Newsday.com - Ken Davidoff

Cashman's vision? Look within

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 22:33:00 -0400

Imagine a baseball world in which a trade deadline passed and the Yankees served as innocent bystanders.

Lilly could've done some good things for Yankees

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 20:33:00 -0400

Twice this decade, the Yankees made their feelings clear regarding Ted Lilly.

Don't expect a Boston-Jason Bay breakup

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:45:00 -0400

The Red Sox, under general manager Theo Epstein, have exhibited fearlessness when it comes to cutting ties with popular players. They traded Nomar Garciaparra in the middle of the 2004 season, let Pedro Martinez go to the Mets after that curse-breaking '04 campaign and saw Johnny Damon flee to the Yankees in the 2005-06 winter.

Hall of Fame voters can't legislate morality

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 23:23:00 -0400

You can't walk three feet in this town, it seems, without stepping on a sportswriter who wants to talk about steroids.

All-Stars K-Rod, Johan, Wright talking good game

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 22:03:00 -0400

Johan Santana and Francisco Rodriguez sat at tables next to each other, with David Wright 90 degrees to their right. At a downtown hotel, they shared space with the likes of Albert Pujols, Hanley Ramirez and Dan Haren.

Prospects present looks at Mets', Yankees' futures

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 08:28:00 -0400

While the Mets and Yankees hugged the coasts yesterday, wrapping up a typically eventful first half, fitting symbols of our two club's fortunes could be found here, at the Gateway to the Midwest.

Studs, duds at halfway point of baseball season

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 19:03:00 -0400

We hit the 2009 season's halfway mark last week, yet I still think of the All-Star break as the spiritual halfway mark. So as teams and players prepare to enjoy their respite, let's select our award winners for the first 54 percent of the campaign.

If Mets falter, trading Sheffield may not be easy

Wed, 8 Jul 2009 15:20:00 -0400

Let's say that the Mets get neither increasingly healthy nor increasingly productive, which looks like the safe bet at this point.

Maybe they should call it Piti Field

Wed, 8 Jul 2009 00:43:00 -0400

Citi Field has turned into the world's largest dentist's office. The patrons have grown so numb to the pain, they barely acknowledge it.

Call Jays and make an offer for Halladay

Tue, 7 Jul 2009 22:33:00 -0400

This was starting to look like the dullest of non-waivers trade deadlines. A month of waiting to see where Doug Davis - a fine pitcher, but not quite CC Sabathia - and Nick Johnson - a decent first baseman, but not quite Mark Teixeira - wound up.