October 12, 2005
ICAHN HITS TW EXECS
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amCarl Icahn fired another cannon shot at Time Warner yesterday, accusing executives of mismanaging the company and demanding changes to the media giant's board of directors. Icahn, the billionaire hedge...
A LEAP OF FAITH - BBH JUMPS FROM FLATIRON TO DOWNTOWN
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amU.K. ad agency Bartle Bogle Hegarty is making a financially savvy but creative leap of faith as it moves to downtown. The company just signed up for 43,000 feet on...
T.H. LEE TAKES A BATH AFTER REFCO SCAM, INVESTIGATION
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amOne of Wall Street's most respected investors has taken a $721 million beating over the last two days as shares of Refco Inc. have plummeted on revelations of an accounting...
BLEAK FUTURES - PLAYERS DUMP REFCO AS SEC LAUNCHES PROBE
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amInvestors continued to dump Refco shares yesterday as the Securities and Exchange Commission began an inquiry into a $430 million fraud at the futures- and commodities-trading giant. Refco said Monday...
PLAID ABOUT HER - BRAVO TAKES BOW AT BURBERRY, AHRENDTS GETS NOD
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amBurberry yesterday named a rising star on Seventh Avenue to succeed Rose Marie Bravo, the chief executive who turned the once-stodgy British raincoat maker into a fashion icon. Angela Ahrendts,...
WARREN-TED BOOK FEE - BUFFETT TO GET BIG CHECK TO MAKE TOME HAPPEN
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amWARREN Buffett, the Oracle of Omaha, usually has only to smile at a company to send its stock soaring. Now the man regarded as the best stock picker in the...
GAP GETS DESIGNER SHAKEUP
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amThe Gap said it had hired Charlotte Neuville as executive vice president of design and product development for its flagship brand, succeeding Pina Ferlisi, who left the company yesterday. The...
TW BIGS ATTACKED BY ICAHN
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amCarl Icahn fired another cannon shot at Time Warner yesterday, accusing executives of mismanaging the company and demanding changes to the media giant's board of directors. Icahn, the billionaire hedge...
THE GAP TAKES A HIT
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amThe Gap said it had hired Charlotte Neuville as executive vice president of design and product development for its flagship brand, succeeding Pina Ferlisi who left the company yesterday. The...
WELL-DRE$$ED MIKE EARNS STYLE POINTS
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amMayor Bloomberg has one constituency all sewn up - fashionistas. New York's deep-pocketed mayor has placed sixth on Forbes.com's list of the world's 10 best-dressed billionaires. "I think that he's...
THERE'S GOOD IN 'PLENTY'
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amLAND OF PLENTY **½ (two and a half stars)Running time: 119 minutes. Not rated (violence). At the IFC Center, Sixth Avenue and Third Street. PAUL (John Diehl) went a little...
WINWOOD SPREADS HIS JAMS A BIT TOO THICK
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amSTEVE WINWOOD JAMMING is like sex: It's better to do than to watch. Brit-rock icon Steve Winwood, the mastermind of the seminal rock band Traffic and a member of the...
FRENCH PRIZE
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amHENRI LANGLOIS: PHANTOM OF THE CINEMATHEQUE ***½ (three and a half stars) Bravo. Running time: 128 minutes. Not rated (nothing offensive). At Film Forum, Houston Street, west of Sixth Avenue....
MORE 'POWER' TO LIZZIE
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amWAYWARD public relations princess Lizzie Grubman's MTV reality show "PoweR Girls" may be back for a second season. Grubman is said to be in talks with various Viacom networks about...
YANKS' DEMISE DRAWSCROWD
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amGAME five of the American League Divisional Series may have been a bomb for the Bronx Bombers, but it was a ratings bonanza for Fox. The decisive game of the...
'WOMAN' IN PLIGHT; DOUBTS ON NEW LLOYD WEBBER
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amWHEN a group of New York producers announced they were bringing Andrew Lloyd Webber's "The Woman in White" to Broadway, there was plenty of head-scratching around Shubert Alley. The $8...
THE RED ZONE - WHO WILL TAKE STAR'S PLACE?
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amGIULIANA DePandi has emerged as Star Jones' likely successor on E!'s red carpet - if Jones doesn't re-sign with the network. "The one thing I'm thrilled about is that Giuliana...
FRESH PRINZE - 'FREDDIE' IS LATE BLOOMER OF THE NEW FALL SEASON
October 12, 2005 | 4:00am"Freddie" Tonight at 8:30 on ABC/Ch. 7 * * (two stars) FREDDIE Prinze Jr. had me right up until the moment he entered a scene wearing boxer shorts and scratching...
STARR REPORT
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amJimmy: No big deal Jimmy Kimmel says he doesn't mind that ABC re newed his show only for an other year, taking "The Jimmy Kimmel Show" through January 2007. "If...
ZAGAT SEEING STARS - MICHELIN'S NEW YORK DEBUT SHOULD EAT BORING BURGUNDY GUIDE'S LUNCH
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amNEXT week, the Zagat Survey for 2006 will be unveiled with the hoopla Detroit once lavished on new model cars. Standard equipment will include a list of restaurants with "Coolest...
ON THE SIDE - PURE FOOD FIGHT STRIKES A RAW NERVE FOR CHEFS
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amMATTHEW Kenney is in hot water, even at a restaurant that doesn't use heat. The talented chef, who's had his share of ups and downs in the industry, is being...
DIRECT EFFECT - THE SON OF A LITERARY LEGEND RELEASES A STAR-STUDDED DRAMATIC FEATURE
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amWHEN Rodrigo García sat down to write the screen-play "Nine Lives," a film he also directed, the first story he wrote was about a Latina in jail. He admits that...
BROW BEATING - A SKETCHY NEW TREND HITS THE 'HOOD WHIPPING FURRY FOREHEADS INTO SHAPE
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amTHE Latin barbershop is the last untamed territory where hombres are free to treat themselves to testosteronedriven banter beísbol, mujeres and lately, browcoifing? Some say the credit (or is it...
MUSICA - THE BEST OF LATIN MUSIC
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amVIC-TORIOUS - DJ VIC LATINO RELEASES A COMPILATION ALBUM JAM-PACKED WITH REGGAETON VETS KTU's premiere DJ, Vic Latino, has a face for radio and television. The 28-year-old Puerto Rican typifies...
'L' TRAIN RULES IN THE TUNNEL OF LOVE
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amThe L line is officially the Big Apple's Love Train. From Union Square to Williamsburg and points east, young New Yorkers have voted the L the city's top pick-up spot...
FDNY TRIAL SUSPENDED AS SAFETY ROPE FRAYS
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amA ballyhooed rope- and-harness safety device distributed to city firefighters just last week has already been suspended from use - after one of the lines used in the survival gear...
STARS' NANNY WAILS AFTER BAIL-BID BUST
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amThings are looking even bleaker for the maid-to-the-stars accused of cleaning out her celebrity clients - a new judge has thrown away the jail key, at least for now. Polish...
IT'S A STRETCH TO SAY THAT YOGA'S A BIG FAT-BURNER
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amTwisting yourself into a yoga pretzel may make you sweat, but it won't burn off all those excess calories, according to a new study. While the practice of yoga has...
TEACHERS UNION PUTS IT TO A VOTE
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amUnited Federation of Teachers delegates voted overwhelmingly yesterday to urge the rank-and-file to ratify the new pact with the city - over the boisterous objections of about 100 protesting educators...
COURT CLOWN - DMX HAMS IT UP WAITING FOR JUDGE
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amRap bad boy DMX played the clown yesterday at Queens Criminal Court - striking a pose on the courthouse steps for the cameras. But the rapper and actor, whose real...
FRENCH ENVOY BURNED BY 'OIL'
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - A former French U.N. ambassador - who served as special adviser to U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan - was taken into custody yesterday as part of an intensifying probe...
ROCK-A-BUY HILLARY - SEE U2 WITH HER - FOR $2,500
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - Forget the money tree. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton is banking on the "Joshua Tree" being even better than the real thing. Clinton is offering her closest fat-cat friends...
STONES ROLLING OUT MUSIC VID ON SOAP OPERA
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amRock 'n' roll is dead - the Rolling Stones have inked a deal to debut their latest video on the NBC soap opera "The Days of our Lives" next week....
IN$URE CONKS BRONX
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amALBANY - A new study shows Bronx drivers pay the highest auto-insurance rates in the state - and likely the country. Brooklyn is a close second in the New York...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amMANHATTAN (lcf) * Two men armed with a gun held up a Lower East Side bank yesterday. The bandits, wearing dark sunglasses and hats, walked into the Washington Mutual branch...
GOLISANO SWITCHES TO GOP
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amALBANY - Rochester billionaire Thomas Golisano, a three-time loser for governor as the Independence Party's candidate, switched to the GOP yesterday, announcing, "I am seriously considering a bid for governor...
NO $MOKING BACKFIRES ON BLOOMBERG
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amDespite lambasting rival Fernando Ferrer for taking campaign cash from tobacco-company employees, the mayor's Republican-convention host committee accepted nearly $500,000 from cigarette makers, records show. "Either you're against smoking or...
'FREDDY COPS' SLAM MIKE'S SUBWAY ALERT
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amLeaders of two law-enforcement groups that have endorsed Fernando Ferrer charged yesterday that Mayor Bloomberg issued a subway terror alert last week as political cover to duck the first debate....
BRIDE AND BOOM - NEWLYWED BOMB DUO IN ISRAEL BUST
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amJERUSALEM - The first bombmaking husband and wife - young Palestinian newlyweds living on the West Bank - has been nabbed by Israeli authorities, officials said yesterday. Suspected Hamas operative...
BEST-DRESSED BLOOMBERG LOOKS LIKE A BILLION DOLLARS
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amMayor Bloomberg has one constituency all sewn up - fashionistas. New York's deep-pocketed mayor has placed sixth on Forbes.com's list of the world's 10 best-dressed billionaires. "I think that he's...
BARBER COURT BATTLE - 'KILLER' SUED VICTIMS
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amThe gunman accused of carrying out a wild shooting rampage at a Washington Heights barbershop once angrily griped in a lawsuit that two of his victims "went behind my back"...
FREE-FALL FERRER - POST-APOLLO PATHOS
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amIt's been nearly a week since mayoral candidates Freddy Ferrer and Tom Ognibene debated an empty podium at the Apollo Theater, and Democrat Ferrer's campaign has yet to see the...
CONCERTS MADE $9M FOR KATRINA
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amNew York concerts headlined by Elton John, Simon & Garfunkel and the Dave Matthews Band raised $9 million for hurricane Katrina relief, Madison Square Garden officials said yesterday. The sold-out...
GRANNY MEETS VALERY - SHE'S 'MY LITTLE GIRL'
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amPlucky 4-year-old Valery Lozada and her maternal grandmother yesterday were reunited for the first time since the child was found abandoned on a Queens streets after her mother was murdered....
JAMES BLOND - MEET DANIEL CRAIG, THE NEW 007
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amCraig, Daniel Craig. Meet the British actor set to become the new James Bond, film's super-suave Agent 007. The 37-year-old star is a blond-haired, blue-eyed hunk who, like Bond, comes...
'LARCENOUS' PRODUCER SURRENDERS
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amA Hollywood producer who allegedly fleeced a fledgling director out of $42,000 surrendered to Manhattan detectives yesterday to face a grand-larceny rap, authorities said. Tod Scott Brody, 49, who helped...
JUILLIARD'S HIGH C-ENTENNIAL
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amThe Juilliard School, whose graduates range from Van Cliburn to Val Kilmer, celebrated its 100th birthday yesterday. The lights atop the Empire State Building turned the school's colors, red and...
U.N.'S ARTFUL DODGE OF REAL PROBLEMS
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amNEW YORK survived the onslaught of "The Gates" - miles of flapping orange shower curtains that defiled Central Park last winter, in the name of art. Now, culture lovers, get...
SNEAK-IN PERV MOLESTS GIRL
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amA 9-year-old New Jersey girl was sexually assaulted by a stranger who tricked her into opening the door for him when she was home alone from school, authorities said yesterday....
RUDY DIVES INTO N.J. 'MUD' FIGHT
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani today is jumping into the middle of the New Jersey governor's race - the nation's nastiest political fight. Giuliani is scheduled to campaign in...
'L' TRAIN RIDES IN TUNNEL OF LOVE
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amThe L line is officially the Big Apple's Love Train. From Union Square to Williamsburg and points east, young New Yorkers have voted the L the city's top pick-up spot...
CAMPAIGN RULES MAY PUT DENT IN FERRER FINANCES
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amThe state Democratic Party could be limited to contributing only a puny $4,950 to Fernando Ferrer under city spending rules - even though he's facing billionaire Republican incumbent Mike Bloomberg,...
CHINESE-FOOD GUNMEN ESCAPED EMPTY-HANDED
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amThe thugs who brutally shot a Chinese-food deliveryman got no money - his wallet and cash were left at the scene as the pair fled in panic after the gun-down....
END OF DAYS FOR 'PAY TO PRAY' AS COUNCIL OVERRIDES MAYOR'S VETO
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amOn the seventh day, New Yorkers can rest - or at least not have to feed those parking meters. The City Council yesterday voted 42-2 to override Mayor Bloomberg's veto...
STARS' NANNY WAILS OVER JAIL AS JUDGE NIXES BAIL
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amThings are looking even bleaker for the maid-to-the-stars accused of cleaning out her celebrity clients - a new judge has thrown away the jail key, at least for now. Polish...
MADONNA IN THE IPINK WITH IPOD
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amGet into the groove - the newest addition to the iPod family is expected to be a pink nano loaded with all of Madonna's hits. Apple plans to unveil the...
'FRIDGE KILLER' SUICIDE
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amA Brooklyn man wanted for questioning about the bodies of two women found decomposing in his home killed himself yesterday, cops said. Antoine Twitty, 41, was found with a .38-caliber...
BAD-FOOD TOT FIGHTS FOR HIS LIFE
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amA toddler was fighting for his life in a Manhattan hospital last night against a food-borne illness that prompted fears he was sickened by a meal at the day-care center...
BLOOMY NAILED AGAINST 'WAL'
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amThe City Council voted yesterday to override Mayor Bloomberg's veto of an anti-Wal-Mart bill that is aimed at making the retail giant and large grocery stores provide health-care benefits to...
TRAIN 'SURFER' CRITICALLY INJURED
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amA 23-year-old apparent subway "surfer" was critically injured after toppling off a moving car in the Rockaways early yesterday, cops said. The victim was perched atop a Manhattan-bound A train...
GIRL, 7, DRIVES MA UP (& INTO) WALL
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amA 7-year-old girl went for a joy ride at a Yonkers housing project yesterday - and ended up crashing her mom's car, cops said. The incident occurred shortly after 3:30...
UNHOLY WAY TO TURN GAY - HEIR TO SUE REV. FOR '60S ABUSE
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amA debonair New York socialite filed a $5 million legal notice against the Catholic Church yesterday - claiming his molestation at age 7 at the hands of a young priest...
FREAK SMASH KILLS MAN - HIT BY TRUCK 'BEAM' AS HE WAITS FOR COFFEE
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amA warehouse worker on a coffee break in Brooklyn was struck and killed by a passing crane truck yesterday. Marco Hernandez, 66, of The Bronx, had just come out of...
GRANNY MEETS VALERY - 'I WANT HER NOW'
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amThe maternal grandmother of adorable Valery Lozada wept yesterday as she was reunited with the child for the first time since the girl had been found abandoned on a Queens...
N.J. GOV HOPEFULS: WE'D BOTH TAKE JOB FOR NO PAY
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amMegabucks Democratic Sen. Jon Corzine and Republican challenger Doug Forrester said last night they would pull a Mayor Bloomberg and not accept the $175,000 governor's salary if elected next month....
FACE OF THE COP-MUGGER
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amCops say this man (right) repeatedly punched an off-duty police officer on Sunday while trying to steal her purse - and then assaulted the good Samaritan who thwarted him. Officer...
TANGLE IN FDNY'S ROPE TEST
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amA ballyhooed rope- and-harness safety device distributed to city firefighters just last week has already been suspended from use - after one of the lines used in the survival gear...
'FOOD DISEASE' STRIKES TOT
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amA toddler was fighting for his life in a Manhattan hospital last night against a food-borne illness that prompted fears he was sickened by a meal at the day-care center...
TEACHERS WILL PUT IT TO A VOTE
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amCity teachers will get a chance to embrace or reject a tentative deal between their union and the Bloomberg administration - and their voices may be heard just days before...
DELIVERY SHOOTING COWARDS FLED WITH NO MONEY
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amThe thugs who brutally shot a Chinese-food deliveryman got no money - his wallet and cash were left at the scene as the pair fled in a panic after he...
CORZINE CALLS FELLOW DEM MCG A FAILURE IN GOV DEBATE
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amDemocratic Sen. Jon Corzine ripped former New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey last night, saying he "failed in bringing the integrity and the kind of judgments that serve the people well."...
ON THE SEVENTH DAY, NEW YORKERS CAN REST ...
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amOn the seventh day, New Yorkers can rest - or at least not have to feed parking meters. The City Council yesterday voted 42-2 to override Mayor Bloomberg's veto of...
HIZZONER POLL-VERIZES DEM FOE BY 27 PTS. IN NEW SURVEY
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amMayor Bloomberg is headed toward a major league blowout over Democratic rival Fernando Ferrer, according to a poll released last night that showed the mayor with a stunning 27-point lead...
CLASSROOM EXTRA - TEEN NEWSBREAK - SCHOOLS DUMP JUNK FOOD
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amAdapted from PARADE's Teen Newsbreak column. Are your pockets full of quarters so you can buy potato chips and cookies at school? Well, under a new law, students in California's...
NO-BAIL RULE IS MAID TO ORDER
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amThings are looking even bleaker for the maid-to-thestars accused of cleaning out her celebrity clients - a new judge has thrown away the jail key, at least for now. Polish...
FANS BLAST BOMBERS - FIASCO LEADS TO 'ROD' RAGE
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amReeling from their team's latest playoff meltdown, Yankee fans pointed the finger at one man: A-Rod. And The Boss, while not pointing fingers at anyone, apologized on behalf of the...
COLON LEFT OFF ROSTER
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amALCS NOTES CHICAGO - If you know anything about baseball, you know Esteban Yan for Bartolo Colon is not a fair trade-off. But Colon, who exited Monday night's ALDS Game...
SCIOSCIA: TORRE 'THE BEST'
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amCHICAGO - In many ways Mike Scioscia is the new Joe Torre. He's deeply respected by his players, he's a winner and he's an ex-catcher. Scioscia's teams find a way,...
JET-LAGGED ANGELS - HALOS DELIVER RUDE HELLO TO WHITE SOX
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amGAME 1: Angels 3 - White Sox 2 CHICAGO - In hindsight, the issue at hand wasn't rest. It was rust. The Angels were playing in their third city in...
THE POST'S TOP 25
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amRank(prev) TEAM RESULT NEXT1 USC (5-0) Beat Arizona 42-21 at Notre Dame (1) One of two tests still facing the Trojans, who appear Rose Bowl-bound.2 Texas (5-0) Beat Oklahoma 45-12...
MSG BLOWIN' SMOKE SIGNALS
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amMSG Network has added to its weak-to-none, after-dark south/southwest radio reach. Trenton's WMTR 1170-AM will carry a total of 120 Knick and Ranger broadcasts. Since switching two seasons ago from...
FOX FOOLIN' ITS VIEWERS WITH ILLUSION
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amNOTHING is what it is anymore. It's something else, something entirely different. Tune to just about any telecast - baseball, football, it no longer matters - and there's someone telling...
ANDY'S EARNED HIS STRIPES IN HOUSTON
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amST. LOUIS - The Astros making it back to an NLCS just like the one Andy Pettitte missed terribly a year ago dulls his pain from elbow surgery and his...
WITH ANGELS, 'A' FOR ADRENALINE - READY TO FACE RESTED CHISOX
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amCHICAGO - One team had its ducks in a row. The other was riding adrenaline like a jet stream. Although some observers wanted to portray the White Sox and Angels...
ND-USC GREAT, BUT NOT THE BEST
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amCOLLEGE GRID Rivalries and tradition are the lifeblood of college football, which makes Saturday's titanic clash between Southern Cal and Notre Dame almost as good as it gets. The Trojans...
ARTEST READY TO RUMBLE ... UH, PLAY
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amPRESEASON: Nets 105 - Pacers 103 Ron Artest insists he is older, wiser, more mature. The Indiana forward who was at the center of the infamous Pacers-Pistons brawl last Nov....
TURKEY SEASON'S IN SWING
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amPREDICTIONS for turkey hunting in New York this fall have been on the positive side, but all the rain this week won't help hunters trying to bag a bird for...
ACES WILD FOR 'STROS - THEY'RE WELL-ARMED FOR CARDS
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amST. LOUIS - Many teams have an ace, a legit Game 1 starter in a Championship Series. The Astros have three of those guys. The NLCS will start tonight at...
ALLAN'S COMEBACK MAY HIT DEAD END
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amCHARLESTON, S.C. - The inevitable is unfolding in the sad saga that is Allan Houston's comeback. Houston was dealt a major setback when the Knicks shut him down yesterday after...
DOC: BULLS MUFFED EDDY DEAL
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amA Los Angeles heart specialist who tested Eddy Curry in August on behalf of the Bulls believes Chicago GM John Paxson blew it by giving up on the 6-11 phenom...
BUCKNER HAS BEEN WHERE A-ROD'S GOING
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amFew people could truly understand what it has been like for Bill Buckner, author of arguably the most memorable athletic error in history. Not Georgetown's Fred Brown, probably not even...
JINTS SEARCHIN' FOR CORNER UNIT
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amCOREY WEBSTER came to the Giants through the front door, welcomed in with open arms, presented with a cash prize for merely showing up. Curtis Deloatch barely caused a ripple...
CLEAN STINK FROM RINGS
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amTWO recent rematches have produced two black eyes for boxing. Let's hope Taylor-Hopkins II doesn't follow the same path. With the stench of Tarver-Jones III and Corrales-Castillo II still thick...
WOE IS JOE - TORRE MUST NOW DEAL WITH CROSS BOSS
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amWith the dysfunctional Yankee universe still draped in extreme shock and colossal failure, Joe Torre is expected at Yankee Stadium today where the No. 1 question is Torre's future. After...
PRELUDE TO A BOSS - BRIEF MISSIVE JUST A WARM-UP FOR FURIOUS GEORGE
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amGeorge Steinbrenner wasn't speaking on my behalf yesterday when he issued a statement in which he said the Yankees," . . . let our fans down" - but then, I...
OFFICIALS: GIRARDI HAS BID FROM FISH
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amYANKEE NOTES All signs point to Joe Girardi soon being named as the Marlins manager. According to industry sources, Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria has made Girardi an offer the Yankees...
YANKEES' FINAL REPORT CARD
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amWith the Yankees season coming to a crashing end in Anaheim Monday night, it marked the fifth straight year that George Steinbrenner's $208 million ballclub is going home for the...
SHIPPING SHEFF SHOULD BE IN PLANS
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amTEN years ago, the Yankees lost a first-round playoff series to the AL West champs in five games, triggering sweeping changes that ushered in a new general manager, manager and...
STEINBRENNER MUST FACE PAINFUL REALITY
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amThe owner is, like so many of his fans, delusional about the truth, and despondent about the reality that no amount of money he spreads around can ever recapture the...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
October 12, 2005 | 4:00amYou've got to admire Dona Ramona. The spunky 97-year-old Colombian woman is alive and well - after wrongly being declared dead four times. Doctors believe that Ramona, from the town...