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April 25, 2007
Every so often you'll turn to a links blog and the author will sheepishly admit that, after 45 minutes, or an hour, or two hours of work, a computer glitch wiped out everything that's been done to that point and, thus, today's entry will be much shorter than usual. Stupid people, I'd always snort; that'll never happen to someone as computer-savvy as me.
Guess again.
So, in the 12 minutes remaining until this is due to be posted, let's see what I can salvage. And sorry that most of it centers on the Yankees, but those are the links that survived the crash . . .
WHAT MORE IS THERE TO SAY? If you really need to read about last night's debacle at Fenway, it's all right here. (projo.com) But one man's floor is another man's ceiling, and the Blue Jays are proud of their character after reviving their sinking ship with two wins in Boston. (Toronto Star)
HELP ON THE WAY? With Julian Tavarez' rotation spot clearly up for grabs, the lonely eyes of Red Sox Nation turn to Jon Lester. (projo.com) Come back to the blog this afternoon, because we'll post live updates of his start in Buffalo.
IF THIS WERE 30 YEARS AGO, THE CARNAGE WOULD BE UNFATHOMABLE: George Steinbrenner was "not happy'' the Yankees were swept by the Red Sox. Imagine how feels now that they were swept by the Devil Rays. (New York Post)
THE REAL BATTLE: Filip Bondy says Mariano's Rivera biggest opponent is Father Time. (New York Daily News)
IT'S URGENCY, NOT PANIC: That's what the Yankees are telling Bob Klapisch. One major-league executive, however, is telling him: "I wouldn't say this is one of the better Yankee teams of the last few years." (espn.com)
THIS SUPRISES YOU? Another reason for most Rhode Islanders to hate the Yankees in this bluest of blue states: Their fans tend to be Republican. (politico.com)
WE WISH: John Sterlings says ''he's running out of words'' to describe Alex Rodriguez. (Newsday). I kid, though, because -- save for the absurd, forced home-run calls ("Robbie Cano, doncha know"??????) -- I like Sterling a lot.
HUH? Sport Illustrated's Jon Heyman rates the managers. Terry Francona is 10th. Grady Little is seventh. (sportsillustrated. com)
IGNORANCE OF THE LAW IS NO EXCUSE: Torii Hunter was just trying to be nice, but the Kansas City Royals saved him from a three-year suspension by sending back his gift of champagne. (espn.com) Wonder how the Twins will express their gratitude? A case of bubbly, perhaps . . . ?
And that's all we have time for. Believe me, there was a lot more than this; I'll revive some of it tomorrow.
-- ART MARTONE
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