night, Kevin Brown......