David Waldstein
The Archive
MENDOZA, YANKS AGREE
January 29, 2000 | 5:00amThe Yankees came to terms yesterday with Ramiro Mendoza on a one-year, $1.4 million contract, thereby avoiding arbitration. Mendoza, the versatile 27-year-old reliever, will start the year in the bullpen...
BELIEVE IT OR NOT, BONILLA'S A BRAVE
January 29, 2000 | 5:00amNo two people were booed more vociferously at Shea Stadium last year than Bobby Bonilla and John Rocker, and no team was more hated and vilified than the Braves. Well...
METS LOOKIN' TO UNLOAD RICKEY, COOK, OROSCO
January 29, 2000 | 5:00amThe Mets have let teams know that Rickey Henderson, Dennis Cook and Jesse Orosco are available in trades, and it's all due to money. According to people inside and outside...
YANKS' JIMENEZ HURT IN CRASH
January 28, 2000 | 5:00amThe Yankees are in the process of assessing how they are going to make up for the loss of D'Angelo Jimenez, the infield prospect who fractured a bone in his...
METS OFFER TURK $3.9M OVER TWO TO STAY AT SHEA
January 28, 2000 | 5:00amA day after Turk Wendell said he wanted a three-year deal, the Mets came back with an offer of two years at $3.9 million. It is believed Wendell and his...
ROBERTO'S BACK IN THE BRONX
January 27, 2000 | 5:00amAgrees to one-year deal. Remember way back before Derek Jeter and Paul O'Neill, when the Yankees weren't any good? Remember how one of their better players on those mediocre teams...
WENDELL MAY WALK ; MET RELIEVER WANTS 3-YEAR DEAL
January 27, 2000 | 5:00amThe Mets appear to be dangerously close to losing one of their most valuable players after this season. Turk Wendell, the fiery and talented reliever who appeared in the second...
PETTITTE GETS PHYSICAL
January 25, 2000 | 5:00amAndy Pettitte underwent a physical examination yesterday, clearing the way for a news conference today at the Stadium to announce his three-year $25.5 million contract extension with the Yankees. With...
MIKE'S SOLID TEAMMATE, PLAYERS SAY
January 2, 2000 | 5:00amBesides being a fine pitcher, Mike Hampton is also a solid teammate, according to those who played with him. Derek Bell said Astro players called him Bulldog for his uncompromising...
ESSENCE OF A COMPETITOR HAMPTON HAD FIRE IN BELLY FROM EARLY AGE
January 2, 2000 | 5:00amIN THE classic Orson Welles film "Citizen Kane," a reporter, attempting to discover the essence of the protagonist, works backwards by trying to unravel the meaning of his final utterance,...
FEELIN' FIT TORRE FINISHES RADIATION
December 31, 1999 | 5:00amWith unhesitating resolution Joe Torre announced yesterday that he had completed his radiation therapy for prostate cancer treatment and declared he was fit and ready to set forth on a...
MET GM PLOTS FIRST OPTIONS
December 9, 1999 | 5:00amWhile sitting in gridlock holiday traffic in midtown Manhattan yesterday, Steve Phillips and his advisors hashed out the many possibilities the Mets have for replacing John Olerud's lost offense. Perhaps...
AMAZIN'S CUT ROGERS LOOSE
December 9, 1999 | 5:00amKenny Rogers brief stay with the Mets is over. Late Tuesday night Mets general manager Steve Phillips rescinded his offer of salary arbitration, meaning the Mets can not negotiate with...
JOHNNY GOES MARCHING HOME ; OLERUD CHOOSES SEATTLE OVER METS
December 8, 1999 | 5:00amSeattle GM Pat Gillick reached down into the engine room of the Mets' lineup yesterday and ripped out the third gear. And that's why the Mets today are a significantly...
GM'S ON 1B HUNT
December 8, 1999 | 5:00amAs Met GM Steve Phillips heads to Anaheim for the winter meetings this weekend, he faces a dizzying array of choices on how to fill the large void left by...
V WON'T CRACK DOWN ON CLUBHOUSE CARD GAMES
December 7, 1999 | 5:00amBobby Valentine has a prediction for next year, but it doesn't involve the playoffs or World Series. The Met manager predicted there would be a card game in the clubhouse...
ROBIN GETS 'SCOPED
December 7, 1999 | 5:00amMet third baseman Robin Ventura underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder yesterday, but is expected to be completely recovered by spring training. Ventura, who also had torn cartilage removed...
THE WRONG WAY TO BO ; PHILLIPS ADMITS BONILLA BLUNDER
December 4, 1999 | 5:00amThe .160 batting average couldn't do it, nor could the refusal to pinch hit in a game, or an invitation to the manager for a fist fight or even a...
AMAZIN'S SET TO OFFER ARBITRATION TO OLERUD
December 4, 1999 | 5:00amWhile the Mets await John Olerud's decision on a contract proposal, GM Steve Phillips is so unsure about when Olerud will make a decision that he is planning to offer...
PHILLIPS HAMMERING OUT OLERUD'S NEW CONTRACT
December 3, 1999 | 5:00amThere are strong indications John Olerud will return to the Mets next season, provided the Mets agree to make only a small adjustment in their offer to the free-agent first...