February 18, 2008
Humber gets Santana's locker
APPhilip Humber was given Johan Santanaâs old spot in the Minnesota clubhouse for spring training.âHe didnât leave any money in it. I already looked,â Humber said.So it will go for...
Pettitte's opening statement
Text of opening statement read today by Andy Pettitte, as transcribed by The Associated Press:I just wanted to say, well, Iâm happy to be back here and again looking forward...
3 DOWN: HANK STEINBRENNER, GIRARDI AND PETTITTE
1. Hank Steinbrenner is doing something his father was awesome at: Playing both sides of an issue. He says he likes the young pitching, but also that the Yankees better...
Mattingly 'grateful' he's in LA
APDon Mattingly says the family issues he faces would have kept him from managing the Yankees and is relieved he was bypassed for the job last fall.Mattingly arrived at the...
ANDY PETTITTE CONSIDERED RETIREMENT
Andy Pettitte, speaking today at his arrival at spring training, said he did consider retirement during his troublesome offseason, when he admitted to using human growth hormone on two separate...
Delgado back in business (he hopes)
A quick wrap-up from Port St. Lucie after a rather quiet third day of pitcher-catcher workouts:2. Santana threw off the mound again this morning, throwing about 35-40 pitches (a mixture...
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Ruby Randig wears an outfit almost entirely made of vintage from No6 Store. "I wear all vintage because it's more interesting and no one else has it."Photo by Elizabeth Lippman...
Andy thought about quitting
Andy Pettitte, speaking today at his arrival at spring training, said he did consider retirement during his troublesome offseason, when he admitted to using human growth hormone on two separate...
If Not Today, Then Tomorrow
By FRED KERBERFlashback to high school and college lit courses. Waiting for "The Trade" that sends Jason Kidd back to Dallas has morphed into Samuel Beckett's "Waiting for Godot". Personally,...
POST MOURNS ROBERT WEDDLE
Robert Weddle, retired Long Island bureau chief for the New York Post, has passed away after a long illness, his family said. He was 85. Affectionately nicknamed by the news...
Sayonara, HD DVD
As we predicted quite a few months ago, Sony's Blu-ray is the victor in the format war against Toshiba's HD DVD, with reports out of Japan that Toshiba may run...
LINDSEY LOHAN BARES ALL FOR PHOTO SHOOT
Lindsay Lohan, who's managed to stay mostly out of the spotlight since leaving rehab in early November, bares it all on the pages of the latest New York Magazine. Featured...
Deal of the Day
Though itâs not quite the floral Luella blouse thatâs been a big hit this spring, this Liberty Print Puff Sleeve Button Down is pretty darn close and much cheaper at...
Belichik denies taping Rams
Bill Belichick told the Boston Globe in today's editions that the Patriots did not tape the Rams' walkthrough prior to Super Bowl XXXVI."In my entire coaching career, I've never seen...
'There Will Be Blood' In Mud Bowl II
'Wanted: Single - or at least married with restraining order â woman, 20 - 55 y/o, into tattoos, body augmentation and poorly-phrased innuendo, for love or something like it with...
Clear Eyes, Full Hearts, Can't Lose
"FNL" just looks different from anything else on TV today. That alone makes it deserving of a few more episodes. Itâs shot so beautifully, that "FNLâs" fans have looked past...
Starr Report: He'll take the 'win'
The week ending Feb. 8 was a big one for Craig Ferguson, who beat Conan O'Brien in head-to-head competition - sort of - for the first time since he took...
THREE UP: FEB. 18, 2008
1. Alex Rodriguez being Alex Rodriguez, I would not be surprised if midway through Andy Pettitte's press conference Monday afternoon he announces that he is opting out of his contract.When...
WEINER RIPS 'VIAL' PRACTICE
The sloppy use of so-called "multidose vials" has caused 75 cases of hepatitis in the city and their use should be banned, Rep. Anthony Weiner said yesterday. The vials contain...
GUGGENHEIM'S AUTO-MOBILE
No, the sky is not falling. What looks like a tragic car accident is actually the centerpiece of a stunning new exhibit by artist Cai Guo-Qiang that will open at...
A LOT OF DOUGH!
Think gas is expensive? How about forking over $4 for a slice of pizza? Brooklyn's legendary Di Fara's Pizza is now charging $4 for a regular slice - the heftiest...
RACE-SLAY HAUNTING EVERYONE INVOLVED
It's been nearly two months since the racially inflamed murder trial of John White ended with his conviction, but the case continues to take a wrenching toll on the parties...
NYERS CHEER KOSOVO'S INDEPENDENCE
The war-torn country of Kosovo declared independence from Serbia early yesterday - prompting celebrations in New York that included conga lines of cars blowing horns and waving the red Albanian...
'KILLER' RANTING AND RAVING MAD
Disheveled, bug-eyed and rambling, the deranged man who allegedly killed an Upper East Side shrink put on a bizarre show in court yesterday - accusing his lawyer of pretending to...
'KILLER' DAD'S SNEER
A psycho Bronx building super who allegedly admitted strangling his teen daughter for text-messaging a boy was asked by cops where her body was and snidely replied, "That's your job....
IT'S SUPERTRAMP
A Brooklyn vagrant on a breakfast beer run unexpectedly became the hobo hero of the hour yesterday when he raced into a Brooklyn apartment and rescued a father and two...
TRAGIC ALZHEIMER'S JUDGE DIES
John Phillips, the former Brooklyn Civil Court judge who was ripped off by court-appointed guardians entrusted to manage his affairs as he slipped into Alzheimer's-related dementia, has died. He was...
MAFIA TRIAL STARS
Two of the prosecution's star witnesses in the upcoming Gambino trial are drug-dealing turncoats who'll be giving encore performances in their roles as mob rats. They're Kevin Bonner, a Queens...
BARACK BACKERS EYE NY DELEGATE BOOST
Supporters expect Barak Obama to pick up one or two delegates when primary results from New York City are recounted. The unofficial results were strikingly under-recorded in several districts around...
MOTHERS UNITE TO SAVE CANCER MOM
Thousands of New York moms - including actress Kate Winslet - are joining in a desperate bid to find a bone-marrow donor for a mother dying of leukemia. The moms...
TOY FAIR KID BAN A CROC: BINDI
Here's a bizarre idea for a toy fair - ban kids. Bindi Irwin, 9-year-old daughter of the late Steve Irwin, the Australian "Crocodile Hunter," had hoped to unveil her Bindi...
BEE-WARE OF HAAGEN HIKE
Haagen-Dazs is warning ice-cream lovers there could be a 40 percent dip in production of 60 of their most popular fruit and nut flavors - because of the mysterious worldwide...
CLEMENS ITEMS LOW & OUT$IDE
Much like his reputation, the market for Roger Clemens sports memorabilia is going, going - gone. Experts say interest in items involving "The Rocket" has fizzled since his credibility took...
TALE OF 2 UNDECIDEDS
SAN ANTONIO - If Hillary Rodham Clinton wants to halt Barack Obama's momentum with a big stand in Texas, she'll have to convince voters like Jennifer Sanchez that she is...
OHIO UNION MAN FACES TOUGH CHOICE
BRECKSVILLE, Ohio - Drywall finisher Greg Golembiewski has watched for nearly two decades as American blue-collar jobs have evaporated from this once thriving area hugging the southern shore of Lake...
OBAMA WOOS EDWARDS NOD
SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Barack Obama yesterday huddled behind closed doors with former rival John Edwards in a bid to win his endorsement over Hillary Rodham Clinton amid a tight...
CITY JET-SETTER'S BIZARRE LSD TRIP
A Harvard-educated Manhattan jet-setter has been pegged as the money-laundering mastermind behind a massive LSD drug ring run out of a Kansas missile silo, The Post has learned. Stefan Wathne,...
'JUMPER' LEAPS TO TOP SPOT
"Jumper," a time-travel thriller that left many reviewers wondering if they would ever escape the theater, wowed audiences this weekend, rolling up $27.2 million in ticket sales to top the...
ILLINOIS SHOOTER'S GHASTLY GIFT TO EX-GIRLFRIEND
The madman who murdered five students at an Illinois college before turning a gun on himself had sent his ex-girlfriend a chilling gift - a holster and a box of...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
Manhattan A pickpocket was arrested for swiping a woman's iPhone on a lower Manhattan street, police sources said yesterday. Tyrone Anderson, 31, allegedly came up behind the 39-year-old woman as...
GOP SPURNS SPITZER PAL'S BID TO $UCK UP
ATOP lobbyist close to Gov. Spitzer has failed to "buy" her way back into the good graces of state Senate Republicans, who believe she hired former Spitzer aide Darren Dopp...
UH, 'O' - AN 'ISRAEL PROBLEM'
DOES Barack Obama have an Israel problem? The golden-throated senator has pledged unflagging loyalty to the Jewish state on his campaign Web site, and unequivocal support for Israel's right to...
LOTTERY
NEW YORK Midday Nos. Sun.: 717; Lucky Sum: 15 / Midday Win-4 Sun.: 7248; Lucky Sum: 21 / Evening Nos. Sun.: 165; Lucky Sum: 12 / Evening Win- 4 Sun.:...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
A penny saved is not necessarily a mere penny earned A California man's collection of rare American cents turned into a $10.7 million windfall at a Long Beach auction. The...
DRUDGERY REPORT
ON the seventh hour of his 8½-hour shift at a Midtown office building, Laz, 41, looks weary as he stands with his hands clasped in front of him. "The standing...
BACK TO THE FUTURE
JOSEPH Cucci believes he was born to be a chiropractor. He fell ill as a baby, and when by chance his mother took him to a chiropractor he was healed...
GO TO GREG
Q. A few years ago, I made the unfortunate decision to put off going to college and work full time at a menial job while I put my girlfriend through...
DOING TIME
Sam LeveeHave you ever had a really boring job? You're looking at it. [Levee is behind the counter at a Midtown electronics shop.] I stand here all day and wait...
WHAT'S UP WITH THAT JOB?
Pharmacy technician What does a pharmacy technician do all day? Working under a registered pharmacist, a pharmacy technician helps prepare and dispense prescription medications. In a retail pharmacy, pharmacy techs...
VITAL STATS
* Percentage of employers who say they'd be less likely to hire someone with a visible tattoo: 58 percent * Percentage of workers in survey who said their opinion of...
TRENCH WEAR FARE
From "Casablanca" to "Breakfast at Tiffany's," it has been the most glamorous of foul-weather friends. The coat of choice for spies and flashers alike has been raised to headline every...
PULSE SALES
INTERMIX 125 W. 18th St., between Sixth and Seventh avenues; (212) 741-5075 Sale: Feb. 28-March 2. Thurs.-Sat., 9 a.m.-8 p.m./Sun., 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Up to 70 percent off retail price....
WANTING MOOR
VERDI'S wondrous opera "Otello" grabs you by the throat from the start and never lets go until those immeasurably moving, final tugs at the heart as the Shakespearean tragedy of...
TORAH MUSCLE
A few minutes into Mike Leigh's new comedy/ drama, a sullen young man named Josh (Jordan Gelber) retreats to the corner of a room and prepares for a secret ritual....
TALE OF TROUBLED WOMAN NOT ALL THERE
THERE'S desperation aplenty expressed by the suburban husband and wife of "Next to Normal," but it doesn't compare to that of the show itself. From its would-be provocative subject matter...
VIETNAM, START TO FINISH
THE incredible three-hour National Geographic Chan nel documentary, "Inside The Vietnam War," spares no footage in explaining - really explaining - what we were doing there and how we got...
KEEPING CARLY
QUESTIONS about "American Idol" semi-finalist Carly Smithson and her past as a major-label recording artist won't go away. As the top 24 "Idol" contestants get ready to duke it out...
SEARCH FOR REAL DORA
'DORA the Explorer" is being turned into a live-action TV movie - another big step for Nickelodeon's animated heroine. "We've been making 'Dora' for almost 10 years . . ....
FAVORITE 'IDOL' CASTOFF JOSIAH DOES 'ELLEN'
JOSIAH Leming, the "American Idol" re ject who has caught more attention for being left out of the top 24 last week than those who made the semi-finals, is headed...
STARR REPORT
He'll take the 'win' The week ending Feb. 8 was a big one for Craig Ferguson, who beat Conan O'Brien in head-to-head competition - sort of - for the first...
A SHOT IN THE DARK
DROWNING in a stream of consciousness . . . Pretty standard, uneventful weekend down our way. Saturday, that guy I met at the gym stopped by again. But this time...
PAVLIK HAS TOOLS TO BE 'BEST' EVER
LAS VEGAS - Top Rank promoter Bob Arum, who has been around longer than boxing, thinks Kelly Pavlik could someday be regarded as the best middleweight to ever walk the...
KING'S RANSOM
NEW ORLEANS - It was only fitting Jason Kidd went out a winner, representing the Nets. In what is expected to be his last game representing the Nets last night...
IRISH GET LUCKY VERSUS RUTGERS
The ball and perhaps the game were hanging in the air, waiting to be seized. And, symbolic of its season gone awry, Rutgers let both slip through its fingertips in...
FORDHAM SHUTS DOWN CHARLOTTE
Charlotte strolled into The Bronx last night putting up more than 70 points a game. Fordham held the 49ers to 51 by being physical and aggressive. "It was the most...
ST. RAYMOND'S NIPS LINCOLN IN OVERTIME
Lance Stephenson missed a half-court heave as time expired, allowing St. Raymond's to beat Lincoln, 75-73, yesterday in overtime at Long Island University. The Ravens overcame a 12-point second-half deficit...
'WIND' BEHIND ZITO
Hall of Fame trainer Nick Zito, a two-time Kentucky Derby winner who three years ago tied the record by sending out five starters in the Run for the Roses, is...
UNSUNG BRYLIN GIVES DEVILS CONSISTENCY
Sooner or later, each new coach learns Sergei Brylin's value. Not flashy gold, the Devils' current Iron Man is more like reliable stainless steel. Brylin is expected to play his...
STERN: KNICKS WILL BE BETTER IN '09
NEW ORLEANS - During his press conference, commissioner David Stern - who may have some knowledge that the Knicks could be making some management changes, possibly with Isiah Thomas -...
GOING TO CHURCH
PORT ST. LUCIE - Ryan Church has the makings of a bad fit as the Mets' every-day right fielder. He has played just 41 games in right in his four-year...
MASKED MARVELS
PORT ST. LUCIE - The chain goes all the way to Gary Carter, if you think about it. Carter was one of the great catchers in baseball history, terrific hitter,...
PEDRO TAKES THE MOUND A DAY EARLY
PORT ST. LUCIE - Pedro Martinez wasn't kidding about how good he feels this spring. Rejuvenated by a long offseason of rest, the Mets' ace right-hander took to the mound...
KIDD IN PLAY AGAIN
If the past week has taught us anything, it's no trade is final until the NBA gives its approval and changes each player's team logo on the league Web site....
NO TRADE - OFF IN LATEST SWAP
THE deal stinks. No, it doesn't. Yes, it does. Actually, it really doesn't. The Nets got all the tangibles - and maybe some previously impossible intangibles - they sought in...
D-LIGHTFUL!
Some men see things as they are and ask why. The Rangers see themselves as they are and are winning. Finally. "I think initially we came into the season off...
ARRIVAL TO BE ALL TALK
TAMPA - The Yankees and Andy Pettitte have put the media ahead of getting the pitcher ready for what likely be the most difficult season of the veteran's career. Late...
PRESSURED PETTITTE BEGINS THE ROAD TO FINE
TAMPA - Andy Pettitte - his friends, teammates and employers insist - is coming to Steinbrenner Field this afternoon to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the...
HANK: GET IT DONE, ANDY
TAMPA - Hank Steinbren ner made one thing perfectly clear yesterday. He wanted Johan Santana and Andy Pettitte to both be in the Yankees rotation this season. The Yankees decided...
JOE MEETS WITH THE 'NEW' BOSS
TAMPA - Joe Girardi, Goose Gossage, Ron Guidry and Rob Thomson went to see George Steinbrenner in The Boss' Steinbrenner Field office yesterday morning and Girardi gushed about the 15-minute...
TUNING OUT THE COUNCIL
"We will not enforce it. And we don't have to enforce it because it violates a whole bunch of federal laws on interstate commerce."- Mayor Bloomberg, Friday, saying he'll ignore...
LAWYERS FIDDLE, AMERICA BURNS
The Protect America Act - a modern ization of the three-decade old For eign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which authorizes intercepts of foreign communications - has expired. Before departing on a...
SAME AS THE OLD BOSS
That long-delayed inspector general's report into the sordid doings at the state Public Service Commission was finally made public last week, further evidence - as if any were needed -...
IGNORE THE WHINERS OF WALL ST.
'PLEASE, sir, can I have some more?" whine the Oliver Twists on Wall Street. More interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve, a bigger portion of stimulus from the president...
THE 'INFIDEL RETREAT'
WHEN it announced its for mation last year, the North African terrorist group Al Qaeda in Maghreb (AQM) promised to "throw the infidel out" as prelude to recasting the region...
DEMS' INTEL GAME
A CLOSED-DOOR caucus of House Democrats last Wednesday took a risky po litical course. By four to one, they instructed Speaker Nancy Pelosi to call President Bush's bluff on extending...
CONGRESS VS. CLEMENS: FASTBALLS & LOWLIFES
The US economy is falling apart at the seams, and Congress is worried about Roger Clemens and his wife doing steroids ("The Verdict," Feb. 14). Where are our nation's priorities?...
JETER BRINGS IT HOME WITH FITNESS CENTERS
Yankees captain Derek Jeter is leading the charge to bring the 24 Hour Fitness chain to New York. Tapping the shortstop as its pitchman, 24 Hour Fitness plans to open...
PROFIT HIT IN STORE
After the worst holiday season in five years, Wall Street is bracing for a slew of ugly profit reports from retailers and downbeat forecasts for 2008. Major chains - from...
CLEAR CHANNEL SUIT COULD CLOUD TAKEOVER
Anxious shareholders of Clear Channel Communications are likely to be jolted again tomorrow after news emerged that the radio giant sued private-equity firm Providence Equity Partners late Friday to complete...
AN A-MEN TO THAT!
With all the focus lately on shopping, fashion and Britney, Media City thought it was time for a taste test of the testosterone titles. Men's Journal tries to come across...
CHILL FACTOR
Top music downloads 1. No One, Alicia Keys 2. Cyclone, Baby Bash 3. With You, Chris Brown 4. Sweetest Girl, Wyclef Jean 5. Apologize, OneRepublic 6. SOS, Jonas Brothers 7....
RENTAL RECRIMINATIONS
The Department of Finance is being forced back to the drawing board after the city's Law Department ordered the agency to recalculate the math it used in determining the value...
'D'-naymic Victory
The Rangers are doing what? Playing sound defense?I know â itâs hard to believe. A team with two 600-goal scorers, both first-ballot Hall of Famers strictly because of their offensive...
Done Deal...Almost
By FRED KERBEROnce again, there is an agreement in principle to trade Jason Kidd to Dallas.But remember, everybody went through this before.Still, the Nets and Mavs have reached agreement on...