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2012-1-24-Mets

Mets force their relievers to shag flies in hopes they injure themselves like Mariano

May 7, 2012

The Mets never learn. Just a few days after Mariano Rivera tore his ACL roving the outfield in batting practice, the Mets made it mandatory for their relief core to shag flies before every game.

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  • 2012-5-5-ARod

    Frustrated by power outage, A-Rod asks Yankees to move fences closer

    “I figured I’d ask Hank [Steinbrenner] to move the fences in,” said Rodriguez. “He always said his door was open and he seems like a cool guy. Besides, moving the fence like 40 feet wouldn’t be that hard. Well, let’s say 50 just to be safe.”

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  • 2012-05-02-knicks-punching

    Knicks players follow Stoudemire’s lead and punch things to avoid finishing Heat series

    Knicks’ GM Glen Grunwald forwarded forfeit papers to the NBA league office today after it was discovered that every Knicks player intentionally suffered a season-ending injury on Tuesday. The Miami Heat will advance to the quarter finals after winning only two of seven games.

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  • 2012-4-26-SameOldMets

    Mets officially change team name to Same Old Mets

    After a recent doubleheader against the Giants in which the Mets were swept, losing both games by a combined 13-3 score, the team has officially changed its 50 year-old moniker to “Same Old Mets” in order to embrace what fans are saying about the team right now.

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  • 2012-04-24-valentine-titanic2

    Fenway centennial celebration marred by impromptu drama of Red Sox Titantic reenactment

    As Fenway Park commemorated its 100th anniversary last weekend, Red Sox Nation’s adulation turned to horror on Saturday when their beloved BoSox took the enthusiastic crowd on a metaphorical trip back to 1912 and reenacted what appeared to be their own spontaneous interpretation of the voyage of the ill-fated Titanic.

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  • 2012-04-20-Tortorella

    Gray playoff beard gets Tortorella gig as new ‘Just For Men’ pitchman

    His beard is weird, his stash is trash … but he doesn’t care, because John Tortorella’s graying playoff beard has landed him a lucrative endorsement deal.

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  • 2012-4-14-JasonBay

    Mets games viewed as unsafe for young children due to terrible play

    In a controversial decision handed down to the New York Mets late on Thursday, the Entertainment Rating Association of America (ERAA) has ruled that Mets games are actually hazardous for the development of young children who go to the ballpark and watch the games.

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  • 2012-4-13-JorgePosada

    Posada training with Yogi Berra to prepare for ceremonial first pitch

    Berra is no stranger to ceremonial first pitches, having kicked off the 2009 American League Division Series against the Minnesota Twins. He has been putting Posada through the necessary paces: the walk to the mound, the wave to the crowd, and the foreign substance on the ball.

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  • 2012-4-13-Dantoni

    Mike D’Antoni hired to coach 5th-grade CYO team in Queens

    “I’m excited to bring St. Nash to the top of the league and bring this community, and myself, a championship,” D’Antoni said at his introductory team meeting, held in the basement of starting point guard Tommy Antholin.

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  • 2012-4-9-Mets

    Mets fan faints from shock after team hits three home runs at Citi Field in one game

    “You know, with this Mets team you never expect them to score any runs, especially by hitting a ball over the fence for automatic runs,” Mr. Capozzi said from his hospital bed. “After Duda’s second homer, and the team’s third of the game, I was so shocked and surprised that my body couldn’t take it anymore.”

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  • 2012-4-8-JoeGirardi

    Yankees forfeit season after losing first two games

    “It was actually an easier decision than you might think,” GM Brian Cashman said Sunday. “Because we lost both games of the first 1/81st portion of the season, we can’t come back and become a successful playoff team come October. I mean, if this team doesn’t win every single game of every season, then there is no reason to think we can be good.”

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