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Reliving the glorious moment Bartolo Colon shocked the world
ATLANTA — The old saying is: Good pitchers aren’t paid to hit. But when the pitcher hitting is Bartolo Colon, you might pay to see it. Witness what happened one...
Could Dexter Fowler be Mets' answer if Cespedes exits?
CHICAGO — Dexter Fowler responded to an industry-wide slap with his best season. He came back to the Cubs on what amounts to a one-year contract because even he said...
Cross off James Shields and try these fantasy pitchers instead
Sometimes a change of scenery is all it takes to bring a pitcher back to life. In the case of James Shields, a change of scenery is merely a new...
There won't be any winners in the James Shields trade
The White Sox were generally hailed for landing James Shields from San Diego last week while giving up only two fringe prospects and having the Padres eat so much of...
Exec's rant on 'pathetic' Padres starts with James Shields
The frustration in San Diego is palpable. Padres executive chairman Ron Fowler, in a radio interview with the Mighty 1090 AM on Wednesday, labeled the team "miserable failures" on the...
What it's like to give up a home run to Bartolo Colon
SAN DIEGO — James Shields wasn't in the mood to talk about the historic, improbable home run he gave up to Bartolo Colon. Colon became the oldest player to hit...
Padres slink away from spotlight after high-profile disaster
PEORIA, Ariz. — The Padres have reentered baseball’s witness protection program. For a few heady months last year, San Diego went from non-contending and nondescript to the most talked about...
These sensible trades would shake up MLB's contenders
The last two World Series champs — the 2013 Red Sox and 2014 Giants — share this: In late July, they each made one big trade, to obtain Jake Peavy....
Royal flop flips Hondo
Hondo plunged deeper into the red Thursday when Jason Vargas and the Royals provided no afternoon delight in Minnesota, which put the negative number at 95 wigginses. Friday: Mr. Aitch...
Did Padres sacrifice a coherent roster on altar of star power?
What has stood out about the Gregg Popovich Spurs is just how much sense they always make as a team. They accumulate talent that fits together. This allows them to...
Meet the 'maverick’ who impossibly made Padres the talk of baseball
When the Padres surprisingly hired A.J. Preller as their new general manager in August, team president Mike Dee described him as the candidate who would be best at bringing in...
Why James Shields is a risk the hyperactive Padres had to take
The Padres spent most of this offseason aggressively retooling the worst offense in the majors. But in the week before camps opened, the Padres could not ignore a pitching gift that...
James Shields poised to become an all-time Hot Stove bust
Let’s start today by catching up on recent Pop Quiz questions: 1) From Sam Lerman of Queens: In a legendary 1992 episode of "The Simpsons," Mr. Burns hires a team...
Yankees face fierce bidding for Cuban phenom Yoan Moncada
Late in the Hot Stove season, James Shields suddenly has some company. In fact, given the rules surrounding international signings, young Cuban infielder Yoan Moncada might wind up costing teams...
Steinbrenner: Why Yankees don't need Scherzer to be improved
PARADISE VALLEY, Ariz. -- Hal Steinbrenner didn’t speak like an owner expecting to add another big piece to his club in 2015. But he very much sounded like a man expecting...
The $200M Max Scherzer chess match and its stealth spenders
Scott Boras, not only the king of free agency but the king of analogies, too — remember his riffs on which supermarket aisle we could find the Mets in? —...
Yankees president: Chances of signing Scherzer 'virtually none'
No matter the voice, the song remains the same: the Yankees aren’t chasing Max Scherzer. “We are out there looking but it has to be tempered by the reality of...
Brian Cashman's complicated Yankees wish list
SAN DIEGO — While the likelihood of the Yankees seducing Max Scherzer or James Shields remains small, general manager Brian Cashman failed to shut the door on the possibility the...
The best teams for 10 hot MLB free agents
Nine teams are interested, including three mystery teams. Oh, sorry. Was just getting ready for the spiel and the spin or — in some rare cases — the truth. The...
Jim Duquette: Yankees should be in on top free-agent pitchers
Sirius XM analyst and former Mets GM Jim Duquette previews the Hot Stove season for the Yankees and the Amazin’s with The Post’s Justin Terranova. Q: Do you see the...