October 27, 2004
HEDGE FUNDS' CURTAIN IS LIFTED
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amThe free-wheeling days of hedge-fund buccaneers are numbered. The $1 trillion industry, which caters to the rich and powerful, has always been able to operate huge investment pools in secret...
'QUIET' RULE MAY CHANGE
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amOne of Wall Street's time-honored no-no's is about to become a yes. The Securities and Exchange Commission wants to scrap a 1933 rule that forces a strict "quiet period" on...
GOING FOR BROKERS - SPITZER SETS HIS SIGHTS ON AON, WILLIS GROUP
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amAs scandal-scarred Marsh & McLennan begins to reform its entire company, the next insurance brokers in New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer's cross hairs are Aon Corp. and Willis Group...
DADDY DONALD'S GIFT: IVANKA'S $1.5M PAD
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amLIKE lots of other wealthy parents, Donald Trump has bought an apartment in a doormanned, high-security building for his daughter, Ivanka, who turns 23 on Saturday. Of course, not everyone's...
M&M BOSS BOASTS OF SETTLEMENT IN 30 DAYS
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amCareer prosecutor-turned insurance industry CEO Michael Cherkasky tried on his cheerleader and crisis manager hats yesterday, saying Marsh & McLennan Cos.' bid-rigging and bribe-taking problem was no more widespread than...
CLINTON'S TAKE ON BUSH: HE'S SMARTER THAN YOU THINK
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amFORMER president Bill Clinton spent about an hour and 15 minutes at the Magazine Publishers of American powwow in Boca Raton - about how long it took news organizations to...
OVITZ BLAMES EISNER FOR EVERYTHING WRONG AT DISNEY
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amWalt Disney boss Michael Eisner kept his former president Michael Ovitz from making big deals with everyone from Janet Jackson to Tom Clancy, Ovitz testified yesterday. In his long-awaited appearance...
'BRAVE' LOOK AT BIGOTRY
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amHOME OF THE BRAVE[] (Three stars) A forgotten hero. Running time: 76 minutes. Not rated (violence, gore). DON'T feel bad if the name Viola Liuzzo means nothing to you. According...
TRUMP GAL DUMPS HUBBY
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amPAMELA Day, the hard-nosed San Francisco exec who was tossed from "The Apprentice" by Donald Trump two weeks ago, is getting divorced. Day told The Post yesterday that she and...
MISS AMERICA: YOU'LL WANT TO WATCH THIS - 5 SMART WAYS TO SPICE UP PAGEANT
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amTHERE she . . . was. After 50 years on TV, a slimmed-down version of the classic Miss America pageant - with skimpier swimwear and fewer "talent" portions - did...
'ANGRY HOWARD STERN ON LINE 3'
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amHOWARD Stern squared off yesterday with his chief government tormentor, FCC Chairman Michael Powell, on a radio call-in show - that began with Stern ripping Powell's credentials and accusing the...
GOTCHA KING - 'HELP ME HOWARD'S' DECADE-LONG CRUSADE
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amIT'S been almost 10 years since Ch. 11's Howard Thompson first rode to the rescue of the little guy with his initial "Help Me Howard" segment. Thompson tried taking a...
NUEVO TRY FOR LATINO
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amDON'T say adios to Ola or chef Douglas Rodriguez just yet. According to one of the backers of the fiery nuevo Latino pioneer, a new Ola restaurant is likely to...
FULL OF IT! - FUSSY MENUS NOW SERVING UP TOO MUCH INFO; FOOD FOR THOUGHT
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amHERE'S some advice for chefs and restaurant owners all over town: The only thing I care about your food is how it tastes! I don't want to know what farm,...
'OCEAN' SINKING - WILSON 'GEM' PLAY IN A $ JAM
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amAUGUST Wilson's plays have always been a tough sell to theatergoers. Now, it seems, they're a tough sell to theater investors, too. "Gem of the Ocean" - the latest installment...
NEW 'THEFT' STEALS PLAYERS' ATTENTION
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amVIDEO gamers were racing yesterday to get their hands on scarce copies of "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas," the latest, highly anticipated addition to the popular videogame franchise, which hit...
STARR REPORT
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amEither Ving Rhames delivered the most astonishing performance of his career in USA's upcoming "Kojak" movie, or network officials were bereft of ideas - but now there's a "Kojak" series...
SMACKDOWN AT DINNER - THE BATTLE OF THE CITY'S TOP FOOD TRENDS
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amSOX vs. Cardinals. Bush vs. Kerry. If you had a contest between Alain Ducasse and Masayoshi Takayama, who would win? We don't know much about the megachefs' athletic prowess, but...
TRACKING HISTORY OF OUR SUBWAYS - THEY'VE BEEN MOVING NEW YORKERS ALL OVER TOWN FOR A CENTURY
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amIt was 1904 - the Red Sox had won the pennant, the first Rolls-Royce rolled off the assembly line, and someone had just invented the ice cream cone. But New...
SUBWAY CINEMA - FILMMAKERS 'ITCH' TO KEEP MOVIES ON TRACK
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amTHE New York subway's most famous big-screen starring role takes place above ground. It happens in Billy Wilder's priceless comedy "The Seven Year Itch" (1955). Marilyn Monroe and Tom Ewell...
TRAINS IN TUNE - NOTES FROM THE UNDERGROUND
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amTHE subways sound loud, screechy and annoying, but, regardless, the noisemakers have inspired countless tunes in a variety of styles throughout the years. From Tin Pan Alley to old-school rap...
CELIA IN FOCUS
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amSkip the essays (which shed nothing new on the subject) and enjoy the stunning photos of the late, great Celia Cruz in this latest book honoring the legendary singer. Miami...
MOM'S TRAGIC MISTAKE - KIN BEGGED HER TO AVOID 'SLAY' APT.
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amHours before a Lower East Side mom was strangled by her boyfriend in a gruesome murder-suicide discovered by the pair's young son, her family had begged the desperate woman not...
ROOMIE QUIZZED IN DEATH OF MAN, 75
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amA 75-year-old Brooklyn man was found dead in his apartment yesterday, and cops were questioning his roommate, police sources said. The victim, whose name was withheld, was found dead on...
KICKING KLEIN TO THE CURB
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amEVA Moskowitz, the chairwoman of the City Council's Education Committee, yesterday released a warning to Mayor Bloomberg. His drive to reform New York City's public schools, she wrote, will veer...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amIt wasn't the breast of times at this health-care facility. A worker at Winchester Hospital near Boston gave a newborn baby to the wrong mother for breast-feeding. Officials fired the...
CITY CAN'T TAKE ABUSED MOMS' KIDS: COURT
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amALBANY - Mothers whose children see them beaten by their spouses or boyfriends should not automatically lose custody for neglect, the state's top court ruled yesterday. The state Court of...
EGGS-CON MARTHA GETS COOKING
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amMartha Stewart despises prison food so much, she's whipping up her own meals and sharing them with fellow inmates, a prisoner told The Post. In one instance, she swiped eggs...
$TILL THE KING - ELVIS LEADS LATEST LIST OF TOP-EARNING DEAD STARS
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amHere's some news to get us hard-working stiffs all shook up: Elvis Presley has been dead and gone for 27 years - yet he still earned an astounding $40 million...
POST MAN'S HISTORIC VIEW OF WAR - URI DAN PHOTOS AT JEWISH MUSEUM
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amAn exhibit of dramatic photos of the 1973 Yom Kippur War, taken by Post Mideast correspondent Uri Dan, opens today at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in Battery Park City....
'EGGS'-CON MARTHA COOKING FOR PRISON PALS
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amCulinary queen Martha Stewart despises prison food so much, she's whipping up her own meals - and sharing them with her fellow inmates, two prisoners told The Post. In one...
NFL MAY KICK DRAFT FROM GARDEN
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amThe National Football League, a strong supporter of a new West Side stadium for the Jets, is considering moving its annual draft from Madison Square Garden to the Javits Convention...
N.J. LOOKS BAD ON DRIVER EYESIGHT
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amThe eyes have it - but not necessarily on the roads of New Jersey. The Garden State is one of the most lax in the nation when it comes to...
BIG WIN FOR ARIEL ON GAZA - SETTLER PLAN OK'D
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amIsraeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon yesterday won historic approval of his controversial plan to pull out of the Gaza Strip, but faced a new crisis that could crumble his government....
W. GIVES HIS OK TO GAY UNIONS
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - President Bush, breaking with the Republican Party, said yesterday that gays should have the right to civil unions if states where they live make that possible. "I don't...
MAYOR RIPS ELECT-$$ BILL
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amMayor Bloomberg's opponent next year could get up to $7.2 million in public campaign-matching funds - nearly double the 2001 amount - under a bill the City Council is expected...
BRUCE BIDS TO CARRY KERRY TO GLORY DAYS
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amThe Boss is joining the man who would be boss. Bruce Springsteen will campaign with Sen. John Kerry in the final days of his bid to become president. Springsteen will...
BOUNCER 'HATED' CIG LAW HE DIED ENFORCING
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amAn East Village bouncer who was stabbed while trying to force a smoker to snuff out his cigarette died enforcing a law he hated, his brother said yesterday. "The smoking...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amBROOKLYN * A 21-year-old man was clinging to life last night after he was stabbed on a Sunset Park street. The man, whose name was withheld, got into an argument...
SUNY SLAM$ BOOK ON BIG'S HIKE
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amALBANY - State University trustees yesterday backed off a proposal that could have raised Chancellor Robert King's salary to $420,000. Assembly Higher Education Committee chairman Ronald Canestrari (D-Troy) said the...
NEW LIZA 'BASH VICTIM' TO SUE
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amAnother former employee of Liza Minnelli plans to sue the petite purported powerhouse. Imad Handi - a former karate champ who worked as her bodyguard - claims she hit him...
WIN FOR ABUSED MOMS - CITY CAN'T TAKE KIDS
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amALBANY - Mothers whose children see them beaten by their spouses or boyfriends should not automatically lose custody for neglect, the state's top court ruled yesterday. The state Court of...
CITY TAKES A SHOT AT 600K MORE FLU DOSES
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amCity officials have ordered 600,000 additional flu shots for high-risk New Yorkers. "Given the remaining stock in the country, we are hopeful that the Centers for Disease Control will be...
'INSECURITY' GUARD RIPS TRAINING
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amA security guard told legislators yesterday that training in the industry is so poor he sometimes can't differentiate a bomb from a muffler when he examines vehicles entering the Wall...
B'KLYN PEP GAL BOOED, BEATEN - BEATEN BY HS HECKLERS
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amA Brooklyn cheerleader was viciously beaten by classmates who smashed her in the head with a garbage can after heckling her at a high-school pep rally, police said yesterday. One...
SMALL SCHOOLS BEAT BIG ONES IN BATTLE FOR BUCKS
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amLarge city schools got less money for principals, librarians and guidance counselors this year than small schools under a new Department of Education funding formula, an analysis of the agency's...
EX-CON CHARGED WITH STRANGLING WIFE IN B'KLYN APT.
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amThe search for a Brooklyn woman who failed to show up for work ended tragically when cops found her strangled in the apartment she shared with her ex-con husband -...
LAST WORDS ON DOOMED PLANE - * 'GET OUT OF IT!' PILOT SHOUTED * CREW MADE TRAGIC ERROR: FEDS
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amThe co-pilot of American Airlines Flight 587, which crashed nearly three years ago in Queens, made "unnecessary and aggressive" use of the controls, and his final words reveal how he...
PREZ FAN'S GRAVE REQUEST
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amDon't send flowers - vote for George Bush. That was the unusual request in the death notice for William Kappes Thomassen, who died in a Houston suburb in July at...
THE LATE HIT
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amWELL, here we are, in the land of the Late Hit. John Kerry has seized on a New York Times/"60 Minutes" report about 380 missing tons of high explosives in...
CLIMBERS IN-SPIRE AT ST. PAT'S
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amNormally unflappable Midtown pedestrians were held spellbound yesterday as these daring maintenance men went about their heavenly chores atop St. Patrick's Cathedral. The four-man crew was hammering away at the...
MIKE & RANDI RAP MOSKOWITZ
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amMayor Bloomberg and teachers-union President Randi Weingarten, locked in bitter contract negotiations, finally agree on something: City Council Education Committee head Eva Moskowitz should butt out of the process. Both...
GRIEVING MOM RIPS 'RUSSIAN ROULETTE' KILLER
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amThe grieving mother of a Queens man who was shot to death in a game of Russian roulette called her son's killer "emotionally disturbed" yesterday as the 16-year- old girl...
MOB RAT 'TRASHES' GAMBINO IN COURT
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amA former sanitation worker, gunning for a sentencing break on armed-robbery charges, yesterday revealed details of his colorful double life wearing a wire for an FBI probe of Gambino gambling...
TORN TO PIECES - DWI-RAP RIP ROARING AWAY ON POLICE TAPE
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amHere's Emmy-winning actor Rip Torn as you've never seen him on the small screen before: Either roaring mad, or roaring drunk, depending on which side in his ongoing Manhattan DWI...
FOES TRADE BLOWS OVER COLUMN BY POST'S DUNLEAVY
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amBoth presidential campaigns yesterday pledged support to U.S. servicemen and women in Iraq - and took swipes at each other - in response to Post columnist Steve Dunleavy's impassioned farewell...
ONE IN SEVEN CITY SCHOOLS DOES NOT HAVE A FULL-TIME ART TEACHER ...
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amOne in seven city schools does not have a full-time art teacher, despite a pledge by the Department of Education to strengthen art studies. Sharon Dunn, the department's head of...
CLERIC: IT'S ALL MINE - INSISTS PARISHIONER 'FREELY' GAVE HIM 500G
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amA monsignor accused of bilking an elderly parishioner out of hundreds of thousands of dollars says he didn't do anything wrong - and he's not going to give any of...
NYERS VENT RAGE AT GOV'T 'EXCUSES, EXCUSES'
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amNew Yorkers yesterday blamed federal agencies' lack of oversight for the American Airlines Flight 587 crash into the Rockaways. The National Transportation Safety Board yesterday attributed the fiery crash in...
MAN NABBED IN JEWEL GRAB
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amA brazen jewel thief was busted as he tried to steal a $4,000 tray of diamonds from a jewelry show at the Javits Center, officials said yesterday. Mario Merchesi-Lencinas, 53,...
CAR-NAL KNOWLEDGE - 'KILLER' DANNY WANTED BRONCO-SEX ALIBI: EX
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amDanny Pelosi admitted he beat a cowering Ted Ammon to death - and asked his girlfriend to cover it up by telling police they were having sex in his Bronco...
'EARLY BIRDS' BACKING BUSH - 51-47 LEAD WITH PRE-NOV. 2 VOTERS
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amThere are six frantic days left until the election, but nearly 1 in 10 likely voters have already cast early ballots - and they've backed President Bush by a skinny...
FATAL ATTRACTION - JILTED BEAU HUNTS DOWN RICH GAL: COPS
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amA disgraced Smith Barney exec went psycho after his rich lover jilted him and mercilessly hunted the terrified businesswoman down and killed her, authorities said yesterday. The brutally stabbed body...
HEROIC 'BOBBY' PIN - BRIT COP TOURIST TACKLES 'STABBER'
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amA vacationing British cop, shopping for a diamond necklace for his wife, yesterday nabbed a bloodied, knife-wielding man who'd just stabbed a Diamond District jeweler, cops said. "I just jumped...
GOP SLAMS 'STOCKPILE' SURPRISE
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amTop Republicans yesterday accused The New York Times and CBS News of an October plot to boost Democrat John Kerry with a "flawed" story accusing President Bush of failing to...
ALBANIA 'MAFIA' BROKEN - FEDS CHARGE 22 HERE
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amThe feds have a new organized-crime target: the Albanian Mafia. Federal prosecutors issued racketeering charges against 22 people associated with an immigrant Albanian crime family called the "Rudaj Organization." The...
$2.5M GRABBED IN JAVITS JEWEL HEIST
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amA brazen gang of South American thieves is suspected of ripping off $2.5 million worth of gold and jewelry from a booth at the Javits Convention Center, authorities said yesterday....
BRUCE BOOSTS KERRY, BUT MOORE'S THE PITY
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amThe Boss is joining the man who would be boss - but Republicans charge Michael Moore and Jane Fonda represent Sen. John Kerry's views better than Bruce Springsteen does. Springsteen...
CITY UPS FLU-SHOT REQUEST - WANTS 600K DOSES
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amCity officials have ordered 600,000 additional flu shots for high-risk New Yorkers. "Given the remaining stock in the country, we are hopeful that the Centers for Disease Control will be...
BOUNCER HATED CIG LAW HE DIED FOR
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amAn East Village bouncer who was stabbed while trying to force a smoker to snuff out his cigarette died enforcing a law he hated, his brother said yesterday. "The smoking...
DAPPER DON MAY 'TESTIFY' VS. BRO FROM THE GRAVE
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amMob boss John Gotti, who died two years ago, may be a surprise witness against his brother Peter at an upcoming racketeering trial. In 1996 and 1997 prison videotapes the...
FATAL ATTRACTION - JILTED BEAU HUNTS DOWN AND KILLS RICH GAL IN NANTUCKET: COPS
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amA disgraced Wall Street exec went psycho after his rich lover jilted him - mercilessly hunting down the terrified businesswoman and killing her, authorities said yesterday. The brutally stabbed body...
WIN FOR BATTERED MOTHERS - CITY CAN'T TAKE KIDS
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amALBANY - Mothers whose children see them beaten by their spouses orboyfriends should not automatically lose custody for neglect, the state's top court ruled yesterday. The state Court of Appeals...
MUELLER FEELS RIGHT AT HOME
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amST. LOUIS - When the hometown boy makes good, it's usually a nice story. But last night, Bill Mueller actually helped devastate the club he grew up watching and in...
THIS IS NL'S BEST?
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amST. LOUIS - Ray King was the first to bring it up, since he was the first Cardinal brave enough to show his face in the clubhouse. The lefty relief...
JAX WILL LISTEN IF KNICKS CALL
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amPhil Jackson, back on Broadway yesterday to sign copies of his new book, said he would listen if the Knicks offered him their head coaching job next summer. "I'd have...
OPPONENTS WRESTLING N.Y. ABOUT BEAR HUNT
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amTHE mere mention of black bears always seems to conjure up bad news for local and state governments that seem to be in protracted battles with animal rights groups and...
'SNOW BETTER SHOW
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amWith winter fast approaching, winter sports enthusiasts have an early opportunity to get the best deals in ski and snowboard equipment, clothing, season passes, vacation packages and more at this...
ESPN TO KEEP KIPER
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amNFL draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. is remaining with ESPN. "We appreciate Mel's ability to compromise and his commitment to ESPN over the past 22 years," ESPN executive VP Mark...
MOURNING'S JUST 'ZO EAGER
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amAlonzo Mourning did not attempt a comeback from a kidney transplant to sit out. So Mourning yesterday stressed that he "wouldn't be happy at all" opening the regular season on...
IZZY AWAITS HIS SHOT
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amST. LOUIS - Eighteen innings into the World Series, and all the Cardinals' best reliever has been is a highly paid spectator. The Cards were down two games to none...
JERKENS' STARS GO THE DISTANCE
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amGRAND PRAIRIE, Tex. - Hall of Fame trainer Allen "The Chief" Jerkens didn't earn his reputation as one of history's greatest horsemen by being orthodox. Yesterday, Jerkens once again took...
GREAT ADDITION - CABRERA COMPLETES RED SOX EQUATION
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amST. LOUIS - The other night at Fenway Park, a fan held up a sign that read, "1918+33+34+24-5=2004." Like this year's Red Sox, the equation doesn't work unless you subtract...
A DAUNTE-ING TASK - KEY FOR GIANTS: OUTGUN CULPEPPER & CO.
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amCONTRARY to what appears to be the reality of the situation, the selling point this week for the Giants is not convincing themselves they can defeat the Vikings in their...
DH RULE'S UNFAIR
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amST. LOUIS - It's an old argument, but hardly a tired one, because it never goes out of style to hammer a bad idea. The designated hitter was a bad...
ANDERSON'S LIKELY TO BE BOUGHT OUT
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amKNICK NOTES Buyout talks have begun, a source says, between the Knicks and Shandon Anderson, who has been a DNP in three of the six preseason games. By waiving Anderson...
LOGIC, ODDS SAY AZERI'S LOST CAUSE IN CLASSIC
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amGRAND PRAIRIE, Tex. - They finally bit the bullet with Azeri, deciding to send her against one of the best Classic fields of recent vintage. It's a daring gamble but...
MIENTKIEWICZ READY IF NEEDED
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amST. LOUIS - In 1997 when Doug Mientkiewicz played for the Twins' Double A team in New Britain, Conn., he was moved to left field because a touted first-base prospect...
CARDS COUNTING ON MARQUIS
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amST. LOUIS - Tonight Jason Marquis makes the first World Series start of this fall classic and of his career. But it won't be his World Series debut. In Game...
THANKS, FISH! - DOLPHIN WIN GOOD NEWS FOR GANG GREEN
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amTHE best thing that could have happened to the Jets this past weekend - aside from beating the Patriots, of course - was seeing the Dolphins end their six-game losing...
FRANK MIXES THINGS UP
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amNET NOTES The Nets' starting unit against the Knicks last night was Jacque Vaughn, Ron Mercer, Richard Jefferson, Eric Williams and Jason Collins. For a few minutes, at least. With...
D. WAYNE STUNNER: AZERI TACKLES BOYS
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amGRAND PRAIRIE, Tex. - Trainer D. Wayne Lukas threw a jolt into Saturday's Breeders' Cup XXI at Lone Star Park yesterday with the electrifying announcement that champion racemare Azeri will...
YANKEES NEED PEDRO - BRUSHBACK PITCH CHANGED RED SOX'S FATE
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amST. LOUIS - It's easy to dismiss Pedro Martinez from future Yankees plans, saying, "Why in the world would the Yankees want a prima donna like Pedro?" Before you jump...
SLUMP HURTS EDMONDS, CARDINALS
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amST. LOUIS - Most of the time, it's pretty easy to forget about Jim Edmonds. After all, the Cardinals have maybe the game's best first baseman (Albert Pujols) and third...
YANK BRASS TAKES 1ST STEPS TOWARD 2005
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amST. LOUIS - Chances were pretty strong that the televisions in the conference room at the Yankees' minor-league complex in Tampa weren't tuned to the Red Sox-Cardinals World Series last...
ROBERTS: BUS TRIP WAS EXPRESS RIDE
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amWorld Series Notebook ST. LOUIS - Dave Roberts knows the moment the Red Sox believed they could achieve greatness this postseason. "We were on the team bus going to Game...
GOLLY! METS EYEING WALLY
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amST. LOUIS - Eighteen years after helping the Mets to a World Series championship, Wally Backman will get a chance to come back home. Late yesterday afternoon, the Mets asked...
SLOPPY SERIES WET AND WILD - RED SOX, CARDS DON'T CARE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amST. LOUIS - A lot of viewers wanted to see a crisper brand of baseball in Game 3 of the World Series last night at Busch Stadium, but the contestants...
GOLLY! METS EYEING WALLY FOR SKIPPER
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amST. LOUIS - Eighteen years after helping the Mets to a World Series championship, Wally Backman will get a chance to come back home. Late yesterday afternoon, the Mets asked...
KIDD COULD BE RUNNING SOON
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amNET NOTES Jason Kidd is hopeful he'll get a green light today. Kidd, coming off left knee microfracture surgery, is scheduled for his regular visit with specialist Dr. David Altchek...
BABE'S CURSE ALMOST DEAD! - BOSOX ONE WIN FROM SWEEP
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amGAME 3: Red Sox 4 - Cardinals 1 ST. LOUIS - Nine innings. Twenty-seven outs. From New Haven to Bangor, from the Vineyard to the Berkshires, New England has swallowed...
LOWE SMELLS BLOOD
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amST. LOUIS - Derek Lowe was banished to the bullpen at the beginning of the playoffs. Nobody better personifies the October comeback by the Red Sox, so it's fitting Lowe...
SOX: BUS RIDE TIPOFF
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amWorld Series Notebook ST. LOUIS - Dave Roberts knows the moment the Red Sox believed they could achieve greatness this postseason. "We were on the team bus going to Game...
THIS TIME, MANNY'S A D-LIGHT
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amST. LOUIS - Manny Ramirez homered last night for the 18th time in his postseason career, a first-inning, solo blast that sparked Boston to a 4-1 victory in Game 3...
YANKS NEED PEDRO - MARTINEZ PROVES METTLE IN GAME 3
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amST. LOUIS - The most hated man in New York showed last night why he would look fabulous in Pinstripes. Pedro Martinez' Back To The Future performance in the Red...
THEY'RE ALMOST DEADBIRDS - FEEBLE CARDS NEED MIRACLE
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amST. LOUIS - Down three games to none and with their season on the brink of ending far too early, the Cardinals will come to work today ready to win....
BASE-RUNNING BLUNDERS SINK ST. LOUIS
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amST. LOUIS - Somebody get the Cardinals a copy of Baserunning for Dummies. Quickly. The day before the World Series, Cards manager Tony La Russa said, "We run the bases...
SOX: IT'S NOT OVER YET
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amST. LOUIS - Derek Lowe is aware of one thing. "Everyone is waiting for us to stumble and fall," Lowe said last night after Boston's 4-1 victory over the Cardinals...
LOWE KEEPS FOCUS
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amST. LOUIS - It was about 4:30 yesterday afternoon, and Derek Lowe was hunched in front of a miniature television with a spit cup in his hand. He was focused...
LA RUSSA GOES WITH MARQUIS
October 27, 2004 | 4:00amST. LOUIS - Tonight Jason Marquis makes the first World Series start of this fall classic and of his career. But it won't be his World Series debut. In Game...