THE LOCKER ROOM 5/15 - A.M. Edition What people are talking about this morning . Isiah Thomas is scouting two European lottery possibilities. (NY Post) Mike Mussina won his fifth straight start down in Tampa. (NYY) Aaron Heilman had a rough outing in the Mets' loss to Washington. (NYM) Manny Ramirez made a catch, high-fived a fan, then turned two. (MLB) Justine Henin and Annika Sorenstam retired on their own terms. (ESPN) Sen. Arlen Specter wants an independent investigation into Spygate. (AP) A suspect in Sean Taylor's slaying.New York Yankees.

The ousted heir-apparent speaks Tickets, Jim Baumbach tracked down one-time Yankee honcho Steve Swindal recently, and Swindal, now the head of a marine towing company in Florida, talked with the Newsday reporter. Swindal left the Yanks after a drunk driving incident and a subsequent divorce from George Steinbrenner's daughter Jennifer. He says he still roots.Yanks?Honestly, I wish them the best. I'll always be pulling for them, and I'd rather just leave it at that. That's a rueful quote if ever I heard one. Post from: Rive.

Baseball Today: Thursday, May 14 Bronx, AP Photo BUT FIRST . There are serious, disconcerting issues facing the Red Sox on this morning, but I don't know. When your left fielder makes a running catch with his momentum carrying him up onto the wall, high-fives a fan (above), comes down, and fires the ball into the infield to start a double play . well, how bad can things be? Check out Ian Bethune's Sox and Dawgs blog for a video clip of the play, which kicks off a three-minute reel of ESPN's favorite Manny being Manny moment.

174 RBI and Other News Generally, I'm stuck in my New York Mets vacuum, and completely ignorant of everything else going on in MLB. This is probably why I finish last every year in my fantasy baseball league. So today I'm looking around at the world outside Flushing, and see that Texas Ranger outfielder Josh Hamilton has 44 RBI. Holy S! Some quick math tells me that he's on pace to drive in 174 runs on the year. In other news, former Met Scott Kazmir has been signed to a 3-year contract extension with the first-pla. Ticket.

Vote for Navi New York Yankees at Bronx, I would like to officially start the campaign to get Dioner Navarro elected to the 2008 All-Star game in New York. You can cast your vote for Navi, along with other Rays players, by clicking right HERE. Nothing could be better for Rays fans than tuning into the All-Star game to see a stadium full of Yankees fans watching a former prospect that is now a Ray. Outside of just putting it to Yankees fans, there are many other reasons why one should look towards Navi when pondering their catcher.

Will Geovany Soto Be The #1 Ranked Catcher In 2009 And Other Baseball Notes With David Cook's bio on American Idol in the background, I checked the evening's boxscores and noted the number of HRs hit. The AL had gone deep seven times with one game yet to start. The NL had gone deep eleven times with two games yet to begin. Despite #3 hitter Derek Jeter's 0-4 with two ks, the New York Yankees managed to eke out a 2-1 win over the 1st place Tampa Bay Rays behind an excellent pitching effort by Mike Mussina. In 6.1 innings, he allowed just five hits while striking. New York Yankees tickets.

Five Votes Down Photo by Michael P. Whelan It's the middle of May, 30+ games into the baseball season, and teams have already begun the process of identifying needs and reevaluating their talent. Traditionally, teams make their most serious adjustments after Memorial Day, but it's never too early for a team to make a change to their roster if it seems so obvious as to be necessary. This makes it all the more interesting to see that three of the most decorated, dominant players of the past few decades. Bronx ticket broker.

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A Tribute To Tony Kornheiser A Tribute To Tony Kornheiser Washington Post sports columnist (and now PTI and MNF host, too!) Tony Kornheiser announced today that he is taking a buyout from the Washington Post. WaPo sports blogger Dan Steinberg writes: I've said this before, in several contexts, but when I moved from Newark, Del. to D.C. in 1998 as a miserable non-profit researcher who had never lived in a major media market, suddenly I was reading Kornheiser, Wilbon, Boswell, Jenkins and all the rest every day.tickets.

They Won! And they still have no offense! tickets, Johnny Gomes scored the winning run on Tuesday night and I vowed I'd never watch the Yankees before June 1st ever again. Last year, New York's pitching could not stay consistent, the bullpen was a disaster and the hitting was lethargic. This season, every three of five starts seems to be decent, the bullpen has become a strength (despite injuries to Bruney and Albaladejo) and the offense has been completely dead. Thirty five lineups in 40 games has not been enough and heading into a game with.