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Great, now it's Pedro's turn. ] THE ASSOCIATED PRESS March 1, 2006, 2:44 PM EST PHOENIX -- Mets closer Billy Wagner and Cleveland pitcher C.C. Sabathia withdrew Wednesday from the U.S. roster for the World Baseball Classic and were replaced by Washington right-hander Gary Majewski and Yankees left-hander Al Leiter. Leiter becomes the fourth player from the Yankees on the 30-man roster, joining shortstop Derek Jeter, third baseman Alex Rodriguez and center fielder Johnny Damon. Two other Nationals are on the team: closer Chad Cordero and catcher Brian Schneider. The roster for the first round, initially announced Feb. 14, has to be finalized by noon EST Wednesday. "Although I would love to pitch in the inaugural World Baseball Classic and am proud to represent my country, I will not be ready to pitch in a competitive-game environment when play begins on March 7," Sabathia said in a statement released by the Indians.

Nice of him not to dick the Mets and himself around.

I'll watch no doubt, Spring Training games get me excited this time fo year,I wonder if people in Holland care.

So what about Reyes, he says he justs wants to get on base, last July Willie seemed to have had enough and put Cameron batting first for a spell, for all his great speed can Jose learn how to walk, will Henderson help, in two AB's today he walked.....what are your expections for Reyes this season?

The Mets help out victims of Hurricane Wilma Wright with his tongue out again. Intersquad game with 12 year old umps A happy sight to see. Julio looks quite a bit like Benitez..

Barry Bonds in drag portraying Paula Abdul on "American Idol",

ties? ] NEW YORK (AP) -- Get ready for ties in the first World Baseball Classic. Organizers said Tuesday that games in the first two rounds of the tournament will be ended after 14 innings, even if teams remain tied. In addition, the tournament's technical committee may suspend semifinal games after 14 innings if "pitcher availability for both teams would be substantially jeopardized by not suspending the game and pitcher availability would be substantially enhanced by resuming the game as a suspended game on the next day." Ties would count as half a win and half a loss in determining a team's winning percentage, organizers said. Rain also could cause situations that deviate from normal major league rules. Game can be suspended, even if they have not gone long enough become regulation games. If the game affects which teams will advance, organizers will attempt to schedule the completion of the game for the following day. If it the game is suspended again during the first two rounds or the game isn't finished, the team that is ahead would be declared the winner if it is a regulation game, it would be a tie if the teams are even or it would be ruled "no game" if it hasn't become a regulation game.

Without knowing much of anything about the Negro Leagues I was still surprised that Buck O'Neil was not voted into the HOF, I would have thought he would have made it easy, but what do I know.

]What the hell kind of name is Koby? All his kids names start with a K....

Sorry Zvon that link does not seem to work, Google Beatles at Shea and you will come accross a link for a rock station, that's it..meanwhile I found a great pic...

Keep it, maybe and I have no idea you get $1000, so what?,that you would spend the mag you will have forever.

here is a link to that day... http://www.therockradio.com/2005/08/flashback-beatles-rock-shea-stadium.html>

Looking back I think Henderson was a visonary, he knew that poker would become a staple of TV, in the early days that exposure did the gaem good.

I saw this on TV, big deal, of course Clemens would brush back his kid, the TV guy said it was Rahjah being the ultimate " Competitor"...of course it was.

An easy 7 for me, yeah McAdams is hot, and there is something about Wilson that I like, maybe it's his nose...

Adam thanks a bunch, this was cool of you, also I saw a TJ Quinn article in the News today( I had asked where he was). ON Edit...I'm Nolan Ryan....bringing the heat....

Sorry for this but I just got to post this, Torre in mid-season form.

At one time they were all ours Cooby.

WOW, to wrangle in the U.S. Constitution with Piazza's move to first base is quite amazing, it could be argured that Art Howe expressed his right under the First Amendment when telling the media before telling Piazza that he was playing first base.

Richard Hidalgo signed a minor league deal with the Orioles on Sunday. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/26/AR2006022601172.html

Great news....

Willie talking about Julio getting back to form and giving props to Peterson... ] "I hope so," manager Willie Randolph said, "because Peterson's one of the best pitching coaches around, as far as I'm concerned. Hopefully, he can help him find a certain rhythm or niche or whatever so he can repeat his delivery more consistently. He's a big guy with a lot of moving parts. If we can simplify some of that, hopefully it can translate into something more consistent."

Adam I'm curious about something, you said before that Marty Noble is a writer that you look up too, as a person that has posted here for a few years I can tell you that Noble gets a lot of respect here, my point is this, in Newsday tomorrow Jon Heyman has a column about Gary Sheffield and Manny Ramirez, his point is this, both are not happy so trade Sheff for Manny, he even admits that this is based on nothing, this kind of stuff kills me, not long ago he was saying that the Mets must get him, would you ever just make crap up to fill a column?...I am sure the answer is no and I am not asking you to hammer Heyman but it's pure filler from him...thoughts? http://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/yankees/ny-sphey0227,0,4007122.column?coll=ny-sports-headlines

LOL...Larry Kirwin will be calling Jay Horowitz in the morning to complain.