October 7, 2004
SEPT. JOBS NUMBERS COULD HURT BUSH WHITE HOUSE
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amTHE president shouldn't expect much help from the numbers massagers at the Labor Department. In fact, the statistics gatherers who toil in the bowels of the agency could soon make...
SATELLITE BOOST - SIRIUS SOARS 15% ON STERN DEAL; INDUSTRY GAINS
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amSirius - and the entire satellite radio industry - got a stunning boost yesterday when potty-mouthed shock jock Howard Stern announced he will ditch his nationally syndicated show on Viacom's...
MOVE IS BLOW TO VIACOM'S RADIO BUSINESS
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amHoward Stern's defection yesterday from broadcast radio is another blow to Viacom's beleaguered radio division, Infinity Broadcasting. "It's going to wind up hurting Viacom's radio business significantly," said one media...
FANNIE MAE BOSS IGNORED WARNINGS, EX-STAFFER SAYS
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amThe whistle-blower who revealed alleged accounting irregularities at Fannie Mae yesterday charged CEO Franklin Raines with ignoring his warnings of balance-sheet shenanigans, then retaliating by forcing him out of the...
YM FOLDS; CONDE BUYS LIST
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amTroubled teen title YM is folding. With losses estimated at $10 million a year, Gruner + Jahr USA said yesterday it will sell the teen magazine's name, subscription lists and...
RETAILERS' SLOWING SALES DAMPEN HOLIDAY HOPES
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amRetailers are scheduled to release September sales figures today that promise to fall below expectations, continuing a slump that started in June and raising questions about the strength of the...
MILLER VS. DILLER - FUND MANAGER ATTACKS INTERACTIVECORP STRATEGY
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amStar mutual fund manager Bill Miller, one of InterActiveCorp.'s leading shareholders, is gearing up for a showdown with media titan Barry Diller over the Internet giant's strategy. Miller said publicly...
DETAILS ED LURED AS NO. 1
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amAbsolute Publishing, which hopes to introduce a new high-end magazine next spring in New York City, just raided Details for its editor in chief. Andrew Essex, the No. 2 editor...
$52-A-BARREL OIL TO BE COLD COMFORT
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amOil prices marched onward to yet another record yesterday as government data confirmed what many expected - the cold winter ahead will cost a bundle. Home heating oil, already at...
NEWSDAY DEALS ARE AD-ING UP
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amNewsday appears to be making headway in its efforts to settle with aggrieved advertisers, despite complaints. About 13,500 advertisers have signed settlement agreements, including three of the paper's largest advertisers,...
PASSION FOR FASHION - HILFIGER DESIGNS OWN 'APPRENTICE'
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amDON'T expect fashion guru Tommy Hilfiger to imitate "American Idol" judge Simon Cowell when he's forced to boot people from his upcoming CBS reality show, "The Cut." "I have to...
'BOSS' FROM HELL - 'OBNOXIOUS' BIZ REALITY
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amFIRST Fox had a big, fat, obnoxious fiancé to razz "The Bachelor" - now they're teasing The Donald. "My Big Fat Obnoxious Boss" (debuting Nov. 7) will tweak "The Apprentice"...
TWEEDY DEEP/TWEEDY DUMB
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amLIKE many a Wilco song, the group's concert started softly, slowly revealing its rage in small sonic booms as the performance progressed. While Jeff Tweedy, Wilco's CEO, is not the...
INSIDE 'THE SIMPSONS' TREEHOUSE
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amHIDE the kids - "The Simpsons" annual "Treehouse of Horror" is back Nov. 7. In this year's 15th edition, which as usual airs a week after Halloween, Lisa and Bart...
'TODAY' IS TOPS FOR COUNTRY CROONERS
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amA trio of new CD releases nabbed the top three spots this week. Country act Rascal Flatts' "Feels Like Today" claimed No. 1, selling 200,946 copies according to Nielsen SoundScan....
LITTLE 'RICHARD' - ACTOR CASTS A GIANT SHADOW
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amSHORT, dark and handsome, Peter Dinklage strides across the Public Theater's stage like a 4-foot-5 colossus. As the twisted tyrant at the center of Shakespeare's "Richard III," he's a murderer...
BERNIE CUT ABOVE AS TRUMP
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amPOST readers have spoken, and they want comedic cut-up Bernie Mac to play Donald Trump in a new drama The Donald is pitching to NBC. In a Post Web site...
SHOOT FROM THE HIP - DORKY BOOK HAS SKINNY ON COOL
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amJOHN Leland, the middle-aged author of, "Hip: The History," is an unlikely emissary of cool. At various times, a senior editor at Spin magazine and editor in chief of Details...
STARR REPORT
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amIt's a 'Dog's' life OK, so maybe A&E has its head way up where the sun don't shine when it comes to "Biography" selections - but that hasn't affected its...
BEING YOUNG/TRENDY HAS ITS PRIVILEGES
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amAMERICAN Express: Don't leave your tiny East Village walkup without it. The credit company has a new card - called IN:NYC - designed to appeal to young New Yorkers by...
HOW SHE TRAPPED A TIGER - NEW MRS. WOODS PLAYED HARD TO GET (SOMETIMES); TIGER'S MATE A MODEL BRIDE
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amHOW did Elin Nordegren snag one of the sports world's hottest - and richest - bachelors? The new Mrs. Woods - a 24-year-old Swedish beauty - played her cards perfectly....
PLEASE, DR. PHIL, SHUT UP
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amIF there is any mercy left in the universe, Dr. Phil - who is such a giant gasbag that he should be flying over Macy's at Thanksgiving - is finished...
WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS - THESE SUCCESSFUL ITALIAN AMERICANS GOT THEIR START THANKS TO A COLUMBUS CITIZENS FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amROBERT Marano, the youngest of three sons, was convinced he would not be able to go to college. He had seen how hard his mother and father, both Ital-ian immigrants...
Correction Date: 10/10/2004
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amCorrection: Dori's last name is TUCKER, not Cucker.TRAGIC BRUSHOFF - S.I. COPS 'IGNORED' KID-SNATCH WITNESS A Staten Island woman testified yesterday she saw Andre Rand at a bar with 7-year-old...
$1.2M POT BUST ON WHITESTONE(D)
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amA Michigan man driving a rented box truck was busted yesterday at a toll plaza at the Whitestone Bridge for carrying more than 600 pounds of marijuana worth an estimated...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amSay cheese steak - and be prepared to shell out $100. That's the whopping price the Barclay Prime restaurant in Philadelphia is charging for the city's famed sandwich, which costs...
GROUND ZERO'S RIVALS $ETTLE 'FREEDOM' FIGHT
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amGround Zero master planner Daniel Libeskind has settled a bitter lawsuit with developer Larry Silverstein and will be paid $370,000 for his work on the Freedom Tower. The settlement was...
I CAN HARDLY WAIT FOR EVERY FILTHY, DISGUSTING, !@?#$%&*-ING WORD
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amWAY to go, Howard! You, our beloved "King of All Media," have delivered the announcement millions of dyed-in-the-wool Stern fans have been praying for: You're headed off the government-controlled airwaves!...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amMANHATTAN (s, lcf) * Cops are asking for the public's help in finding this note-passing bandit (above) who made a quick cash grab from a Washington Heights bank last week....
BRAVEST HONOR FALLEN - 2 KILLED FIGHTING BLAZES
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amThousands of firefighters filled Riverside Park yesterday to honor two of their own who died in the line of duty last year. "It's very humbling," said FDNY widow Yetta O'Shea...
AIDE RIPS ARIEL'S GAZA PLAN
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amJERUSALEM - A top adviser to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon touched off a political firestorm in Israel yesterday by saying Sharon's plan to pull out of the Gaza Strip was...
BELOVED BIZMAN SHOT DEAD IN BRONX
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amA revered Harlem businessman, known for his jolly personality and unfailing generosity, was shot to death as he parked his car in front of his Bronx home - leaving his...
PACT 'SAFE' AFTER VERIZON SLIP-UP
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amThe city probably won't have to redo bids for telecommunications services just because Verizon employees picked up dinner tabs for city employees involved in the deal, Mayor Bloomberg indicated yesterday....
'SHOT' ON THE SIDEWALKS OF NEW YORK
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amOnce again, art imitates crime on the streets of New York. The cast and crew of "Law & Order" (above) were in Times Square, re-creating the May assassination of Diamond...
GUY CREEPS OUT - BUT ELIOT EYES 2ND JAIL STINT
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amGuy Velella finally emerged yesterday from the Bronx house where he's been holed up - as Attorney General Eliot Spitzer said the disgraced former state senator should go back to...
MORGY MOVE MANGLES LOGIC - AND COP MORALE
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amMANHATTAN'S left-loving district attorney, Robert Morgenthau, delivered a stern message yesterday to the cops who so valiantly kept this city calm and running during the Republican National Convention - without...
YANKS 'LOSE' TO VEEP FORUM
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amNew Yorkers gave the edge to hardball politics over their hometown Yankees Tuesday night. A total of 2.7 million people here watched the debate between Vice President Dick Cheney and...
TRAGIC BRUSHOFF - S.I. COPS 'IGNORED' KID-SNATCH WITNESS
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amA Staten Island woman testified yesterday she saw Andre Rand at a bar with 7-year-old Holly Ann Hughes the night the little girl was abducted - but police brushed her...
'PAINT-STRIPPER' CRIME WAVE
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amA house painter and his exotic-dancer girlfriend were busted for stripping Long Island banks, gas stations and convenience stores of thousands of dollars over the past week, police said yesterday....
AIDS GROUP MOVING TO B'KLYN 'EPICENTER'
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amOne of the city's biggest HIV/AIDS advocacy groups is relocating to Brooklyn because the borough has become "epicenter of the epidemic," experts said yesterday. "The AIDS epidemic in New York...
PROTEST PASS - DA DROPS CHARGES VS. RNC RALLYERS
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amManhattan prosecutors have moved to dismiss charges against all 227 anti-Bush protesters arrested by cops as they marched peaceably near Ground Zero on the second day of the Republican National...
DEGAULLE VS. KERRY
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amIT was one of John Kerry's most effective moments at last week's presidential debate - in fact, it's been a Democratic staple throughout the debate over the war in Iraq,...
SCORES ADD UP - CITY KIDS MAKE STRIDES IN MATH TESTS
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amNew York City fourth- and eighth-graders have shown dramatic improvement in math, but a high percentage of kids still are not meeting the state standards, new figures released yesterday show....
HIGH LINE PARK ON RIGHT TRACK
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amThe city's unlikeliest new park - set on an abandoned elevated railroad line on the far West Side - took a step closer to reality yesterday when top city officials...
'GRENADE' SCARE CLOSES SCHOOL
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amA high school near Ground Zero was evacuated yesterday after a student was spotted carrying a phony grenade. Students from the High School of Economics and Finance were taken three...
'ACCOUNTANT' $CAM
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amA phony accountant stole nearly $300,000 from a Chinese immigrant couple by convincing them they owed money to Uncle Sam - but then tripped himself up by funneling the bogus...
AIRPORT ART TRASH LANDS
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amA super-trendy art exhibit at JFK's former TWA terminal was grounded by the Port Authority after guests at the opening-night party vandalized the landmark building, leaving it in shambles, officials...
W. PUTS HEAT ON 'RETREAT' - KERRY 'CAN'T WIN' WAR
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amPresident Bush yesterday picked up where his vice president left off, lambasting John Kerry as a man with a "strategy of retreat," as Bush sought to set the stage for...
MYSTERY OF BEATEN BOY DUMPED IN BRONX LOBBY
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amA 15-year-old boy who disappeared after a high school soccer game was found badly injured in the lobby of his Bronx apartment building, relatives and neighbors said yesterday. Christopher Osbourne,...
BETTER SOUND AND VARIETY - AT A PRICE
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amSatellite radio offers great sound quality and immense variety - but the price and bother of setting up a receiver may be more than many listeners are willing to bear....
HOLE LOT OF TROUBLE ON CITY'S ROADS TO RUIN
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amCity drivers are in for a bumpy ride when traveling on state-run roads. A whopping 98 percent of roadways in the city are considered to be in "less than good...
CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT OVER JACKO SEATS
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amA Manhattan judge has ruled in favor of people who had bad, bad, really bad seats at the Michael Jackson tribute-to-himself concert in 2001. In a decision made public yesterday,...
'$1M BRIBE' FOR FOOD BOSS
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amThe head of the United Nation's oil-for-food program in Iraq pocketed $1.2 million worth of oil rights from the regime of Saddam Hussein, a new Iraqi government report claims. The...
TOMORROW'S DEBATE SHAPING UP AS DO OR DIE
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amTOMORROW night's "Meet Me in St. Louis" presidential debate looks like the big one. Democrat John Kerry beat President Bush in the first debate last week, but it didn't move...
FEUDING GOTTIS MAY BE JAIL-CELL NEIGHBORS
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amPeter Gotti may become a jail-cell neighbor to estranged nephew John A. "Junior" Gotti. Peter - considered the boss of the Gambino crime family - will go on trial Nov....
KILLER CANARY FREED - ONE-DAY JAIL SENTENCE
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amA mafioso who helped prosecutors convict a vicious cop-killer was sentenced yesterday to only one day behind bars for his role in the slaying of two mob hit men. Michael...
'SIGN' OF ANGER OVER FIREHOUSE CLOSING
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amA hero smoke-eater is fuming over a Brooklyn firehouse's closing - on a billboard. Retired Lt. Girard T. Owens, who nearly died rescuing people at the World Trade Center on...
PILLOW DEATH IS HOMICIDE
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amThe elderly West Village man found dead in his home with a pillow over his face was strangled and suffocated, officials said yesterday. John Lynch, 79, was discovered by a...
YOKO: THANKS FOR KEEPING FIEND IN JAIL
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amALBANY - Yoko Ono issued a thank you yesterday for the broad support she has received as her husband's killer was denied parole for a third time. In a statement...
'CREDIT CARD' COP BEATS RAP
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amA jury took just three hours yesterday to acquit a veteran NYPD detective of swiping a MasterCard from an unsuspecting prisoner during a station-house search. "I'm done," said an elated...
FAMILY SLAUGHTER STUNS NEIGHBORS - N.J. COPS GUN DOWN SON AFTER HE BUTCHERS PARENTS
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amA man went berserk and hacked his elderly parents to death in New Jersey yesterday before being shot to death when he lunged at cops with a knife, prosecutors and...
$UCK-UPS FOR SADDAM'S OIL - REPORT NAILS WORLDWIDE STOOGES IN U.N. SCAM
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - Saddam Hussein personally directed a worldwide scheme using valuable Iraqi oil to secretly win the support of officials from dozens of countries, according to a bombshell new report...
U.N. BLASTS ISRAEL ARRESTS
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amJERUSALEM - U.N. officials claimed yesterday that Israel is holding 25 of the world body's employees without charging any with a crime or even telling the United Nations of the...
'$1M BRIBE' FOR RELIEF BOSS
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amThe head of the United Nation's oil-for-food program in Iraq pocketed $1.2 million worth of oil rights from the regime of Saddam Hussein, a new Iraqi government report claims. The...
SENIOR FLU SHOTS TUES.
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amCity residents at highest risk for contracting flu - those over 65 - can begin getting their shots Tuesday at every senior center and many nursing homes in the city....
KOBE ACCUSER WILL BE IDENTIFIED IN CIVIL SUIT
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amThe name of the Colorado woman who accused Kobe Bryant of rape will be made public in the civil lawsuit she's pressing against the NBA star, a judge ruled yesterday....
BIDS SURVIVE IN VERIZON 'SCANDAL'
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amThe city probably won't have to redo bids for telecommunications services just because Verizon employees picked up dinner tabs for city employees involved in the deal, Mayor Bloomberg said yesterday....
BUS DRIVER BUSTED FOR LEWDNESS
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amA city bus driver was collared for exposing himself on a city bus last night, police said. The circumstances of his arrest were unclear, but Nunzio Orilia, 36, was in...
$UCK-UPS FOR SADDAM'S OIL - REPORT NAILS WORLDWIDE STOOGES IN U.N. FOOD SWINDLE
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - Saddam Hussein personally directed a worldwide scheme using valuable Iraqi oil to secretly win the support of officials from dozens of countries, according to a bombshell new report...
THE ADVENTURES OF HENRY HUDSON
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amJust what does one have to do to get a river named after him? Henry Hudson knew. Read on to see how this famous navigator earned the honor. Henry Hudson...
FAMILY SLAUGHTER - N.J. COPS GUN DOWN SON AFTER HE BUTCHERS PARENTS
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amA man went berserk and hacked his elderly parents to death in New Jersey yesterday before being shot to death when he wildly lunged at cops with a knife, police...
SILVA'S GOLDEN MOMENT
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amLooking at it, it doesn't seem fair. The Yankees have the experience and plenty of playoff-tested veterans. The Twins have Carlos Silva. "I don't even pitch one inning in the...
HUNTER'S ALMOST A HERO AGAIN
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amHis glove one night. His bat the next. Torii Hunter is a special player, and the main reason why he's special is because of his versatility. The Twins' sensational centerfielder,...
SHEFF SLAPS DISTRACTIONS INTO STADIUM SEATS
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amNeither playing in a new league, nor season-long accusations of steroid use, nor a separated shoulder nor an admission of using a steroid cream, can keep Gary Sheffield from his...
STURTZE STANDS STRONG
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amTanyon Sturtze began the season in Sin City. He almost finished it as the toast of the Big Apple. Sturtze, who was acquired from the Dodgers for the infamous player...
A CRAZY EIGHTH FOR PEN
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amFlash Gordon was exhausted. He said he had jumped up and down so many times after the Yankees' 7-6, 12-inning win over the Twins in Game 2 of the ALDS...
LIEBER MADE WAIT FOR OCTOBER COUNT
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amSome things are worth the wait. And the pain. And the doubts. And the loneliness. Some things are worth 11 years of waiting. Ask Jon Lieber. Ask him if the...
DEREK HAD NO DOUBTS
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amThere was never a doubt in Derek Jeter's mind. Then again, there never is. Standing on third in the bottom of the 12th inning of a tied ALDS Game 2...
GOOD OLD DAYS ARE NOW
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amONE of these days, impossible as it seems, this is all going to end. The ninth-inning magic will vanish. The splendid soundtrack of a Yankee Stadium October will be muted....
A-ROD FINALLY EARNS HIS STRIPES
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amALEX Rodriguez earned his Pinstripes last night. Twice. As a result, this may be one magical postseason. After two innings, the Yankees found themselves down to the pesky Twins, 3-1...
YANKS' CRAZY WORLD - NOTHING MAKES SENSE
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amWELCOME to the Bizarro World in which the Yanks cannot trust their offense, Tom Gordon or Mariano Rivera, and must rely instead on their starting rotation, Tanyon Sturtze and Alex...
ANOTHER MAGIC YANKEE MOMENT - SCORE TWO IN 12TH TO SQUARE SERIES
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amGAME 2 / 12 INNINGS: Yankees 7 - Twins 6 It's one thing to lust for the biggest stage. It's quite different to look as comfortable on it as Frank...
BOSS: IT'S NOT OVER
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amDespite being buoyed by the Yankees' dramatic 12-inning, 7-6 victory over the Twins last night, George Steinbrenner was not overconfident as he left the Stadium nearly an hour after Game...
PINSTRIPED PUSSYCATS - THESE BOMBERS LACK OLD YANKEE SWAGGER
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amTHE big hits are missing. So are the runs. That's obvious. But there is something else that is missing from the Yankees that is not so obvious. What's missing is...
PIGSKIN PROFIT
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amTEXAS vs. OKLAHOMA Noon; Ch. 7Line: Oklahoma -7. Angle: For the last four seasons, Oklahoma has turned the Red River Shootout into the Red River Bloodbath. Texas hasn't even been...
COUGHLIN CODDLING HIS KICKER
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amGIANT NOTES Rather than threaten, Tom Coughlin said he is "encouraging" Steve Christie, the kicker who went 0-for-3 on field goals in a 14-7 victory in Green Bay. "We are...
A CALL TO ARMS
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amBEFORE NOW, this was simply an abstraction, a notion, something to worry about later on. Before now, you could wring your hands and say, "Well, they're the Yankees. They'll figure...
JAMAL IS A HAPPY CAMPER
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amCHARLESTON - He hails from Seattle, has yet to make his Knicks debut, but already Jamal Crawford feels as if he's found his permanent basketball home. "I want to spend...
TWINS' STARTER HOPES TO FIND SILVA LINING
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amLooking at it, it doesn't seem fair. The Yankees have the experience and plenty of playoff-tested veterans. The Twins have Carlos Silva. "I don't even pitch one inning in the...
CHAD LOOKING TO VARY HIS TARGETS
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amJET NOTES Chad Pennington yesterday delivered this message to his receivers: Hang in there and be patient. Though none of the receivers has complained, most of Pennington's passes in the...
JOHAN SAYS HE'S READY FOR GAME 4
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amHey, here's some terrible news for Yankees fans: If Johan Santana feels as if he can pitch in Game 4, he'll get the call on short rest. Twins manager Ron...
SHAUN'S ACHING - JET DE PLAYS WITH HEAVY HEART
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amIt's certainly not that Shaun Ellis had been performing poorly. Few players on the Jets' roster play harder than their quiet DE. But Ellis, coming off his first Pro Bowl...
THERE'S A LOT TO LOSE - JOBS IN JEOPARDY IF YANKS GO QUIETLY
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amWITH the Yankees, you never just lose a series in the postseason. This is George Steinbrenner's team, so jobs and reputations also are lost when a season ends prematurely. The...
EL DUQUE 'WAITING'
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amFollowing a bullpen session yesterday, Orlando Hernandez said his arm felt stronger than it had, but he remained unsure if he would be ready for Saturday's ALDS Game 4 in...
MR. OCTOBER HAS ADVICE FOR A-ROD
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amAbout an hour before Game 2 of the ALDS last night, Reggie Jackson, the man who hit three home runs in one World Series game, and Alex Rodriguez, the man...
GIAMBI FEELING LEFT OUT
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amALDS NOTES In a season full of sickness, Jason Giambi was ill Tuesday night when he trotted to the first base line during Game 1 introductions knowing that would be...
ARIZA IMPRESSES WILKENS
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amKNICK NOTES CHARLESTON - As rookie Trevor Ariza continued shooting drills 30 minutes after the rest of the Knicks had left the court, Lenny Wilkens nodded in his direction and...
GUTTY ROCKET BOOSTS ASTROS
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amGAME 1: Astros 9 - Braves 3 ATLANTA - Phil Garner was talking in general terms early yesterday when the Astros manager said of Roger Clemens, he seems to will...
BULLPEN IS PRIMED FOR TORRE'S CALL
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amThis is the time of year when blemishes become warts and warts become horrible disfigurations. Which brings us to the Yankees' starting pitching. Yesterday, the Bombers sent Jon Lieber, whom...
METS' SKIPPER SEARCH STARTS WITH TOSCA
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amCarlos Tosca didn't hesitate, when asked to list his strengths and weaknesses. "I think my number-one strength is I'm able to communicate," Tosca told The Post in a phone interview...
BOSOX FATE RESTS IN PEDRO'S HANDS
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amANAHEIM - Rarely do mod ern-day marriages of players to franchises end well. The Giants, despite almost all predictions, got so much money's worth in the eight seasons for which...
VLAD LOOKS BAD - LACK OF PATIENCE HURTS ANGEL SLUGGER IN OPENER
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amANAHEIM - Vladimir Guerrero carried the Angels to the playoffs on his back. In Game 1, he broke his team's back. Guerrero, the probable AL MVP, showed impatience during an...
MERCER SET FOR NETS' CHALLENGE
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amRon Mercer heard what Jason Kidd said about the Nets' chances this year. He heard Kidd say the Nets were "not going to win a championship this year or next...
GIAMBI FEELS LEFT OUT
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amALDS NOTES In a season full of sickness, Jason Giambi was ill Tuesday night when he trotted to the first base line during Game 1 introductions knowing that would be...
RON RUES EXTENDING NATHAN
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amAfterwards, Ron Gardenhire admitted he probably shouldn't have done it. But at the time, the manager didn't see any other way. Heading into the bottom of the 12th inning, Gardenhire...
IT'S UP TO PEDRO
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amANAHEIM - Rarely do modern-day marriages of play ers to franchises end well. At $253 million over 10 years, the Rangers and Alex Rodriguez choked each other's chances to live...
BOSTON GLEE PARTY - RED SOX GO HOME AHEAD 2-0
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amGAME 2: Red Sox 8 - Angels 3 ANAHEIM - Of late, Pedro Martinez has been known for a 28-inch good-luck buddy and a "call the Yankees my daddies" concession...
-KEV PUNCHES IN - BROWN'S CHANCE FOR REDEMPTION (M, S)-KEVIN HELP US! - TORRE TAPS BROWN AS GAME 3 STARTER (LCF)
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amA month ago they wanted to choke him. Tomorrow night they will be begging him to give them a chance to beat the Twins in Game 3 of the ALDS...
FRIENDLY ENEMIES - TUNA & TOM MADE FROM SAME MOLD
October 7, 2004 | 4:00amThe two hit it off for a simple and, perhaps, singular reason that in many ways defines who they are and all they ever aspired to be. Bill Parcells hired...